Let the birthday celebrations begin...well, almost!

Tonight was supposed to be the first of my many birthday celebrations with friends. Unfortunately due to the unfavorable snow storm this afternoon, it was cancelled. While I might have enjoyed a little magical snow fall today, this winter has clearly overstayed it's welcome. It was nice in the beginning of the year to have the temperature drop and wait in anticipation to see if it would snow. Clearly that joy and childlike wonder disappeared as it took an hour and 20minutes to travel the 5 miles home from work today. Truth be told, I was kind of sick of it on the night of the national championship when the snow/ice wintery mix caused a power outage during the last 16 seconds of the once in a lifetime (I'm not kidding myself to think it will happen again) game. Or every time my pipes freeze and I call the maintenance men (we are on a first name basis). So needless to say, my frustration with winter '11 continues as the icy rain falls outside of my window.

Good news....this weather may stop celebrations but it cannot stop my birthday from coming! One of my favorite things is getting stuff in the mail, especially around my birthday. And while I may question if my friends remember my birthday, Gap, Anthropologie, Starbucks, my dermatologist, and Vera Bradley certainly have not! Take a look at the birthday loot they have sent! Looks like I have some free stuff and good deals to check out! Oh and the card is from my apartment complex.

I did have one sweet friend who sent me a gift via the UPS man. I love her,

not because she got me a gift, but because she is the BIGGEST Alabama fan I know and it was probably very painful to purchase this little sweet coffee cup.

So this gift is straight from the heart and I LOVE IT! War Eagle!

Of course, my birthday isn't until Sunday so there will be plenty of birthday fun to be had, despite Jack Frost's best efforts! It's always nice to start celebrating early and often!