April 7th - A glorious day

Happy Birthday to me,

Happy Birthday to me,

Happy Birthday dear Ashley,

Happy Birthday to ME!

Oh, you mean you didn't know it was my birthday? Well, now you do! I'm 28 today. This will be a challenge because for the past year, I kept forgetting I was 27. I guess your mind really is the first thing to go. I'm celebrating this weekend with a dinner at the Melting Pot. Mmmmm fondue. But tonight? CAKE! I gave John a lot of grief about this cake. I'm a bit of a control freak. I just discovered this about myself. How sad that it took 28 years to come to this realization. When I told John I like to control things he gave me a priceless look that said simply, "Duh." But, I'll have you know that he was going to wait until the weekend to give me cake even though my birthday is today, a Thursday. That would have been the saddest birthday ever. So you see, my controlling nature is a direct result of John and his grand plans. Anyway, I'll have a slice, or two, for you. Promise. And I did let him make the dinner reservations. I bit my tongue several times so as not to remind him. It was tough.