USS Clueless: Earth to Timi

Allow me to tell you how my day turned out. I knew that I would have the job training on Sunday & Monday. I allowed my bestfriends to convince to leave on Friday, so that I'd have my birthday to spend with them. Cool. I was ok with that. I packed up my car & headed to Ohio two days early. Along the way, I was to pick up my friend in Pittsburgh. So, I'm on the PA Turnpike & I get a call from my friend telling me not to pick her up. She forgot that she had a project to turn in, so she was scrambling to get it done ASAP. She said that she would drive to Columbus on Saturday for my birthday. I was disappointed but I had no choice but to accept that.

I finally arrived in Columbus. I met up with 2 co-workers and we went out to dinner. That was ok. I went back to the hotel & I went to sleep. I wake up 11:55pm Friday evening expecting a barrage of calls from people wishing me a happy birthday. I had one friend call me at 12:05, but I missed his call. Another sent a text message. I wait for 45 minutes to see if another person would call. Nobody called. I was beginning to get a little ticked. I shut my phone off & I went to sleep.

I awakened at about 7:30am. I checked my phone & I had recieved one message. And that wasn't even a birthday message. As the morning progressed, I recieved a call from my friend who stays in Columbus. She says that she is unable to hang out with me for my birthday because she had an emergency back home in DE. She told me that she was sorry. I said it's ok. My 3rd friend called me & said, "I'm still in DE. My car broke down. I'll make it to Columbus, but it's going to be really late."

By this time, it was 11am, people still had yet to call me and I was pissed off. I just knew that I was destined to spend my 25th birthday in a hotel room. Once again, I shut my phone off. So at around 12pm, I decided that I'd drive to the Easton Town Center to indulge myself on my birthday. I did shopping. I spent money that I didn't have. I bought these really cute sandals from Steve Madden. Once, I left Easton, I drove to Dave & Busters. I played a bunch of games, won about 700 tickets and gave them away to another little girl who was celebrating her birthday as well. This child had me shooting hoops to win tickets for her. I actually enjoyed bringing a smile to her face. The time was now 4:30. I drove back to the hotel. I checked my phone...STILL no calls from anyone. Not even family! I was not happy.