Happy Birthday to ME!

So today is my birthday.  As a woman I shall not disclose how old I am, but to be honest I've also sort of lost track and know what my last big birthday "mark" was.  So I have a rough estimate of what age I am.  Whatever - I still occasionally get carded and its the little victories in life!

I've cut off my social media, which has actually been great!  It's only been a week so it isn't like its this big thing yet, but the longer I'm separated from it the more I think this is permanent.  Other than sharing fun pictures, I don't really see the point in it all.  And I realized today that I was semi feeling sorry for myself.  I mean, it is my birthday and not a single person in school wished me Happy Birthday.  The class even acknowledged that today is Thomas Jefferson's birthday (our class has a annoying habit of singing happy birthday to everyone on their birthday).  While I hate the birthday song tradition, it also was a little hard to not have a single person acknowledge it.  Like I said, I was completely having a little pity party.  Because I then realized I also could have invited friends for drinks, made a big deal of my birthday, etc., all things that I chose not to do.

Once I realized my fear and self loathing over this birthday thing was completely my own doing, I decided to celebrate with some favorites and make it what it is; just another night.  So I cracked open a bottle of good wine, bought some cheesecake (my favorite) and appetizers (I love appetizers but think they are a waste of money most of the time!).

So between the cheesecake, coconut shrimp, wine, and dog/kitty snuggles, I am having one of the best birthdays ever!  Now to rent a movie to finish the night off right, pretend to study a little, and go to bed early to sleep off the lovely food/wine coma I'm about to be in!