Birthday Surprises!

Today I turn 27! I'm sunburnt, smiling, and enjoying a lot of surprises today. :) Yesterday was a lovely last day of 26, enjoying a three hour float down the Blackfoot River atop my inner tube. Rapids, wildlife, and lots of good laughs made the hot day wonderful. Today I awoke to more surprises from my sis. She's been putting together comic strips all week for me with Marvel characters. Today I also got an Avenger's action figure and a mini rose! Great way to wake up!

Breakfast from sister! Yay for Avengers! 

 After getting to work, I realized I couldn't get to my desk due to a wall of instruments....my lab mates giggled as they proudly showed off their DustTrak castle! Hilarious! After moving all the cases, I found a gift from a dear friend on my desk: a candle that smells of....cake! Perfect!

DustTrak Castle :)

 Then a knock on the door, who is it? My mom! Bearing balloons and pastries! We strolled outside and sat on campus chatting about this day 27 years ago. It was great! She hugged me at 11:17am and I am officially 27 years old now. Today has been wonderful so far! Looking forward to seeing the family this evening and some swimming with friends after that. Awesome!!

Happy Ballons!!