twenty-one.

I’ve had a lot going on in the past month (which clearly explains why it’s taken me this long to write). Travelling to Melbourne, watching the amazing Eminem perform, planning and celebrating my 21^st birthday and writing off my car in a crash. It’s my birthday that holds precedence in my mind though. Twenty one is supposed to be the big one – something about officially becoming an adult. In a way that’s very true, though legally we’re all adults at 18, the maturity you gain between 18 and 21 is huge. People can grow up more in those three years than the rest of their lives. 

At 18 you’re just out of high school, you’re still getting your head around being at the bottom of the food chain again (like when you went from being the king of primary school  to a lowly year eight) and taking on the ‘real world’. By 21 you’ve hopefully made some sort of decision about where you want to go in life and some sort of move to get you there. In my case, you’ve graduated uni (again, starting at the bottom … does that never end?). You’ve either gotten closer to the friends you made in your teen years or you’ve moved apart and moved on, hopefully for the better. In my case, I know the people who mean the most to me and I was lucky enough to spend my birthday with them. A lot of people want a big blow out for their 21^st … I just wanted the people I actually care about. I have some truly amazing people in my life and they all managed to spoil me for my birthday, too.

I also realised this was the first birthday I’ve been single for in five years. A friend asked if I was happy about that, to which I had to stop and think because the question never occurred to me before. It might have been nice to have someone stand up and tell everyone how much they love me … though maybe that’s just because my favourite part of 21^st’s is the speeches. In all honesty, I couldn’t be happier right now. I love being selfish with my time and I kind of love that out of nearly all my groups of friends I’m the only single one. I’ve never particularly liked following the crowd.

I really just want to take this time to thank everyone who makes my life what it is. My parents, my family, my friends, my bestfriends, you’re all incredible and I love each of you for making my life as enjoyable as it is. It’s been a great 21 years so far.