Growing up I was always excited over the fact that I got two of everything around Christmas. At mom's we would have Christmas and four days later my birthday. At Dad's it was nearly the same. Two Christmases and two birthdays seemed like a dream come true. As I have gotten older I've come to realize getting it all at once kind of sucks. I would totally prefer if my birthday was in May or something instead. Due to the fact I can't just change my birthday, I've rounded up some things I hate about having a December birthday.

1. December in Wyoming is too cold to be doing much outside unless I want to ski every year or something along those lines.

2. My birthday is so close to Christmas it's hard to find friends available to come over for a party or go out to eat for celebration as they are out of town or busy with their families.

3. Laramie doesn't have many places to shop so if that's what I wanted to do it had to be planned ahead and usually depended on if the roads were open to Denver or Cheyenne.

4. I don't remember a single birthday that I got to spend with both my Mom and Dad.

5. For the majority of my childhood, a lot of my gifts are split into half on Christmas and the other half four days later on my birthday.