22 birthdays down

i had an enjoyable birthday. i got a makeover at the aveda institute - cut, color and highlights. i now have my original hair color back after all these years. i then put on a hot outfit and had sushi with nick followed by the movie guess who. dawn, megan and lydia all wished me a happy birthday and my parents each called me personally. today however, i realized how upset i was that no one was in the office on friday to celebrate my birthday. see...in the office birthdays are a big deal. you get signs all over so that everyone who comes in wishes you a happy birthday, you get a party with great food and everyone sings to you. today was another staff member's birthday and i figured we would celebrate my 22 years with his 25. nope. he got all the good stuff and i was overlooked even though my birthday is written on the big calendar on the wall. our office manager even made sure to remind everyone it was another student's birthday today as well. she even got sang to. moral of the story...always wish a person happy birthday and make sure they are sang to at least once on their big day. ps. sorry to anyone who i've missed your birthday this year - i realize now what a big deal they are!