I had an awesome 21st birthday.
But, I was sick.
But, I was sick.
The day before my birthday got a hotel room and hung out with two of my friends from my previous college. We did strange things like tour biospheres and make friends with turtles. We did fun things like continue my tradition of eating out at the Brewers stadium and having red bull slushies. We took full advantage of the pool, semi advantage of the hot tub (as it was about 20 degrees above a safe temperature to have a human body immersed in for longer than a second) and tried to have fun.
Then I got an awful sour stomach and awful chills.
Before I go on, I must inform you. This was not because of alcohol. I had had about a half a glass of wine and 1/4 of one of those fluffy Smirnoff raz things that are pretty much juice.
But, this was fine. I had the chills for about 2 hours, it stunk, I slept, I woke, all better. Happy Birthday to me.
I spent my birthday with my sister and her boyfriend, then, and they took me to my very first roller derby. You know, like those things in Whip It? Yup. A full out, real life roller derby. They bought me a beer, I got a wristband for it, and watched women skate with an ability I will never have. It was awesome, don't get me wrong, I just didn't feel well.
One sip.
"Do you like it? It's my favorite kind."
Two sip.
"Yeah, it's... nice."
Three sip.
"Do you want another beer?"
"No, I'm good."
Oh look, another beer.
One sip.
Oh, come on. My sip was larger than that.
Two sip.
Seriously? This cup is seriously not that large.
Perhaps if I just tuck it under my seat no one will notice.
Perhaps if I just tuck it under my seat no one will notice.
Cue chills. Mad, painful, body aching chills.
Cue ignoring.
Cue shout out from the MC... something along the lines of "Allyson, future roller derby legand's 21st birthday."
Cue forgetting to be embarrassed on account of the fact that my body was shutting down on me.
Cue going home and leaving two half empty cups of beer.
So, turns out I don't like beer so much.
That night was spent drinking apple cider, shaking, covered in 3 layers of blankets, and watching Family Stone. But it was nice. Fitting, really, seeing as that's more me than anything, really.
The next morning, the morning after my 21st, I went to my nephew's Christmas program service. Try convincing someone that a headache, body aches, and sour stomach is legitimately from a flu bug on the morning after your 21st. Because, like.. haha. It's like you're hungover! Hah. Heh. HA. Mmk.
Plenty of Zantec, Advil D, Tylenol, Pepto, and 6 days later... I was healed.
Finally, a few nights later we went out for a friend's 21st after my high school's Christmas concert. That night ended up being a celebration for both of us. Free sangria, balloon, bar experience and all. The picture above is from that evening. My roommate and bestie TOA* and I.
Anyway, Happy New Year, guys. :]
Did you watch Dick Clark? He's still orange.
Ian Axel - This is the New Year
Right now I'm reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson for the first time. It's strange reading street names and being able to picture them exactly how they actually are in my head. Down to something as detailed as a park bench on such and such a corner. Enjoying it, for the most part, thus far!
xxx
*The other Alyson
Ps. Okay, okay, after a good number of years ignoring this Doctor Who thing (which, as Kristi so nicely corrected me is "Doctor" as opposed to "Dr." :] ), consider myself convinced. I will start it. Soon.
Pps. I also love New Girl, but I feel as though Zooey's character is actually the worst one right now. Her character has one characteristic: quirky. They need to start giving her some depth, or something, real quick. Thoughts?
You ought to try some other kinds of beer. You will find something you like. I don't like Budweiser, but I like Miller. I don't like most Pale Ales. I tend to like Lagers better. I like some dark beers, but usually only one at a time. A friend of mine had one awful beer on his 21st, and he didn't try another for a long time, thinking he didn't like beer. Then he tried Miller High Life and realized that he liked it. Who knows, you may really not like all beer. But you should try to diversify yourself before you give up completely.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I'll be 21 at the end of this month, so here's hoping I don't get sick as well. Likelihood of a hangover is slim, as I don't like the taste of alcohol, but with my luck, I may have a situation like yours. =P Hope you're feeling better, though!
ReplyDeleteWill Grayson, Will Grayson is a great book, although my favorite of John's books will always be Paper Towns.
So glad you're giving Doctor Who a try! Keep us posted on how you like it, I love hearing other people's opinions on it.
And I LOVE Zooey's character on New Girl, and I love her quirky awkwardness (probably because it makes me feel better about my own quirks and awkwardness) but I definitely wouldn't mind seeing more depth to her.
Aww, I'm sorry you got sick! That's got to be like one of the worst birthdays to get sick on, legitimately sick that is. Happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteI kind of agree about New Girl. I love Jess, but I don't. She seems a bit too air headed and slightly self-centered. I also kind of despise her for not wanting to date Nick. I just want to hug him. I have to say Schmidt is my favorite. He's so ridiculous.