Happy Birthday To Me!

On Friday, the 15th, I celebrated my 24th birthday. It wasn't anything too special. My flatmate, Sophie, made me cupcakes.

I opened my presents from my mom and dad, which I'd been holding on to for a few weeks and they consisted of the sequel to Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber (VERY good series! Hopefully the second book will continue that way. No idea when I'll have time to read it since I still haven't gotten to Mockingjay, the last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy), and the DVD Letters to Juliet. They also gave me some pounds to spend as I please. Isn't that nice?! I plan on buying some nice boots with it. My flatmates were really nice and got me cards as well. Caoimh got me a pretty necklace and Sophie got me a PostSecret book since I had been spying on hers.

I had a fairly laid back day. I didn't do anything different than usual (which means lying around watching tv and reading for school). We had people over to our flat and I wore my lovely birthday dress that I'd bought. Unfortunately, I had way too much wine to drink (probably over a bottle and a half in under 3 hours) and by the time we went out to Espionage to go dancing, I was done in. I left early, went home, and made good friends with my bed. This picture is me and my flatmate. I was struggling to be awake and alive at this point. I look wrecked (my mother kindly phrased it "toasted" when she saw them!) in almost every photo.

Saturday I was pretty much dead to the world with a hangover like no other and sat in my bed feeling sorry for myself, swearing off alcohol, and watching Project Runway. I managed to get up around 5pm, eat something, and walk to a bar where my friend Danny was having his belated birthday celebration.

In other news, fall has officially begun! Okay, the weather has been cold here for weeks and even colder lately and nearly all the leaves have changed and started falling but I bought canned pumpkin online and made my first batch of pumpkin goodies on Thursday. I make pumpkin chocolate chip muffins with a cream cheese center. Yum, yum, yum they were so good!

Not up to much this week except more classes and readings! However I have begun to piece together my costume for a certain pirate party I am attending on Saturday. Will possibly be awesome. Arrrrrrrrrrr.