Birthday 2024

The day itself was quiet and sedate. We got food and cookies. I had some birthday booze. I thought about my dad a lot. He used to sing "Happy Birthday" to me every year on this day. It's hard not to have him here.

I wish my dad was still here. I wish he was still alive. I miss him today more than probably any other day since he passed. 

I had some very good birthday surprises though. When we went to the movies, my roommate got us popcorn. We'd not had that in a long time. One of my very close friends made me a knitted cat. Both of these things really delighted me. 

We ended up at a different restaurant yesterday than we planned. The one we wanted was closed. Thankfully, we'd decided on a backup. I enjoyed it quite a lot.

Overall, aside from missing my dad, it was a great birthday. I'm thankful for everyone who helped to make it that way.