This is what my parents got me for my birthday:



"A diamond for every decade," Mom said. How sweet! Although I have some lovely (and very special) jewelry, this is the first time anyone's ever gotten me diamonds. I feel very girly.

Also for my birthday, someone gave me the flu. Not so much fun. I haven't had the actual flu in a very long time, but I had fever and chills and tiredness. I did have a sore throat and a little head congestion, but mostly the tiredness. I tried to go to work yesterday, but left early. There was a mistake made in there somewhere, because instead of taking a nap in the afternoon, I went to sleep about five and didn't wake up until three. And I've pretty much been awake since three.

I was so awake, I had to get up and eat breakfast. I read a little, then tried to go back to sleep. No dice. Today is going to suck.