20 Times I Loved As A 22-Year Old

Tomorrow’s my birthday. If I have the energy I might make a carrot cake or a flourless chocolate cake. More likely I’ll yelp a bakery where they sell gluten-free cupcakes and call it a day.

Here are 20 times I’ll miss from being 22, but I know there are 40 more waiting for me at 23.

1. Moving to New York

2. Every time I’ve found a bar with drinks under $8 in New York

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3. When I visited The Today Show for the first time

4. When I became sort-of-kind-of Pinterest-famous

5. The day Buzzfeed quizzes started

6. The day I graduated college

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7. Every moment that involved Reese’s

8. Whenever I met new friends

9. Whenever I re-met old ones

10. Whenever this song played

11. When I wrote a viral Buzzfeed post

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12. When I found this gif

13. When I found Nutella for $3.29

14. When I discovered Freaky Eaters on Netflix(Watch all of the episodes. Right now)

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15. The day I discovered Elderflower liqueur

16. The two weeks spent on my couch watching athletes compete in Sochi

17. When I found out how easy making caramel sauce is and vowed to do it more often(I haven’t done it since)

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18. When General Mills invited me to the NYC Wine & Food Festival

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19. And also any time I stuffed my face with Chex mix

And of course

20. That one time Starbucks spelled my name right

Let there be cake.

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13 Responses to 20 Times I Loved As A 22-Year Old
  1. Yum Yucky
    March 28, 2014 | 10:27 am

    YAY! Happy Birthday, Evan. Many more good & happy times on are the way for you. 🙂

    And yes… let there be CAKE!

  2. Liz S.
    March 28, 2014 | 12:07 pm

    I suggest heading over to Pure Food & Wine (or One Lucky Duck, right next door) for your birthday treat 🙂

    Wishing you an early, VERY happy birthday, Evan!

    • Wannabe Chef
      March 28, 2014 | 12:09 pm

      Thanks Liz! Can’t believe I (still) haven’t been there. Hope to see you soon!

      • Liz S.
        March 28, 2014 | 1:01 pm

        Definitely! When it gets closer to my trip, we will plan a time to meet up while I’m there.

  3. Maryea {happy healthy mama}
    March 28, 2014 | 9:15 pm

    Now I just feel old. Happy birthday!

  4. Mary Law
    March 29, 2014 | 10:24 am

    Happy Birthday!

  5. Christine (The Raw Project)
    March 29, 2014 | 11:03 am

    Happy birthday!!! And I feel old now too. 🙂

  6. Aqiyl Aniys | Natural Life Energy
    April 1, 2014 | 4:54 pm

    LOL! I love the Golden Girls gif. Priceless!