It's all about me.....

My birthday week:
Sunday, Feb 1 - Jim & I had a Superbowl party and my girlfriends brought a cake and presents and had a birthday celebration for me. It was fun with tons of great food and, of course, drinks!

Monday, Feb 2 - I had scheduled a vacation day from work, had a dental appointment in the morning and went out to lunch with Mom and stopped by Jim's work so she could get her glasses adjusted. Doesn't that sound like a great vacation day from work?

Tuesday, Feb 3 - Work and Barb & Pam came over that evening for a little visit.

Wednesday, Feb 4 - Birthday celebration for me and Christine at JCI and out to Tony's on Main for dinner with Barb, Pam and a pretty impressible showing from the Pedrotti, Zimmermann, Miller & Muresan families.

Thursday, Feb 5 - THE BIG DAY - Went to Espino's in the Chesterfield Valley for lunch with a large group (or as large as you can get with an office of 15!) and Pedro had a margarita waiting for me when I got there. What a guy! I hardly ever go out to lunch and I don't usually drink , but for some reason, Pedro mentioned margaritas at the birthday celebration and I guess it stuck. Anyway, we toasted my birthday and he even paid for my lunch which was very nice. Too bad, I would've rather had him come over to the house (again) to take a look at our TV/DVD/Wii/Sound system set-up. He's been over here a couple of times fixing our computer or wireless or whatever. Thank God for friends when the only family member you know can get the job done lives in Michigan!
My birthday night, Jim, me, Debbie, Mike, Pat & Steve went to see Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco at the Family Arena. We had bought the cheap seats and got a discount through Emerson where Pat works. Ends up there wasn't many spectators so we got moved down and had great seats. Lucky we didn't buy the $100 tickets! It was a great show, just as you'd expect if you've ever been to a Cirque du Soleil show.

Friday, Feb 6 - Janet & I left for Kinderhook Lodge in Barry, IL ( not far from Hanibal) for scrapbooking with Barb, Pam, Bridget and about 20 other ladies. It was a very nice place with plenty of room and good food. I was proud of the new wheeled-bag & tool tote I got myself from Jim for my birthday and the new tool Barb gave me is amazing! She's really trying her hardest to get me sucked in just like the sand dollar pictures and mini-gardens. Once again Barb came through with some awesome layouts to make it easier for me since I'm still a beginner. I'm claiming "beginner" forever! I had to let her cream me in Scrabble as payback! Anyway, we had alot of fun and it was great just being together. I love you Barb & Janet.

So I had a great birthday week with the best family & friends.

Okay, here's the moment you've been waiting for - the breakdown:
8 gifts
3 e-cards (2 from Jim)
12 birthday cards (3 from practical strangers like insurance guy, etc.)
5 e-mail well wishers (1 from Jim & 1 from K-HITS)
4 telephone calls

I'd say a pretty good year!