My birthday is Wednesday, the last day of May. Ever since I can remember I have always celebrated it on Memorial weekend, except for the years I didn't care to celebrate it at all.
When I was growing up, it was the first big family get together of the summer, complete with a big bar-b-que, a party, and an Italian Rum cake (which I haven't seen since I left NY).
The year I turned 16, it fell on a Friday, the day between leaving high school and actually graduating. I had a sweet 16/graduation party.
The year I turned 18, I was in basic training, and my birthday actually fell on a Monday, so it was a national holiday and I got the day off.
This year, I turn 31, not much going on, but I have recieved several gifts this week that make me feel truly blessed, even though my r/l situation isn't exactly the best right now.
However, I did get to go see X-Men 3 last night, and that rocked, and I received 6 months of paid livejournal time, which I am happy about. As such, I added some more icons to my account (no more ad-supported lj - yeah).
I kind of like them... there will be a few more in the near future, I am sure, because I am trying to cover each of the fandoms that I regularly participate in, or that I enjoy.
( Here are some of the ones I added. )