bday

i had a pretty good bday yesterday. even though it started out at the doctors. my ears had started hurting at work the day before so i figured the nurses were right. the doctor said i had some fluid in them but that it wasn't a full blown infection. she said to take sudafed gave me something for the dizziness. but on the prescription it says it may cause dizziness and drowsiness. so that won't really help at work. or in general if it really makes me dizzy. they did some labs on my bloodwork though so i know there's not anything else seriously wrong with me. i also got my cholesterol checked. it's been a few years and growing up i always had really high cholesterol from my mom. seeing both my parents have heart issues over the years i know i really should be doing something about it. after the doctors i finished my christmas shopping. that one sentence took about five hours. while we were shopping though gareth bought me a magic bullet food processor. and a car wash. he'd already gotten me the national geographic series on disc. every issue ever made. it looks pretty cool. and it was very thoughtful of him. we went by petsmart yesterday and there was a rat that looked just like pete there. i really wanted to get him. gareth put his foot down though and said it was a bad idea. he's probably right. i don't really want to replace him. i just really miss him. my family called me from florida to wish me a happy bday. mom wanted them to sing but that's just what mom does every year. leaves me a voicemail of her singing happy bday. gareth took me to maggianos last night. i got the eggplant parmesan and he got the giant lasagna. i brought home chocolate cake. and most of the lasagna. it was nice. i'd say i had a happy bday. thanks everyone.