Okay, I failed to mention one of the coolest elements of my birthday ... that is, my friends and employees (tutors) gave me a surprise birthday party on Thursday. My friend Ginger arranged the whole thing through her cell phone by text messaging everyone to meet at my office on Thursday at 5:30. I never in a million years suspected anything! I was cruising on Cloud 9 after having my exit interview with Dr. Truluck, Dr. Sandmann, and Dr. Cervero (Professors from the program I'm about to finish have to interview everyone in the cohort to ask questions about our final projects and portfolio - mine went better than I could have imagined, but it'll have to be another posting to describe it), and I was in my office telling Ginger and her husband Sean about the interview. They were REALLY acting as if they were interested and kept asking me to tell them all about it ... yada yada yada ... and then I notice some other tutors gather around my door ... when finally Ginger stands up and says, "come on out here and finish telling me." I walk out my door and streamers are hung everywhere, there's a big Atlanta Braves birthday cake on the table, and friends, colleagues, and tutors are gathered all in the main room of the building! We have a back door to the building and they quietly crept in without my knowing. I never heard a peep come from that room as they're hanging the streamers everywhere. It was such a surprise!!! I knew Ginger had to have her hand in this ... 'specially when I saw the Braves cake. Ginger, myself, and my friends Angela and Nita are going on a "girl's weekend" to see the Braves play this coming weekend, and, of course, ALL my friends know how Braves crazy I am ... so the cake was PERFECT. Thank goodness the Braves decorations are plastic because I washed them and put them on display with all the other things my students have given me over the years. In fact, I can see it now as I'm typing this ... the home plate is sitting next to my Ken Griffey, Jr. bobblehead doll! (See above photo)
There ... I think that takes care of all of the birthday news (I know that makes you happy, Will ;))
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