Oh, and I'm a day older

Beef medallions in fig and port wine glaze, recipes of stuff I liked when I was younger, vacation soap, a new dress, an elmo at the beach sheet cake, barn bird-feeder, Washington-ness, roses are red violets are blue Thompson poem, flowers and perennial seeds, photo-exchange package and - my favorite food in the world (excepting the pâté, which reminds me of Fancy Feast) - a damn good charcuterie and cheese plate.

Thanks to every one who said nice stuff to me yesterday and made me feel ridiculously spoiled this week.

Oh shit. I have to go, there's a Jeffrey Dahmer special on! Sweet! It's like my birthday all over again!