WELLIES!

I finally used the Land's End gift card I got for Christmas last year. In other news, Land's End kinds sucks. But you know what doesn't suck? My fleece-lined, polka-dotted WELLIES!



I know, a missing birthday post. Well, maybe it's because I can't handle the idea of being as unfathomably old as 26. Sigh. But my birthday was really good. K-Stapes and I threw our joint bash, and I think it was even more successful than last year. I didn't get any balls drawn on my face, but then E wasn't there. I did, however, get nice and drunk and have to be helped home by my boyfriend, during which walk I held forth on the universal applicability of "-ass" to the ends of adjectives in order to add emphasis, even when the adjective in question is a number. "Look at those four-ass houses!"

I got a lot of sweet presents for my birthday, many of which were in jewelry form, which if you know me, you know is not a problem. To say the least.

My birthday being a Monday, K. took the night off from school and made me a delicious bbq rib and mashed potato dinner, and a carrot cake, which was good of him, since he hates all things involving carrots that aren't raw. And I opened a lot of awesome presents from my mom, including the collected stories of Gogol, season 7 of Friends (3 more to go!), and an album full of my baby pictures:



Much amusement for K.

And he, being a sweet boyfriend, got me a series of gifts all related to our upcoming trip, like super-comfy socks, super-thin journals, and a super-durable water bottle. I kinda wish I could start packing right now. But I'll try to keep the absurdity pot from boiling over.

Here are the presents he adorably decorated with fall leaves:



Here's me getting excited to open presents:



And here's my sweet cake:




Another year, another batch of goodies to stave off the horror of being old. Yay!