Happy Birthday (to me)!

Warning: this post gets a little gross in the middle. Read at your own risk, and probably not prior to or while eating.

We have just been busier than ever since Christmas. Mostly working. (Just for the record, on Christmas day Toren and I saw a movie and enjoyed a Christmas dinner at Chevy's...it was the only place open. It wasn't a traditional Christmas, but still enjoyable. My family was in Seattle and Toren's were on their way to Las Vegas and Lake Havasu). We didn't do anything too exciting for New Years, either!

But then, January 5th arrived -- my birthday! Luckily, I had the day off from both of my jobs and no other responsibilities. So, how did I spend the day? I took Baxter to the vet. He had been oozing really bad from one of his eyes, shedding A LOT, and scooting around on his bum. The vet rinsed his eye out to check for any scratches, talked about his diet (his cheap dog food is most likely causing the shedding), and emptied his anal sacks (I'm still not really sure what those are or what they do). Anyway, he had bacteria built up in his eye (and she prescribed eye drops), she told us to change his food and prescribed allergy medicine for the shedding, and she let me know that his anal sacks were VERY full (of what I didn't ask, nor did I really want to know), which led to the bum scooting. She thought the better food would also help this problem. It thanked her and walked back to the reception area to pay. The lady there, in her sweet voice, says, "That'll be only 99 dollars." I nearly fell over. I paid the lady and considered the visit my birthday present. After this, we went home, took a nap and later enjoyed a delicious birthday dinner of enchiladas and cake!! I know the story is a little gross and uninteresting, but it's what I did on my birthday!

In honor of my life, I thought I'd post a few fun pictures of me from the last few years. Originally I wanted to add more, but I'm at work and these are the only pictures I have access to. At least they might make the boring/gross post a little more interesting.

Me and (best friend) Amanda in New York City

John, Laura, and me at Disneyworld.

Dumbledor's Army (Our Harry Potter Book Club)

Me with Kelsey and Lael at Ocean Shores

One of our Engagement Pictures

One of my Favorite Wedding Pictures

Sunday Night Monopoly

The Little Terror as a Baby (doesn't he look so innocent?)

Cedarpoint in Ohio

Under the Caribbean Waters in Mexico