Birthday

Or, cake-for-breakfast day, as it's known in our house.  It was fantastic having my parents here to celebrate with me, because:

1. I hadn't seen them for ten months, so being able to spend the day with them was super special.
2. We got to go to the Opera House for our first time and theirs.
3. Having your parents around always makes you revert to behaving like a child, anyway, so I felt much younger than the 21* I was turning.

* What?!

But mainly it was number 1.   To start the day, it's a tradition that the birthday person gets a birthday table - including, but not limited to: a cake, flowers, candles, a present, cards,  chocolates, miscellaneous sundry treats.  This year I got TWO birthday tables!

The inside table, flowers, cake, gift and cards achievement unlocked

Outside table - good weather and good company achievement unlocked

 After spending a lovely day together, we got togged up in our best attire and headed to the opera house.  We had a lovely dinner there, with this as the view:

Then we had a great time watching the King and I.  Sadly, we seem to have no pictures of us all looking dapper and sophisticated, but let's just pretend you can imagine that, ok?!

All in all, a satisfactory start to my 21st* year!

* Seriously, what?!