Hands down, best birthday ever.

do you think you could answer all the questions in the world in just one word? You know, twenty-four may have started on the rocky side (and by started, I mean lasted many, many months), but dammit, it transitioned to twenty-five in a big way. Onward.

Rundown of the quarter of the century festivities o' plenty:
Aug 4
12:01am -- The requisite e-mails, e-cards, phone calls begin... I feel so loved.
8:30am -- Mom and Dad give me my birthday present... they help me clean my apt.
12:15pm -- Cal joins us for a lovely Country Market lunch... he doesn't get Rich's humor.
4:00pm -- Errand-craziness... who knew you could get around the westside so efficiently on a Friday afternoon.
5:45pm -- the girls show up to head downtown... with obvious side-tracking at my laptop.
7:00pm -- Dance Downtown, and a mellow, outdoor, summery evening with no planning required and a really tall guy in line... plus we were right about the guys being European (at least some of them)!
10:30pm -- we bring home some Bigg Chill (of course)... extra cold peanut buttery goodness.

Aug 5
7:00am -- see previous post... talk about every emotion possible.
11:00-ish am -- I think the best way to describe jumping out of a plane is utterly indescribably amazing... talk about letting go and being lost in a great way.
1:15 pm -- "the phone test"... looks like we both passed.
3:45 pm -- my second pedicure ever, both with Stacy... I give it four days.
6:00 pm -- the freakishly mad rush to actually throw this dinner party together... thanks to all my lovely sous chefs (or Su chefs, if you will).
7:45ish pm -- the party begins... all my worlds collide over homemade + C&O made Italian food.
11:00 pm -- the requisite pre-Renee's Sapporo chug in Matt's car... maybe it's not that great of an idea to keep beer that cold.
11:45ish pm -- squealingly girly moment... looks like I have a date for next weekend.
12:30 am -- Vicky loses her straw... 'nuff said.
1:30 am -- dive into the leftovers... fork-room only.
1:45 am -- hear the neighbors getting some... at least someone should on my birthday! :)
2:30 am -- the last of the sobered-up guests head home... and it's to bed with a smile and sigh of utter contentment.

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