"Little kids act like they're on LSD." - Alex
In the past two weeks, I celebrated my 24th birthday.  I'm one year away from hitting my quarter-life crisis. ;-) j/k!

Actually, I had a great birthday.  It was on a Saturday this year, and although I have two jobs, I wanted the entire day off.  So, I didn't work my bartending job.  I started out the day participating in the Run the Valley 10K in Golden Valley.  I took almost three minutes off my previous best 10K time by finishing in 53:08.  But the best part of the event was when I got a text message from Mark two minutes before the race started, stating that he had a hard time finding parking.  He got up early and drove to Golden Valley just to watch me run and cheer me on as I crossed the finish line. :)  What a sweetie!

Later on that morning, after a shower and change of clothes, Mark and I drove up to the Surly Brewing Company in Brooklyn Center.  Mark was hoping to treat me to a brewery tour, but they're not being offered until May.  Luckily, the gift shop was open, and Mark bought me a 64-oz growler of Surly Bender and a Surly pint glass.  I'd say those gifts fit me quite well, being a bartender and a small-time beer snob. :)

Mark took me out to lunch at Genghis Grill in Eagan, then we spent the afternoon hanging out together, going for a walk in a park close to my house to enjoy the beautiful 60-degree weather.  Later on, Seth hosted a dinner party for me at his apartment.  He made his famous chicken alfredo, which my fellow seven guests and I devoured ravenously, and we drank a lot of wine and played Boxers or Briefs.  I'm so blessed to have such great friends.  Thank you to all who attended. :)

I'm very excited that spring is finally here to stay.  It's hard to believe that just a few days ago, a good chunk of MN was hit by a snowstorm.  I drove up to LF Thursday night, as I took Friday off and had rescheduled the final bridesmaid's dress fitting from Saturday to Friday.  When I woke up Friday morning, LF was blanketed in 12 inches of snow.  My car was covered with so much snow that I could only see the license plate and bumper.  Luckily, Dad woke up early to plow out our driveway with the tractor, and the main roads had been plowed, so I was able to go to my appointment.  Later that day, I went to St. Cloud for Roxanne's bachelorette party, which was a lot of fun.  We all purchased lingerie for her, which we separated into brown paper bags.  She had to guess who gave her each item, and if she guessed incorrectly, she had to put the item(s) on over her clothing.  At the end, she had on three thongs, two or three panties, two nighties, a bathrobe, and some underwear on her head.  I got a great picture of the bride-to-be in all that get-up!

Tonight, I'm enjoying a rare relaxing evening at home, enjoying the two free iTunes songs I received for ordering tickets for the June 6 Stone Temple Pilots show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.  Score!