Hi Everyone!

Thanks for the vote of confidence SAM . Yes it's really a need to just get away from it all and BE.

I agree that a trip with CJay would be great too....maybe later in the year.

Well all, today is the day of our big party. My actual birthday is tomorrow. Unfortunately I'm still kinda dragging my butt, so I hope by 8:00 I'll have found some energy to pull this off.

I'm sure once the cleaning is done, food prepped, decorations hung, and I'm all dolled up....the show will go on!!! I ususally have a blast once folks start showing up.

Funny, though, last night at my folks it became apparent to me that Gifts really aren't a huge LL for me. If anything, I tend to get a bit embarassed. I really hope no one brings gifts tonight. (Unless it's wine! ). I still have stuff from last year's birthday in their boxes .

So, I'm here when I should probably be chopping veggies, but H says he'll do the bulk of the cleaning .

So, sorry for not checking on all of you. I know some weird crap is going down for MAL, so I may send her a hug, and it's Shay's birthday TODAY!

Shiny