you say it's your birthday...well, it's my birthday too yeah!

Well, Mari's birthday went off without a hitch. I was worried that I would screw things up or mess her day up somehow, but I don't think I did. I did opt to buy her a cake instead of making her one. I decided that making her breakfast and serving it to her in bed was good enough. Timing worked out just right too. I was able to finish burning off the CD with the compilation and my new song on it just in time to pick her up from school. It was great to surprise her with that song! Our whole Lawrence posse drove to Topeka and ate at the Olive Garden (her favorite restaurant). The funniest thing was Adam spoiled my gift for her! He blurted out in the car that we went shopping for a bike for her! Oh well, I think she was expecting it anyway. After the Olive Garden we ate my cake from Target and opened presents. It was really great day and I'm just glad she enjoyed herself. She even went wild and ordered a strawberry daiquri at the Olive Garden. She wasn't carded (one of the perks of having a kid...people think you're old). Um, I'm tired of typing so that's everything for now.