Birthday blues...

Well, everyone, yesterday was my birthday. At 7:37 am I officially turned 24 years old. Now, normally my birthday is an exciting occasion with family and friends, dinner out, and maybe another fun outing or two. This year, however, was the worst year ever I think. First of all, I had to go to work (as usual) from 8 to 5. While at my law office job, I had to read like crazy for my class that night - a huge book that I hadn't even started on!!! Not a good combo.

At 5:00 I had a meeting with a professor about my ongoing independent study on my Mexico research (yeah, I actually have to do something with the stuff I got from the archives there, dang it!). By the time I fought traffic and got home, it was after 5:30 pm. My lovely husband was already home making me dinner. He gave me the mail, which included several birthday cards, and some flowers that he had picked up for me. What a charmer! However, this was short-lived as I quickly scarfed down my food and had to leave again for class back up at school at 7:00 pm (you have to get there at like 6:30 to get a decent parking spot).

After two and a half hours of class (so....long....), I yawned my way back to my car in the parking lot and drove home. With a growing headache from all the stress of the day now growing, I barely had time to glance at a few posts on my facebook wall and some e-cards sent to me from loved ones before popping a few ibuprofen and hitting the sack.

Now, I know that not every year can my actually birthday be spectacular. Let me say this, though: the weekend better make up for yesterday, because it was pretty awful. Oh wait, I'm going to the library all day tomorrow to do research...ah, the life of a grad student is never over!!!