Birthday Love

Today I'm 23, and I feel so blessed, lucky and loved.

I'm so blessed that the Midwest decided to be unseasonably warm so that I can sit on my balcony and read a book on my birthday.

I'm so lucky to have a wonderful roommate who brings me sunflowers to my basement office.

I feel so loved when I get fun birthday video clips from old friends in the middle of the day.

Thanks everyone for making me feel so special today. The e-mails, text messages, phone calls, and wall posts. I wish you could all celebrate with me and I could give you the big hug you deserve, and then we could all sit on my balcony and drink delicious beers on this warm March evening.