QotD: Happy Birthday To Me

How do you feel about your birthday?  Do you look forward to it and remind all your friends, or do you dread it and try to keep it a secret?

Hmmm.... normally, something in between.  Celebrating birthdays when I was younger was tough because my birthday was in the dead of summer, so it was always hard to gather friends for a party... that and I didn't have a lot of friends in middle school. 

My former boss/mentor's birthday was the day after mine and the two of us would go out for a birthday lunch each year, which was a nice tradition.  Last year, we used my birthday as an excuse to go bar-hopping with some college friends and then we spent a lovely Sunday afternoon with my mom. 

Adam used to be very protective of sharing his birthday with anyone.  A strange habit he picked up from his older brother that I can't explain or rationalize.  Since we've been together that's largely subsided. 

This year I plan on going all out.  Adam's bday is less than two weeks before mine and I plan on throwing ourselves a bash at a bar in Philly.  I think 3-0 is a big deal....  and, if we throw a party, we won't have to visit each of the four families for a birthday celebration. 

We have a lot of friends turning 30 this year, and I know of at least three friends from college that also have bdays in the summer.  Looks like 30th birthday parties this year will be similar to the wedding insanity that happened in 2005.