Of course, I had these grand plans to spend my birthday in Iceland this year to see the aurora borealis, or more commonly known as Northern Lights, which is best viewed end of March as the weather tends to cooperate. Well, I guess this will now be my next year plan, so this year we had to do what we had.
I must say, I'm feeling pretty lucky and grateful to have such amazing friends. They really know how to make a birthday girl feel special, even if I had to put my Iceland dreams on hold.
I had two friends fly in for the celebration -- one all the way from Tbilisi, the other from San Francisco. And they cooked up a feast out of this world for more than 20 people! And the decorations! My other friends really went all out with those strings of balloons, cakes and the birthday crown. I felt like a queen for the day. It was just the kind of over-the-top celebration I love.
I got a lovely and unexpected slide show down the memory lane and serval musical numbers about Baba Yaga (funny witches) performed by my friends!!! I mean, who needs to see Northern Lights when you have a group of friends singing songs about witches, right?
Sure, the morning started with an x-ray, but once I got home it was a blast. I feel so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life. Overall, it was an incredible day and I feel so grateful for the people in my life.
