Well, it was my birthday recently and I've been lucky enough to have a lot of really great birthdays. Going places, getting neat things, ect. But I just realized this year that this birthday was the best of them all. We had two simple dinners- one with my family, one with Ryans. I opened gifts quietly with Ryan the night before, my students made my day great at school and then on the weekend, we had friends over and just hung out. Nothing elaborate, but just hanging out and having fun! Really a great year. I hope they continue just like this... meaningful rather than materialistic.