Yipeeee!!!!

Today is my birthday and well...usually my birthdays really suck. But this time is different. When I got to school this morning my desk was littered with balloons, noise makers, and cards. The cards meant a lot to me. Inside, my colleagues wrote nice things like, "it's our turn to make you laugh" and nice messages about how they appreciate my general "presence" in their lives. To be honest, I felt really special. Then...at lunch they had an ice cream cake for me. Yes...all the candles went out with one, good strong huff and puff on my part. Two of my classes sang happy birthday to me, a third would have, but I could overhear their inability to get it going...everyone was too chicken to start it (cute). One of the classes that did sing to me is a small class of ESL students. They are the sweetest kids and they sang to me in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese, and Korean. When I got home my mom had gone to my favorite local restaurant and got my favorite dish by them AND she bought me a chocolate mousse cake. WOW! She even bought me some flowers with my favorite gerber daisies (the flower that accompanies "RT" on my comments).

Tomorrow, I am spending the day with my best friend and going out to lunch.

I just feel very blessed, today. :)