The Grass on the Other Side

A full time job that's not perfect, but another rung on a real career (and a good way to pay the bills). A fabulous new apartment minutes from the subway with a view of the downtown core. Good friends who are happy to buy you things on your birthday and get all your jokes (obscure as they may be), and a full social calendar of dancing, time spent with adorable nephews, and just relaxing at home with a movie. There's nothing like reconnecting with a best friend on her birthday after a year away to make you more aware of the allure of roads not taken. Not that those roads haven't been bumpy (I know they have...), but that doesn't mean that they're not enviable.

Happy Birthday, B. Here's to another year of fabulous grown-up existence!

In other news, and since I can finally publish this without giving away the secret to various people as to what their souvenirs/birthday presents might be: domo-kun invasion!