Well... March 1st, as you may or may not know is my birthday...

Well it started off about as normal a day as any... though I got up a little earlier than I usually do (partially due to plans made by my brother... and the fact that I couldn't really sleep... though that's nothing new due to insomnia...) anyways, I called my grandparents to thank them for the birthday card... then around 10 or so, my brother took me to McDonald's for sausage McMuffins, maybe not the most healthy, but they sure taste good... Then I went to work at 11:00am... around 11:37, I "officially" turned 26. Work went about as normal as it always does, despite the scattered warm messages (including text messages) of "Happy Birthday"... it was a good work day... I got a really thoughtful card from everyone that worked in the front end with me that day... then after work, I was picked up by my friend Zack and my friend Ericka in tow... we were trying to decide where to go eat... and I, as usual, was indecisive... so after some deliberation we ended up going to Ciao Mambo... a place I had actually been wanting to try for a while... we ordered a pizza, which was quite good (though I felt quite sorry for Zack, due to a cold which cruelly robbed him of his sense of taste... so all he could feel was the texture... yay.) I also got a dessert of my choice after the meal, of which I chose as a molten chocolate cake... though I couldn't quite finish that (even with Zack and Ericka's help), I was quite full... then we departed towards my place, since Zack and Ericka had class the next day. My parents were eating the last bit of their dinner... they promptly had me open presents of which contained: a package of some t-shirts and a pair of jeans (I needed more clothes.) a card containing a $25 Arch card (McDonald's) and then from my brother, I recieved a $50 gift certificate to Painless Steel... which was really cool... I also recieved a card from my grandparents with a check for $100... all of which was extremely thoughtful... Then a little later I got a text asking if I was going to karaoke with my friend Dani... to which I responded, "I would like to." Then, a little later, Dani came and picked me up... we went to Harry David's... we did some karaoke and I, of course, drank a little... *I had 3 bottles of Bud Light, an Irish Car Bomb (Pint of Guiness, Shotglass containing half Bailey's Irish Cream and Jameson Irish Whiskey), a shot of Crown Royal w Pepsi chaser, and a Bull Blaster (Redbull & Jeigermeister)* ... I did a song with Dani, "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak and I did by myself "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode... All in all, I'd say my birthday went ok... I am very happy with the results...