Can't say this is how I pictured my golden birthday, 21 on the 21st, would be like
I've been planning my party for years. Gold decorations (obviously,) black-tie formal, surrounded by my friends. At midnight I'll shake the champagne bottle and I'll go to the bars of Athens, Ohio for my first legal drink.
Miss Rona really had to come in and ruin all my plans.
When our spring break was canceled, I didn't think that my birthday was in jeopardy. When drive-by birthdays became popular, I was relieved knowing that this all would be over in a couple of months, way before my birthday was about to happen.
Now I'm less than a week away. And I'm not even having a small party
Why, you might be thinking? If you've dreamed of having this party, why don't you with a small group of friends? And you can still go to the bar and get something, right? I'm not so sure.
With the second wave of the virus just beginning, it's the small indoor gatherings that are fostering the spread of COVID-19 the most right now, not even the being in public. While you should still continue to wear your mask in public, including in restaurants and bars when you're not in the process of eating/drinking, you should still try to stay home as much as you can and limit your contact with people that are outside of your household. It's just so important that you're not spreading this virus to anyone who can bring it home and continue and continue the spread.
I'm inviting just one person to see me on my birthday from out of town
We've both already had the virus before and have been very careful about staying home and staying socially distanced from others. We both have been in that very scary place before and have no intention of going back. If my roommates and I are going to do something small, I'm honestly not sure. I needed a mental health break this week, as midterms have not been treating me very well. Hopefully, things die down soon, as I like to try and get as much work out of the way during the week of my birthday. I've always been a big birthday gal, and this is probably the last one I'll ever be looking forward to anyway.
I am, however, planning to go to one bar very early on in the evening, before the sun even begins to set. I've decided that, if everything is open and not crowded, that my first legal drink will be a champagne slushie at Broney's Alumni Grill. I'll be wearing my power suit, a full face of makeup, and a crown and sash that I bought for myself.
My birthday may not be going the way that I've always hoped and dreamed, but knowing that I'm preventing those that I care about the most from potentially being exposed to a life-threatening virus not only for themselves but the ones they care about the most as well, is the perfect present. The health, happiness, and safety of those I love come first to me than a stupid party.
Maybe I'll throw a banger when I'm feelin' 22. I'll be able to drink alcohol for the rest of my life at this point anyway, why not wait?