It was 3:21 in the July afternoon.

Yesterday was my birthday.

And it was fabulous.

I celebrated it here in Texas. It's so nice being in the Lone Star state. 

A lot of people from my high school would always ask me in a judgmental tone, "Why do you like it there? What's so great about Texas?" It really bothered me. Especially because none of them had ever even been here before. To me Texas is wonderful for a lot of reasons. The biggest one being that a lot of dear friends and family live here. Emphasis on the latter. My favorite aunt and uncle- the long distance members of my family that make the greatest effort to see me- live here and made my birthday the best one I remember ever having. They woke my up yesterday morning while singing "Happy Birthday" and when I opened my eyes, I was surprised to see forty-nine assorted colors of balloons, my usual order from Starbucks sitting on the table next to my bed and two presents wrapped in eco-friendly Little Mermaid wrapping paper. It was a wonderful start to a fantastic day! 

Then we continued the day by going to Potbelly for lunch, the outlets for an afternoon of shopping, driving past a beautiful rainbow, going to one of my favorite places for dinner with my extended *family* that I love spending time with, a yoga class, then opening the rest of my presents after a Marble Slab ice cream cake with some very exhausting trick candles. I'm so happy that I was born into such a loving family that makes me feel so special and appreciated. Thank you guys.