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HC UFL’s Ultimate 21st Birthday Checklist

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UFL chapter.

One of your closest girlfriends is finally turning 21. You’ve created a Facebook event, so everyone knows where to meet up; you’ve cut out a large pink Martini-glass out of poster paper; and, you’ve purchased a personalized over-sized Lolita wine glass. The last thing you’re missing is the most important part: The Birthday Checklist.

Not to worry! I’ve compiled 21 ideas for you to add to the beautiful birthday sign you’re going to make for your girl to make her 21st birthday one you’ll never forget and she’ll partially remember (or not).

  1. Ask 21 guys to lift their shirts, and autograph their abs. 
  2. Dance on the bar or stage at a club. 
  3. Take your picture with a bouncer showing your ID. 
  4. Kiss a bald head, and rub it for good luck.
  5. “Tebow” with an athlete. 
  6. Ask the DJ for a shout out. 
  7. Take a picture with a cop. 
  8. Ask a guy for a random piece of clothing to keep. 
  9. Take a picture with 5 guys picking you up. 
  10. Kiss a stranger. 
  11. Take a shot with no hands. 
  12. Get 21 phone numbers. 
  13. Get a guy to buy you a birthday beverage.  (Just make sure you get the drink straight from the bartender, not from the stranger) 
  14. Take a shot with the bartender. 
  15. Get a group of random people to sing Happy Birthday to you. 
  16. Twerk. 
  17. Record a hot guy giving you a Birthday shout out and have him post it on his Instagram. 
  18. Collect 5 different bar wristbands. 
  19. Get a piggy back ride into a bar/club. 
  20. Good Birthday Karma: find another birthday girl and buy her a drink. 
  21. Order a drink that starts with the letter of your name.

She may not know what to order, so here’s a list of some pretty awesome drinks for the birthday girl and the rest of the party to try. Enjoy! 
A-    Arizona Sunrise—ingredients: tequila, lime juice, grenadine syrup, orange juice 
B-    Blow Job— ingredients: green crème de menthe, Baileys Irish Cream (this is a shooter—these are meant to get you buzzed really quickly) 
C-    Casablanca—ingredients: white rum, pineapple juice, coconut cream, grenadine, ice 
D-   Dizzy Blonde—ingredients: advokaat, Pernod, lemonade, ice 
E-    English Rose—ingredients: gin, dry vermouth, apricot brandy, lemon juice, grenadine, Maraschino cherry 
F-    Fuzzy Navel—ingredients: peach schnapps, ice cubes, orange juice 
G-    Gin & Tonic—ingredients: gin, tonic water, lime wedge 
H-   Hurricane—ingredients: light rum, dark rum, passion fruit juice, orange juice, lime juice, simple syrup, grenadine, orange slice, cherry 
I-     Iguana—ingredients: (shooter) vodka, Kahlua, Tequila
J-     Jawbreaker— ingredients: (shooter) apricot brandy, dash of Tabasco 
K-   Kamikaze—ingredients: vodka, lime juice, triple sec, lime wedge 
L-    Long Island Iced Tea—ingredients: triple sec, light rum, gin, vodka, tequila, sour mix, cola, lemon wedge 
M-  Mudslide—ingredients: vodka, coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur 
N-   Negroni Cocktail—ingredients: sweet vermouth, Campari, gin, orange slice or twist 
O-   Orgasm Shooter—ingredients: amaretto liqueur, coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur 
P-    Pina Colada—ingredients: pineapple juice, light rum, cream of coconut, pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry 
Q-   (Russian) Quaalude—ingredients: hazelnut liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, vodka 
R-    Redheaded Slut—ingredients: Jagermeister, peach schnapps, cranberry juice 
S-    Sex on the Beach—ingredients: vodka. Peach schnapps, crème de cassis, orange juice, cranberry juice, orange slice and maraschino cherry 
T-    Tequila Sunrise—ingredients: orange juice. Tequila, grenadine, orange slice 
U-   UV Liberty—ingredients: UV Blue Vodka, raspberry sherbert, lemon-lime soda 
V-    Very Bery Cosmo—ingredients: Van Gogh Acai-Blueberry Vodka, Chambord, triple sec, cranberry juice, fresh blueberries 
W-  White Russian—ingredients: vodka, Kahlua coffee liqueur, cream 
X-    XUXUBana—ingredients: XUXU Strawberry liqueur, banana juice, fresh strawberry 
Y-    Yellow Submarine—ingredients: vodka, white rum, banana liqueur, banana slice 
Z-    Zombie—ingredients: light rum, dark rum, orange curacao liqueur, lemon juice, lime juice, orange juice, passion fruit puree/syrup, grenadine, Angostura bitters

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