Feels like a birthday year

People have been asking me what we're doing for my birthday this year, and I gotta tell you, I'm exhausted already just thinking about what we have going on. Sneaking in specific birthday stuff is quite literally beyond me this year. Survival will be the best gift possible. I'm not complaining. We've already had record travel fun this year, including my first-ever cruise that I feel like I just left. Still to come are trips to Boston, Oregon, Florida, California and Maine. My birthday falls the day before our annual Sleepover Book Club - which is always a huge, super fun day of excess. (And yes, we'll not only discuss the book, but we'll rate the year's books from best to worst. I have a reputation as a hard grader, but really, don't people need to know what to read and what to skip?) Before Book Club, we're having dinner with friends and the day after Book Club, we have tickets to see The Black Keys. I also just had four great days with Ali and Bea...