Current mood:	chipper
Current music:	Academy Awards theme music

Still crazy after all these years...
I'm a quarter-century old. It's very strange indeed. As Mom said this morning, "A hundred years ago, you'd be middle-aged."

I had a terrific birthday weekend. First rockclimbing with my mom and pizza with my parents, then out on the town! Thanks to everyone who came out to my "party" last night to roam the wilds of Lark Street with me. It was terrific to have (most) of my friends around me, and many more people came than I expected. It was so great just to stand around and talk to people, my favorite thing to do in the world. And I finally got my birthday margarita at Bombers! I've been waiting years to get that damn drink.

It was probably the best birthday I've had since my junior year of high school, when we had the kareoke party. That party was particularly memorable because it was the first thing Chris went to since he got out of the hospital after his lung collapsed. Little did I know that I would still be so excited about his presence more than eight years later! I had the same feeling when he showed up yesterday at Susy's after work. Some birthday presents never get old. Even if he was up at 9 this morning - after less than 5 hours of sleep after driving my rather intoxicated self home - to bake my birthday cake.

All in all, yesterday and today were two very sweet days, and not just because of Chris's homemade chocolate frosting.