Twenty Candles

Just sitting here eating some chocolate love hearts. And listening to Christmas songs.

I got the chocolate from my best friend in Norway. Because today is my birthday. Or, well, technically it isn’t yet, because of the fact that I was born in Norway, which is about 12 hours behind New Zealand, but I only see this as an excuse to celebrate for 2-3 days straight, to make sure I cover my birthday in all the different time zones.

Holy cow. There was just a delivery for me. A basket full of flowers and stuff. From my family in Norway – thank you, I love you so much!! You just made my day.

I started celebrating my birthday last night, with a few close friends. I had an amazing night, and despite the fact that half a bottle of malibu and half a bottle of vodka was consumed, I woke up this morning feeling fine.

I’m still undecided about what I’m doing today. So far I haven’t made any specific plans, other than to tidy up my room (there are empty alcohol bottles and cans, dirty plates, cups, etc, general rubbish, and clothes lying around…), eat a fair amount of unhealthy food, listen to some good music, and reply to messages on Facebook. Tonight? No idea.

I prayed for some nice, sunny weather today, having celebrated my birthday in dark, cold and usually wet conditions for most of my life, but the weather gods didn’t really listen to me. It’s overcast and about 13C outside.

Whatever, I’ve got chocolate.

Happy Birthday, Darling

We love you very, very, very, very, very, very, very much. <3

I would like to dedicate this blog entry to my best friend, who turns 20 today, on October 1. 3x HURRAH for her, she’s amazing! That’s her on the right, by the way. I hope she has the most amazing day of her life, and gets lots and lots of fun presents (hopefully she likes what I got for her) and eats too much yummy food (and drinks too much alcohol?).

I just want to let you know that I miss your company so much, and every time I find a new spot in Wellington or do something by myself, I wish that you were still here so that I could share those moments and experiences with you. You are an incredible person, and you mean so much to me!

Wishing you all the best for the coming year – and just keep in mind that if all goes according to plan, I’ll be seeing you again in approximately 9 months, which isn’t such an awfully long time after all.

Love and miss you,

xxx