Best Weekend Yet of 2008

My birthday was on Friday and it was about as opposite as it could have been from last year's birthday.


My birthday last year consisted of bar exam review class; work; no cocktails (pregnancy-related abstinence); no friends or family in town (except Eduardo, who counts a lot, but who was at work); and a major bar exam related stress meltdown. Other than a coffee-chocolate malt Eduardo brought me after work on July 11, 2007, my 26th birthday was a bust.

This year was not. This year I was surrounded by a proportionally large number of my favorite people including Eduardo, Johan, Sarah, and my dad. Also Charlie, who I like very much, but who I have not spent quite enough time with for him to have achieved favorite person status. Nevertheless, the day involved a morning drive up to the cabin, many delicious cocktails, an outrageous salad bar at the Serviceman's Club; more cocktails; a torrential thunderstorm/windstorm/monsoon that lasted for all of 10 minutes; and an impressive campfire despite wet wood and difficult wind. It was a great birthday, and a great way to start being 27.

On Saturday, we had a water ceremony for Johan. It was really lovely and absoluteley perfect for us. It had just enough spiritual/religious elements for Eduardo the Catholic to acknowledge that it was a baptism, yet was not so religious as to cause discomfort for the secular humanists, atheists, and fake Jews among us. Most importantly, it was really quite moving for so many people in Johan's life to bestow him with wishes for his life and future.

Also great to have finally sealed the deal with Sarah. It's codified now. Sarah, you can't quit being my friend now, because it's official. We are comadres.

I hope all of 27 is as great as the first 3 days of it.