They say it's your birthday...

Well it's my birthday too yeah! na na na na na na (if you've got on The Beatles then you're singing along with me!)

No pics today, but that doesn't matter because I officially made it another year! And today was just a darn near-perfect day, save the dehydration from too much party fun at Dave & Buster's last night. It all started last night at dinner with my closest friends and a burger joint, where I received some lovely gifts for both myself and my new home-to-be. Then we moved on to D&B's where I racked up the tickets at a trivia game. Let me tell you, it was suffocatingly hot back there on that side of the room. We stayed until almost midnight and then each went to our respective homes. Thanks again to all my party peeps! LOL

This morning I woke up and went to Starbucks to have a celebratory cup of coffee, which I received for free (thank-you-very-much and hooray S-bucks!). Next I drove, at NASCAR driver's pace, to an outlet mall to spend some birthday money I'd received. Nine West had an outstanding sale on shoes, so I bought two pairs of very different black shoes (for work) and then sped home. I had a small window of time to unwind before going to my mother's for a birthday luncheon.

As usual, my grandmother outdid herself on the food and dessert. Even my sister, who is not much of a chocolate person, said the cake was extra tasty! My niece was only interested in the whipped cream (NOT cool whip) frosting, and made it a point to stick her fingers all over the cake, which was pretty funny in spite of the fact that she has 3 year-old child germs. I received some cash (going to need that for new-house things I'm sure), and my sister also gave me a caddy filled with cleaning products because she knows I'm a germ freak who needs to sanitize everything! LOL, I was so excited over the many bottles of cleaning fluids--and the latex gloves too (gotta protect those hands)! My grandparents gave me a super cool locking-lid trash can and some garden hoses and a sprinkler, as well as depositing some money into my IRA. All very useful gifts indeed!

Well, off to chug some Gatorade for my deep-down body thirst, and maybe pack a box or two before calling it a night. I'm one tired birthday girl!