Orchids, Accidents, and Birthday Wishes

Today is my birthday and I am finally 21! I'm pretty happy about that because now I can finally drink-legally :P

However, I find it extremely ironic that I just turned 21 and in 3 weeks I will be flying to Korea where the legal drinking age is like 19. It almost seems a little unfair haha.

So far, my birthday has been a bit of a bust. I'm sitting here watching a special on Jennifer Lopez on Vh1 and it's interesting, but I kinda wish I was out with some people showering me with gifts and affection to be quite honest lol. But even though today has been kinda..lonely, my birthday weekend hasn't been completely horrible.

On Friday I got a surprise from a very good friend of mine who lives in Maryland. His birthday is the 10th and last year, we went to Disney World to celebrate our birthdays-- it was so awesome. Unfortunately, this year we couldn't see each other on our birthdays because of money issues on both sides. But he did send me a birthday present...

Orchids! My eyes watered a little because I kinda felt like everybody had kinda forgotten about me so it was nice to get such a thoughtful present. And the little cup it came in is so cute, too!

Then yesterday, a friend of mine from my hometown drove 3 hours (the longest she'd ever driven) to spend Saturday with me. We'd decided to go out Saturday because we figured things would close earlier on Sunday, she had classes Monday, and... yea for other obvious reasons. It was great to see her and we had a lot of fun in Atlanta. But... on the way there, we had bad luck when her car got rear ended. According to the chick behind us, her foot slipped off the brake. It really sucked and set us a little behind on our way to fun. But it's not like we has a set schedule to adhere to. The woman who hit us wasn't so lucky- she'd been on her way to a friend's wedding. Luckily no one was hurt and we couldn't even find a dent on my friend's bumper. I think that is unusually lucky- things could have a been a lot worse and a lot more expensive. So I tried to keep everyone calm and look on the bright side. The part that I think sucked the most was that we had to pull over onto the side of the road and wait for the cop to get there, and it was sooo hot! AND we were parked right next to an overpass or something so I was afraid a truck was gonna hit us and knock us right over! But hey, when's the next time you'll be able to enjoy a view like that? Normally you're zipping right by it. So, I couldn't just waste the opportunity.


But eventually, things got taken care of and me and my friend were on our way again. I took her to Super H Mart, which is kinda like a Korean walmart, and introduced her to Vietnamese food at the Saigon Cafe in Duluth. I love the Saigon Cafe; the food is delicious and the staff is so friendly. A lot of the staff know me because whenever I'm in Atlanta, I normally eat there lol. And going to H Mart is always amusing because of the stares I get and they are especially watching for my reaction when I am trying the free samples. Normally I give a cheerful "Delicious!" in Korean and laugh inside at the surprise on their face.

I'd really wanting to go out clubbing or something after midnight so I could enjoy buying myself a drink and enjoying alcohol legally. However, the bars here close at 2am, my friend and I were kinda tired, and there were only the two of us. So... we didn't really feel like going downtown. But I really wanted to buy myself a drink, just because I could. And the bars are closed on Sunday, so I only had that 2 hour window between midnight and 2 to do anything. The only bar that was really close to me was within walking distance (across the street from my apartment complex), so I walked across and feeling kinda nervous, approached the bar...

The stupid ghetto guys were looking at me like they'd never seen leg before and making stupid comments. But I just ignored them and continued to the bartender to place my order- a Sex On the Beach. My ID- which I got when I tured 18- still says Under 21 so it was kinda funny. When she looked at my ID, she was so excited, calling me a newbie and stuff. Lol it was kinda funny.
My first legal self-bought drink!

So that was pretty much my night and the beginning of my 21st birthday. I'm happy I got to spend time with my friend, but sadly, she had to get back on the road a few hours ago... So now I am just sitting here on my birthday watching someone else's awesome life on TV. Meh.