A vocal wish.

My birthday has always been sort of a depressing time of year. Not because I'm getting a year older, I actually enjoy that part (I've been rounding myself up to 29 for a few months now), it's because no one is ever in town. It's Minnesota, people have cabins and they like to spend the long 4th of July weekend at them. The state of MN turns into a "suitcase campus" in the summers. If you went to a college where everyone "went home" on the weekends, you're probably familiar with that term. But in a nutshell, that's what happens in the summer virtually every weekend and especially 4th of July weekend. Since Adam and I are both cabin-less (how two cabin-less Minnesotans found each other is beyond me), we're always in town for my birthday.

Last Saturday a friend of Adam's was in town. He was the singer of Adam's first band and they did an impromptu reunion at the party we were at. For me, it was fun to see Adam and his friend's play music together. Musicians amaze me because of the way they can jam and play together. One can start playing and the others can just pick it up. I can only relate it to my ability to pick up a dance from someone, but since it's a talent I do not posses, I am fascinated and amazed by it. I met Adam when his band, The May Theory, was playing at my brother's house when I was in college 9 years ago. The band has talked several times about playing together again, not all the time but a reunion show of shorts. Yesterday I was listening to their CD and decided to call them out on facebook and asked for a May Theory reunion for my birthday. I know they're all busy and it's asking a lot for them to take the time to do it, but it's my birthday wish and I put it out there. I was 20 when I first met the band and it feels right to usher in the last year of my twenties with them. Of course, it puts a lot of pressure on my birthday and getting people to actually show up. But I'm going to do what I do every year and at least try. I had surgery two days before my birthday last year and that was less than ideal. Two years ago I was in NY with my sister and helped her move apartments, so I'm looking to break my sad birthday tradition and do something fun.

I don't know if any of this will happen, but I've done something I don't often do and vocalized my birthday wish. Let's hope that doesn't ruin it now.