Passing the Time With Friends

I ended up passing my birthday quite well even though I did nothing big. My birthday was two days ago. I had four friends come over for dinner. I had invited more people, but it was a last minute thing that I had planned. I was fine with the out come though. It was relaxing. We sat around my table (which is usually only good for putting mail on and other random stuff) and talked. I had a couple of friends over from church and the other two friends are a couple (Renae and David) I know from a writing class we took together this summer. It was nice seeing two friends that I’ve known for years (Heidi and Katie, from church) get to know these two people I had just become friends with. I love to see people connect. There’s so much hatred in this world that when I see people immediately get along it gives me hope. It gives me hope for my future children and my children’s children and so on. It shows me that there is still people out there that are honest, genuine, nice, and caring. People are so busy these days. I have to admit that I was a little disappointed when a couple of people couldn’t make it to my birthday. I didn’t get my hopes up, but I would have liked if my best friends from birth Amanda and Elyse could have made it. Amanda had to work though. This whole summer Amanda has been working two jobs. She told me one week she got so much over time at one job that she had worked 70 hours, and she’s only 19! Why is she working two jobs? Because she has to pay off her credit cards. Amanda is just like so many Americans, we live extravagant lives and than we have to pay for it by working our asses off, so much so that we miss the finer parts of life, like missing your best friends birthday. My dad also had to missed my party. He had to work late. I was kind of sad that he couldn’t be there, but he made it up to me when he got home by giving me roses, a cute teddy bear, and a hug. Now, I know my dad brought me those roses and the teddy bear because he felt really bad that he wasn’t there for me on my birthday, but even if he hadn’t of brought me those things I would have still known that he cared if he had just given me the hug at the end of the night. I kinda went a little of topic there. I guess what I’m trying to say that being able to sit around my table with four friends that made time for me on my birthday means a lot to me. It was especially nice to see Renae and David, and Katie and Heidi get along the way they did. I felt more complete than I have in a while. I love just being with people, but it’s hard to be with them when they don’t have any time for you. Where has all our time gone?

On a lighter note, I’m going camping with my family this weekend. I’m looking forward to it. It will be a nice time to just spend with my family with no TVs, cell phones (no reception), or work to get in the way of us being together. I’m really excited. Nature here I come!