It was a good day. I never told my family I had the day off, so I was able to sleep in and enjoy some downtime before getting a start on the day. I did, however, get an 8:30am wakeup call from someone who DID know I had the day off. Well, that wrecked my whole sleep pattern for the night, and I ended up sleeping in a little later than expected. Anyway, I got up and got a little but of shopping done. Not much, but that is typical for me. It was a rainy and dark day. I like those sometimes, it feels like a rest period in the day-to-day continuance.

Anyway, I went and got 4 more Blue Gender DVDs for later viewing. Did some shopping, and headed over to my parents' house for the night's festivities. My parents, Nana and both my brother and sister were there as well. Dad made one of my favorite dinners, and Mom made my favorite cookies. Ryan's cat, Bamboo, stayed under the couch most of the time, but she is shy. Later on, I opened a few gifts and was the center of some typical family ridicule. Later came some cake and singing and sitting for long periods of time while Dad tried to get the camera to work.

After all this, I took Nana home on my way home, then got home myself where I started to get some work done on the computers, and start watching a little TV since I can't sleep. It was a good birthday, and I am glad I have good family to spend it with.