I wish that I knew what I know now when I was younger.

Today is my birthday. It was among the best of the birthdays I've ever had. It encompassed an entire weekend, and my friends made it wonderful.

Friday I stayed in and got some cleaning done and rested up.

Saturday, Toni came down and we headed to lunch. Our plan was to go to Cafe Latte for lunch, but the line was long, and we weren't in sandwich-y moods, so we headed to Bonfire across the hall, and went to Cafe Latte for dessert.Saturday night, Toni, myself, Nick, JoAnna, Laura, Kurtis, Angela, Rachel, Beth and Erika headed down to Brooklyn Park to tackle some bowling and bumper cars. We had pizza, cake, and I had liquor, and then we headed over to the lanes to take in some bowling. I was the winner of the evening, scoring a 161 and a 113. At least, I declare myself the winner...

After bowling, there was bumper cars. We were all surprised by how enjoyable these babies were. They were so much fin, we all went twice. We also played some air hockey and skee-ball. The laser tag was deemed to spendy for our tastes, but we didn't miss it.

Sunday, after a relaxing morning, Nick and I went to church, and the grocery store. Some friends came over for dinner and to take in the Swarm game with us. The Swarm, naturally, kicked some New York butt, and we all won free chips and guac.

Today, thankfully having a day off for president's day, Nick and I ran some errands, Nick found a Wii, and we went to Granite City for lunch. At 5:15, we met Beth and Bobbi to skate at the Xcel center (home of the Wild and the Swarm). The evening was finished off with free chips and guac from Chipotle, Rachel joined us for this.

I made this entire post, and the whole thing went away, so I'll just post picture links instead of re-uploading all the pictures.

I had a fabulous birthday, and I sincerely thank everybody who joined me and celebrated with me. Thank you.

My photos

Beth's photos

Toni's

Kurtis and Angela