Today I celebrated my 25th birthday. My day started with a jolt as I was awakened by Harley pouncing me - I guess her way of wishing me a happy birthday. Jennifer and I got ready and hit the road to spend the day in Richmond with Mom, Dad, Scott, Beth, Grady and Libby. Grady, and Beth also have October birthdays so we took the chance to celebrate all three together.
On the way Jennifer made plans to stop and eat at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Once in Richmond we spent the day as a family hanging out and catching up. For lunch we had quite the feast thanks to KFC and Captain D's. It was nice to all be around the table together having lunch.
After lunch we opened presents and hung out a little longer before having to get on the road once again to head home. Once home Jennifer presented me with a huge basket full of some of my favorite foods that I'm never allowed to get at the grocery store, which included: Fruity Pebbles, Car's gummies, Reese's Pieces, Martin's BBQ chips, Gibble's cheese doodles, six-pack of Heineken, Cherry Coke, Gatorade and snickerdoodle cookies.
My special day was polished off by ordering Papa John's pizza, enjoying one of my Heineken's while watching several episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond" on DVD.
With a quarter century of wisdom now under my belt I'm reminded that a birthday is not about the gifts that you receive, but who you're able to share your birthday with - a gift in itself I believe! Thanks to everyone who made my day special!
