Well today is my 17th Birthday.  Over the weekend I spent most of my time hanging around with family and friends to celebrate it. 

On Saturday I went to my uncle’s place for my cousin’s Birthday party.  He turned seven.  He was born on the exact same day as I was, so naturally when we celebrate our birthdays we share the celebration.  It was also the first time I had seen my uncle and some of my other relatives in almost a year, so it was really great to see all of them.  We played poker, watched the Sabres lose, ate tons of food, blew out the candles on the cake, and opened gifts.  My cousin got all these toys and I received a bunch of checks.  I was very grateful cause I have been broke for a while now, so they pretty much made for the perfect gift.   Seeing my family was probably the best part of the evening though cause I had not seen them in a very long time. 

On Sunday I spent pretty much most of the day hanging around with my friends.  We got to stay out late becuase we didnt have school the next day.   Pretty nice Birthday present if you ask me, a whole day off from school.  (Special thanks to all of the troops that served in our country’s defenses).  So we ended up just hanging around and goofing off.  We drove around looking for something to do and ended up at a party.  It was good time and a nice way to spend time with some of my good friends. 

So today, Monday November 12th, is officially my Birthday.  I hope Mrs. Skotnicki does not realize that I wrote this blog about twelve hours late.  I spent most of the day watching SportsCenter and the Fast and the Furious movies on the telivision.  I did not have any chores to do and I was allowed to own the coach and the teliviosn all for myself for the entire day.  I spent pretty much my entire Birthday being a coach potato.  It was a great way to spend the day.  Eventually my mom took me to pick out a Birthday present.  We went to the mall and I picked out a nice chrome weight set and a new hockey stick.  We headed back home and I went back to being lazy.  My friends called me and asked if I wanted to go for dinner with them.  I asked if they were treating me to a free meal and they said of course, it’s your Birthday.  So of course I said yes to going.  How could I turn down a free meal?  I asked where they were going to be taking me and they said Hooters, but unfortunatly the only location that was around our area closed, and closest one is located in Pennsylvania.  So we decided to scratch that idea for the sake of gas and time and looked for another place to eat at.  So for now I am working up a big appetite so I can get all the food I want and make my friends pay for it.

So far it has been a really great Birthday.