Just one more candle and a trip around the sun - Jimmy Buffet

Birthday awards:

For the funniest yet oddly useful gift: my sister, for the banana bunker.

For the best timed gift: My grandparents, for the $25 in singles, which was immediately used at the farmer's market.

Santa Monica Wednesday farmer's market - biggest and best market in LA.

Lotsssss of cherries!

To the biggest bday creeper: My roommate Anthony, for this post:

But he made up for it later with flowers from the hike-

For the best reminder that I'm getting old: Dad, for this comment: "Okay, so 1984...that makes you...28. HOLY cow."

Celebrated the day with a morning run to the pier, farmer's market, afternoon hike in the mountains, walk through the Venice Canals (guess it was called Venice for a reason), and dinner on the beach with friends.

THANK YOU for the love and birthday wishes.  I am so, so blessed.