I gotta tell ya, I just don't get excited for my birthdays anymore. I guess there's nothing really wrong with that, but the sheer joy of the day reached it's zenith when I was probably about 17. My dad thought it was great that on 18th birthday - my GOLDEN birthday - that they got me a shirt with my initials on the pocket. Only thing was, it was a shirt they got at Land's End in a bargain bin b/c some other schmuck special ordered it and they accidentally printed the wrong initials on it!!! "Hey, guess what? We got you a shirt that was a supposed to have someone else's initials on it, but they made a mistake so it only cost 3 bucks! Isn't that awesome?"
The whole family thought it was hilarious. I was pissed...well, sort of pissed. To tell you the truth, it's EXACTLY what I would've have done (and probably will do) to my own kids some day.
And, yeah, they got me some other gifts and some cool stuff, but it was that one that stuck in my mind.
Welp, I've taken up enough space. I hope you enjoyed your special day and that Jake took you out for a sweet dinner or burrito.
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Birthday! Birthday birthday!! Woooooo!!!!
I gotta tell ya, I just don't get excited for my birthdays anymore. I guess there's nothing really wrong with that, but the sheer joy of the day reached it's zenith when I was probably about 17. My dad thought it was great that on 18th birthday - my GOLDEN birthday - that they got me a shirt with my initials on the pocket. Only thing was, it was a shirt they got at Land's End in a bargain bin b/c some other schmuck special ordered it and they accidentally printed the wrong initials on it!!! "Hey, guess what? We got you a shirt that was a supposed to have someone else's initials on it, but they made a mistake so it only cost 3 bucks! Isn't that awesome?"
The whole family thought it was hilarious. I was pissed...well, sort of pissed. To tell you the truth, it's EXACTLY what I would've have done (and probably will do) to my own kids some day.
And, yeah, they got me some other gifts and some cool stuff, but it was that one that stuck in my mind.
Welp, I've taken up enough space. I hope you enjoyed your special day and that Jake took you out for a sweet dinner or burrito.
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