Another Year Gone!

I recently celebrated a birthday and it was one of the few highlights of the past two to three weeks.

I didn’t really come out of any kind of social shell, at least offline, until I hit college. Like friendships so often do, I’ve had many great friends come, go, come back, and go away again. My birthday was a wonderful combination of friends old and new: from college to Chris's most recent set of coworkers.

There were few advance plans made so I was impressed that on short notice I could fill (and then some!) a table at my preferred hibachi place in Morgantown (less sticky than the other place).

Indeed, I felt that presence is so much more important than presents, even if it’s a Monday evening and almost no one has plans anyway!

Regardless, here’s to another great year of adventures with Chris, one where I will hopefully complete my Ph.D., and one where I will continue journey of a life rich with friends, knowledge, experience, and happiness.