Pumpkin Patches

Umm...is it really 34? Do I get anything special for that, besides a different marketing demographic?

It's funny, because now that I am on the west coast, it is already my birthday in Michigan... I just hope everyone remembers the time change when they call to wish me happy birthday in the morning! (Kramer, this means you...no more 5am wake-up calls, my man) But it was another gorgeous day here in Oregon, and the stock market was up over 900 points, and generally a lot of people just took a full breath of air for the first time in about two months because hopefully we have turned the corner in the economy. Hopefully. I am an eternal optimist, so we shall see. I should've purchased Ford stock when it was going for $1.99 on Friday afternoon...that's like, 2 double cheeseburgers from McDonald's! But maybe I have enough eggs in that basket.

I have received some pretty cool gifts recently, but even though I am happy to receive all these items (and the music is really unbelievable), I have to stop and be thankful for all the rest of the gifts I have in my life. Amazing family and friends come to mind, a steady job, a house to call my own, some cool trips on the horizon, and a beautiful setting to wake up in every morning. I really am pretty lucky, and I do wish to thank everyone out there that I don't get to thank enough. So hopefully, I get to talk with you tomorrow, but if I don't...please just know that I am thinking of my family and friends all day, and having a great birthday. Peace and love... Michael