Seems like yesterday was a day of 21st birthdays, I did see a number of blogs posting special b-day announcements. It did bring back memories of my 21st birthday…

I was in England, my best friend and I decided to celebrate both our birthdays together because his was a day earlier. We planned this months ahead – we were going to invite a total of 21 of our friends each, rent a private room at a restaurant and have a formal tuxedo style dressed dinner party. It was a 3 course meal of steak or chicken and there wasn't going to be any beer – just wine. I can't remember how many bottles of wine we reserved but it was quite a bunch. The room was reserved for us the whole night and as soon as we had finished dinner, they moved the tables for us to go on with the party.

Honestly, I can't remember anything past 11 pm or so. The next day, I woke up in my dorm room with the biggest hangover and a swollen left ankle the size of a soccer ball. Apparently, I had tripped and fallen into a bush on the way back to my room. When I looked around… there, next to my study table were about 30 or so empty bottles of wine each with everyone's signature and a big "Happy Birthday" written in big bold letters (the rest of the bottles were in my other friend's room). I smiled, pulled my blanket up and went back to sleep. 

What a great time we had. It was truly a birthday to remember (well at least up to about 11 pm or so that night)!

Aahh, the memories.