I turned 20 years old the other weekend, and I basically told everyone that would listen that all I wanted for my birthday this year was bottomless mimosas, Christmas in the Park hot chocolate, and Heelys.

I kind of figured that the Heelys wouldn’t happen because even though people joke about gifting a pair to me every time I go on my rant about how bad I want some, it never actually happens. And while my first request was taken care of by my lovely best friends at brunch, I did not expect my prized hot chocolate to be apart of the itinerary my friend’s planned for me that day.

So I was pleasantly surprised when after we exited the San Jose Art Museum, everyone led me to Christmas in the Park because they know how much I love the lit up trees and the delicious hot chocolate. It was exactly what I needed to celebrate my twentieth birthday.

And though with very different company this year, Christmas in the Park hot chocolate is becoming a tradition that I’d like to keep up with on my birthday for as long as I live in San Jose, which hopefully is no more than two more years.