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25 Here I am!

My actual birthday (Thursday) just was... I guess.


My cubemates were wonderful.  I asked them not to plan anything or make a big deal out of my bday and that's exactly what they did!  Thank you. =)  
I got to work after a pretty annoying commute... ugh that bus driver.  Anyway I got there to find two very sweet and hilarious cards and some delicious yogurt covered pretzels.


That night was the 21+ event at work (meaning I had to work late and it was a very busy day).  Oh, well.  The theme was Chinese New Year (p.s. I made-up that cocktail.  Yea me!) so I got to see a pretty awesome dragon dance.
It was a crazier than usual event (involved a bit of running... literally).


Saturday I took the day off for a "me day."
It was a bit of a bust, but at least I wasn't at work.
Saturday night I went to a dive bar with a few of my friends.  I took my camera with the intention to get some awesome photos.  I basically failed and took less than 5.  Oh well.  Here they are:



andrew didn't smile in take 1
so... 
take 2



AND NOW I'M 25!
I'm quite excited to see what 25 has in store for me.

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