March 6, 2026

Today is my birthday. I'm turning 17! I'm so unc now.

I really hope this year treats me better than the last. I feel like for the last couple years I've had a birthday curse. I hope that's not actually true. I always get this weird feeling on my birthday. Like it's supposed to be a big deal, but it's not. I don't really get too happy to get older, and I don't know why. It just reminds me of how much I've never accomplished. But this year I feel a little different. I feel okay.

Well, I did have those types of thoughts leading up to my birthday, but I feel okay. Today has been full of food and birthday wishes, and I couldn't be happier. I've never imagined myself to be 17, but here I am. And I'm okay with that. I just hope I have a good year.

Today was an errand day. I didn't go to school since my dad wanted to get me signed up for behind the wheel. We did that, and then he took me to the DMV to take my permit test (I wasn't ready at all). I passed. Yay. I was so scared of failing it lol. We went grocery shopping after that, and then to check out the house my dad was going to work on. We went to our usual diner (it's a breakfast diner) and I ate 2 steaks. They were 8 oz steaks. Every birthday for the last 3 years I've eaten steak. It's sorta a tradition now, I HAVE to keep it up, right? So that's what I did. I was so very full of steak afterwards. I love steak.

We went to do laudry after, and then came home to chill out.

Sometimes I forget how many people actually care about me, but around this time I seem to remember. There was a lot of birthday wishes from my city friends, friends from here, and other people I know. I forget how much I talk to people sometimes. But I don't mind. I've never been a big gift receiver, so I never expect anyone to buy anything. And a part of me wishes that my friends don't get me anything lol. Their wishes are enough for me. I feel happy just from that.

Happy birthday to me. I'm a little happy to be 17.

I hope it's a good year.

Here's my cake

-R.

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