The last time I had a birthday party at my parent's house on a Saturday that was my birthday was the Blizzard of 93, also known as the Superstorm of 1993 and the "Storm of the Century" . Needless to say hardly any of my friends made it to my party that year, but the pizza delivery man still managed to come with food in tow and surprisingly I had a much better time than expected.
Seventeen years later, I'm having another party at that same house, which now belongs to my sister. What happens? Well the Northeast gets attacked by the craziest rainstorm I've seen in years. Power went out, trees came down, two people died (or so I've heard). My sister lost power and I was ticked off about the entire debacle. I was ready to call off my birthday because of the rain. But I was calmed down and managed to have one of the best parties of my life. Friends drove from Baltimore to come see me in this weather, they came up after watching trees collapse on their property and transformers and power lines explode before their eyes, and some decided to just step outside for a couple seconds and get wet all to come hang out with me in a house that was lit only with some left over wedding candles, drink some beer that could have possibly skunked and celebrate my 26 years of life.
So a big thank you goes to my sister, who not only made me a delicious vegan cake (since I cannot eat regular cake due to my fasting) but also hosted the event and didn't let the weather get the best of anybody. To Jay for having a billion LED keychains that helped everyone go to the bathroom and enough battery life saved on his laptop to put Lady Gaga on his cell phone and play it from there. To Andrew who was once again a taxi and told me I looked fine in what may be one of the silliest dresses I ever bought and keeping my spirits up. To Holly for driving in this ridiculous storm from Baltimore just to come to Bitting and then take a couple shots with me at my sister's. To Ruthy & Juan for driving up from Jackson after going through complete insanity at the farm. To Abe for braving getting wet for a couple seconds to come hang out. To Lesia who stopped by for just a quick sec while she was trying to make a long journey home. To Sol & Laura for stopping by and making the place full of even more Rockstars.
Seventeen years later, I'm having another party at that same house, which now belongs to my sister. What happens? Well the Northeast gets attacked by the craziest rainstorm I've seen in years. Power went out, trees came down, two people died (or so I've heard). My sister lost power and I was ticked off about the entire debacle. I was ready to call off my birthday because of the rain. But I was calmed down and managed to have one of the best parties of my life. Friends drove from Baltimore to come see me in this weather, they came up after watching trees collapse on their property and transformers and power lines explode before their eyes, and some decided to just step outside for a couple seconds and get wet all to come hang out with me in a house that was lit only with some left over wedding candles, drink some beer that could have possibly skunked and celebrate my 26 years of life.
So a big thank you goes to my sister, who not only made me a delicious vegan cake (since I cannot eat regular cake due to my fasting) but also hosted the event and didn't let the weather get the best of anybody. To Jay for having a billion LED keychains that helped everyone go to the bathroom and enough battery life saved on his laptop to put Lady Gaga on his cell phone and play it from there. To Andrew who was once again a taxi and told me I looked fine in what may be one of the silliest dresses I ever bought and keeping my spirits up. To Holly for driving in this ridiculous storm from Baltimore just to come to Bitting and then take a couple shots with me at my sister's. To Ruthy & Juan for driving up from Jackson after going through complete insanity at the farm. To Abe for braving getting wet for a couple seconds to come hang out. To Lesia who stopped by for just a quick sec while she was trying to make a long journey home. To Sol & Laura for stopping by and making the place full of even more Rockstars.
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