The birthday celebration started a day early, Friday, when Mom and Dad decided to treat us to dinner at Bel Ami, downtown. It was a great restaurant but for the price Dad ended up shelling out for all six of us I could have asked for better food. Then again the tsiramisu was awesome, but who could screw that up?

After dinner Brian and Ching joined Ray and I at Finn's for drinks and a couple of games on the Megatouch machine. Ching is now a Word Dojo addict. Ray and I did not stay out very late, especially since he felt like he was comming down with something. Regardless, he did force himself up the next day to take me shopping, and then to dinner at Redrock and drinks at the new blues bar, Liquid. That was my birthday present, which sorta spilled over to today. I took pics of everything I bought the day of, but don't have time for the stuff I got today. But you get the idea...I'm spoiled.