Wow

So I'm almost finished with Skinny Legs and All, and will be moving on to Suite Francaise next. I tried reading Nemorovsky's book years ago but didn't have the attention span for it. Hopefully this try will be more successful.

I am still in Virginia for the rest of this week. I have been glad to be here, very glad to be able to help out and spend time with family. Plus I had about the BEST birthday ever. Granted, in the morning I didn't feel well, and spent most of the day just hanging out with my nephews and taking care of them, but the evening. Oh the evening. My sister-in-law got home, rushed about getting my birthday "fixings" ready.

While I was Skyping with my brother Andrew, the father of the household I'm at right now who is in training in Florida (learning to fly F-22 Raptors mutha fu#$as!!) Amee came in with the boys and my birthday cake. We sang and blew out candles and ate cake, then Amee gave me my present. With my earnings from babysitting, they contributed enough to buy me a Macbook!! So really I paid for a significant chunk of it, but damn. So amazing. This is my first new computer in... 8 years? And also my first Mac. So I'm a little smitten right now.

Oh the accessories she needs. She needs a case to keep her shiny and scratch-free - aubergine preferably. She needs a stand, wireless keyboard and wireless mouse for working at home. Wireless speakers, what else? She definitely needs an iPhone sister to go with her. Once my Verizon contract is up, then it is DEUCES to my Blackberry semi-illiterate phone and on to more Apple technology for my home. Sigh.

I've got the best family ever.

I also have a new avatar. This little lady will accompany me whenever video or camera use is happening with my computer's fancy new technology. Best birthday card ever to go with my present.