It's 11:59 on the eve of your 21st birthday...excited would be an understatement on your emotional scale. Finally, you'll be officially legal and stop having to worry about which state you're supposed to be from and those pesky zip codes. But, the big day as arrived so I'm here to tell you the stages of turning 21 from the eve to the night of this sacred day:

1. The first stage is midnight when you scream out the PSA that it's your birthday.

2. Wanna Be Famous Stage: when you post your "twenty-fun" instagram and expect to go viral.

3. The Pre-Game Stage: when you're getting ready to go out and can't contain the excitement.

4. The Grand Entrance Stage: when you show up to your first bar.

5. The "Carded" Stage: when the first bouncer cards you, but you don't even sweat it because you're 21!!!!

6. Celebrity Stage: when you get free drinks because it's the best day of the year and you feel freakin famous.

7. The Snake Juice Phase: when you feel like Ron Swanson after drinking snake juice.

8. The Uncontrollable Dancing Phase...

When you think you look like this...

But you really look like this:

9. The Real Housewife Stage: when you feel like a diva because it's your day and you totally relate to these women on another level.

10. The Delusional Phase: the gif explains itself.

11. The "It's Over" Phase: you're officially legal and the night is over so you'd like to not only thank your friends and family for a great night out, but another thing as well.

So, here's to being 21, more commonly known as "twenty-fun!"