Once again my birthday has been and gone ever so quickly. Every year I find myself reflecting on the past year and what this age has bought me. This year that is even more significant as I have left my teenage years and gone into my twenties (wow). That just sounds scary! However, this feels like a new beginning, a decade of lots of change and life milestones are ahead of me and I'm extremely excited, but also a bit nervous to get it started. I thought I'd talk about what I got up to on my day this year....as it was a little different from my usual birthdays.
This year my birthday was on a Tuesday (22nd November), which meant that there was no time to go home on the day due to lectures and other uni commitments. Meaning for the first time in my life I would spend my birthday away from home and all my family. Now this seemed very strange to me because every year I have a family get together however, as I enter a new stage in my life this was not the case.
I started the day by having a leisurely morning, and being surprised with a huge balloon from my parents and a lovely bunch of flowers from my boyfriend.
I then met my friend from home in Reading town, in which she was kind enough to come down and see me for the day. It was lovely to catch up and spend time with her, as well as do some good ol' shopping and have a cheeky cocktail.
In the evening I went out for dinner, which was a lovely treat as well as meeting some friends in a bar on campus after, where a few too many people bought me a few too many cocktails. It was great to get to spend the evening with them, and have a bit of a sing along to some classic tunes.
Finally, my parents and brother came to visit me later in the week, in which I was treated to an aammaazziinngg pub lunch, and some awesome presents.
I can definitely say I am hugely grateful to everyone that made my day so special, and made me feel like I was at home even though I wasn't.
I can't wait to see what being twenty brings, whether they are exciting or challenging, I feel ready for it.
