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Monday was my birthday and, for the first time in ages, I hosted a party to celebrate.

My normal approach to birthdays has been to have small quiet events with select people over the course of a week or so, but this year, I decided to invite everyone all at the same time. As parties go, it was still fairly small (although I think I've only ever had more people in my house on Christmas) and reasonably simple. Just cake, snacks, and visiting. No singing, no pinata, and no planned events.

I think it went well. People seemed to enjoy themselves and there was even a party crasher. She was the sweetest eight month old ever though, so a wonderful surprise guest.

I definitely had fun. I got to hold a couple of babies, play with a bunch of kids, heard exciting news from both Suzy and Robyn, and got to visit with a bunch of good friends. I should probably do this sort of thing more often.