My birthday is on the 13th and I've had more Friday the 13th birthdays than I can remember.  But the most memorable was my 16th. It was 1984. I remember so clearly that the movie "Friday the 13th Part IV" came out that day. Most of my friends wanted to go see it, but I am NOT a horror movie fan. The movie "Sixteen Candles" also came out that day, which was much more my speed.

With it being my 16th birthday, I, of course, was ready to get my driver's license. My father actually came to my school at lunchtime, picked me up to take my driver's test, and then brought me back to school. (I passed.) Later that afternoon I was allowed to drive the car completely by myself. It was the most amazing feeling. The rest of the evening was spent going out to dinner with my family and then finally going to see "Sixteen Candles" (which is about a girl whose whole family forgets her 16th birthday).

Elizabeth