MY 24TH BIRTHDAY!

I celebrated my 24th birthday last month. I do not consider myself one of those “birthday week or birthday weekend,” type of gals. I like to keep it simple with close friends or family. I never go all out, which may change in the future, but just is not me right now.

Anyways, this year I decided to go to my sister’s apartment in Brooklyn and just spend a couple days. I LOVE Brooklyn, and I might have to make a post about why, but it definitely feels like a second home to me. A lot of my family lives there and I grew up going to their houses often as well as going to church in Brooklyn, and it holds so many dear memories. I’m talking we used to go to Brooklyn every week( I’m in Jersey so it is not super far LOL).

The day of my birthday was actually sunny and warm, so I was thinking of trying a new restaurant that I had researched, but it started raining heavily in the late afternoon, so I decided to stay in. My sister ordered some Wing Stop and we just chilled and watched Married at First Sight: one of my favorite shows. Being the introverted, home-body I am, that was perfectly fine with me. We also bought some cupcakes and wine.

The next day, I did a little shopping in the area, and HAD to stop and get some DOUBLES. Brooklyn is home to many West Indian businesses, which is one of the reasons I LOVE being there, and there is a Trini roti shop near my sister’s place that is amazing. I bought a red solo (those who know they know) to drink along with the doubles and ate myself happy.

Later that day, me and my sister went to a restaurant called, Kumo Sushi, and I ordered teriyaki shrimp, with mashed potatoes and veggies. I also tried the salmon-avocado sushi roll: really good! My sister ordered the teriyaki salmon bento box. For appetizers we ordered fried calamari and scallion pancakes: SUPERB. The food was delicious! I just wanted something light because of all of the junk I consumed prior haha and this was perfect.

All in all, it was simple, yet very delightful. I am fortunate to have a very outgoing, adventurous sister who is always down to have fun. She was the perfect person to spend this birthday with! This was actually the first birthday I ventured out a little. If I did not go to Brooklyn, I probably would have just stayed home and ordered food LOL.

I have to also mention that my mother’s birthday is three days after mine, so we always celebrate as a family together with a dinner and cake: this is the case every year. I love it. I just wanted to do something a little different this year, for myself.

As someone who never cared to celebrate herself, I am evolving and actually feel like birthdays are definitely worth celebrating and trying new things. I hope moving forward, I get more spontaneous and creative with my birthday! I am thinking of doing something special for my 25th! We shall see.

Thanks for reading!