Best. Day. Period.

God damn, Sam knows how to throw a party for someone. Tons of food and all-around good fun. I even got a little buzzed and it was from a cooler. It was actually kinda embarrassing. Who gets drunk from that? Well, I do and everyone kept hassling me with "HEY! Your face is hella red! OMG!" Sigh. This is why I don't drink but I did it in light of my birthday. I don't know how my brothers and their companions do it, just chugging one bottle after another and shot after shot. It's like water to them. ~_~.

And Sam gave me the best birthday gift to date. He called me up the night before and asked if I had anything to do Saturday. I knew there was the party at his place so I didn't quite grasp why he would need to know if I had plans. He then tells me he has two Sharks tickets for me from his co-worker. Now I'm not one to rambunctiously celebrate when something awesome happens but in my head, I was. It completely psyched me up. So the next day I hit up one of the coolest places in the country, the HP Pavilion downtown with my homie Oscar to catch my first ever Sharks game in person. No watching behind the tv. This was real and a firsthand experience to a live sporting event that I've been DYING to attend. The atmosphere gave me a tingling sensation, like holy shiz, I'm actually "here", watching Team Teal skate at uber speeds and attack with their high-octane offense.

The game itself was pretty close, they lost to the visiting team Florida Panthers in overtime by a final score of 3-2. They came out and struck first with two goals in the first but the Panthers rallied in the consecutive periods with three unanswered goals, including the one in overtime. Eh, I wasn't too bummed about the loss, it would have utterly great if they took the game but it's ok. I'm just super glad I had the chance to experience my all-time favorite sports team in real life. The seats we had were pretty good, not too close or too far. I can definitely say it was a FUCKIN' good time. I can't wait till I have a steady job and whatnot. I'm gonna become a season ticket holder FOR SURE :D.

For the record, yesterday was one of the best days of my life, along with the greatest birthday celebration anyone has ever thrown me. Thanks Sam. You couldn't have done any better :D :D :D.