It was my 20th birthday two days ago (this Sunday just gone). I went to my grandmother's house, where she did me a little birthday dinner and a home-made cake, along with a card and some money as a present. I spent most of the afternoon trying to get an old-fashioned Super-8 projector working, which we eventually did (that was actually pretty fun and interesting, and it was present enough that we got to see footage from my parents' wedding 22 years ago).
My family being in Gran Canaria on holiday (I wasn't with them because of university stuff), they arrived home in the evening, and we went for a meal together. They gave me cards, some presents (a game, a DVD, some CDs and a book), and some money to make up for not getting me a gift from the holiday (which I didn't expect anyway, but thanks to them anyway
). Overall, it was mostly a normal day, with the added bonus of having presents, cake, and a meal out for once.
My point is, I had a nice day on my birthday, yet nobody made a big deal out of it. I had a few cards, plenty of birthday messages from friends through Facebook, and it was a generally nice day. Meaning, why should I have to have a big fuss made over my birthday for it to be fun? No reason whatsoever, and the fact that it was fairly quiet made it more special.
That being said, for my 21st birthday next year (which is also just a couple of weeks before my dad's 50th), I'm going to pull out all the stops and have a really memorable birthday
