Birthday Joy ain't over, 'til there's flowers.

Do you know this about me?

Flowers bring me massive joy.

 As does a table full of pretty food, 

  ready for people, 

gathered,

 connecting,

smiling,

being.

Knowing this about me,

this very special friend and housemate invited a wide variety of my friends over,

to wrap my birthweek up with a house ringing with laughter, 
and all of the things I love.

Birthday Joy.

There were other things that made this day joyful.

First, there were the lovely men who

took care of the fact that my car was sitting in the driveway with a tire that --despite the joy of the event--was feeling rather deflated.

They [and a bunch of others I didn't get to document]

worked very hard.

Then, 

 there was the prettiest lemon cake by this pretty lady,

 with wishes for a new year,

and,

I'm not sure what.

But, it was Joy, and joyful.

I'm grateful friends,

for all of it, and for all of you.