It's only 10:15 am, but I can say with authority that I am having a very happy birthday. Thanks to all who have been kind enough to remember. It really makes me feel special! =)

Update: Very special birthday indeed. Co-workers, friends, and family sung and sunk (! long story) happy birthday to me at least 5 times, there was a non-stop food & drink fest (with breakfast, lunch, ice cream, cake, shots & mixed drinks, dinner, and a bottle of wine all provided by various well wishers for my consuming pleasure), I found out that I am going to be an aunt to a beautiful baby girl to be named Ellen Marie Bignault come December, and I generally felt very loved. Oh, and one the secretaries on our floor now has a crush on my Dad (having heard his rendition of the birthday tune on my voicemail). All and all, a fantastic day: a prelude to what is sure to be a fantastic year, and a fantastic decade.