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I love birthday's. Thanks Jenny Decker. My birthday world has been shaken and the way the pieces fell was beautiful. I love having the opportunity to celebrate someone. Really? A whole day for just one person? What a treat.

And I have the best people in my life. Everyone is so nice and kind and thoughtful and were wonderful. Truly wonderful.

Birthday countdown...I was going to do it from the ripe number of 25 but will spare you all those extra 15 points and will just cut it to the classic 10...

10 close friends to enjoy s'mores and veggie plates and laughing and homemade marshmallows

9 new songs from Jenny's traditional birthday cd that I get to know and love and listen to excessivly

(8 x 6) + 2 people that wrote on my fb wall "Happy Birthday" It was a personal record and baffled my mind as I got a few shout outs from blasts from the pasts...junior high people...

7 bottles of Jones Soda that are SOOOO yummy and one of my favorite treats

6.5 hours of work that I took off work to be with family and friends

5 minutes of watching my mom trying not to laugh and the poor boy loading groceries on his scooter outside the creamery as we ate our traditional Monday night french fries

4 times I heard "Happy Birthday dear Micheeeeellllllleeeee...." in song

3 hours of being on campus, enjoying a picnic and watching first-day-of-schoolers and seeing old friends

2 beautiful bouquets of flowers that are simply gorgeous and spoiling me. and also 2 stunning pairs of earrings

1 gigantic surprise that left me nearly crying and hugging my mom as she visited just for me