Money Penny the Birthday Girl

I am shocked. Absolutely stunned. Someone gave me a $100 bill for my birthday, and yes, it is real. I have been instructed to spend it on something just for fun and not something "bill-ish," as it were. I'm just astounded.

I really have wonderful friends who have been very thoughtful, generous, and kind to me today. At work, we got name badges--first day today--and Cindie decided to label mine with a "birthday girl" addition as well as some curly ribbon and another mini sign that said "money and chocolate welcomed!" Seriously, every time someone came in the bookstore, Cindie or Evan or Ronda would tell them it was my birthday. It was embarrassing, but still a lot of fun. :)

Susie got me some stationery and girly tissues--they made me laugh--and her note was very sweet and almost made me cry. She gave it to me Sunday night, but I opened it today, because today is my birthday and Sunday wasn't. (Funny how that works...)

I got texted happy birthday wishes, and comments on myspace, and was sung to on several occasions in the bookstore--once with amazing harmony from several of the customers, one of whom is our current ASB prez. (Thanks, Jed!) And the money randomly came from Merlin--our school photographer--when he saw the label on my nametag. Wow...so funny! And it seriously shocked me! I was speechless afterward. Absolutely speechless.

Now I'm going to go up to a friend's and eat some good dinner and chill and hang out and laugh. Oh, and the other two b-day gifts I got today included a bunch of baloons (how'd you have the time to buy balloons when you were moving in to your apartment?!) and the news that we'd have someone auditioning for "Nina Variations"--a GUY, which is awesome at this school. (And, he'd be brilliant in the role!)