happy birthday to us

New Year's Eve is a great day. Not because it is a day to reflect on the past year, or look forward to a new one. Not because you get to set new goals for a new year or because you have an excuse to stay up late. It is great because it is mine and Annie's birthday!

This year was no exception, we had a great day. It is always fun to be together for our birthday.

This was a big birthday: the big 3-0. But I'm pretty sure that 30 is the new 20, so we are happy.

We opted for banana royales this year.

We also had fun ringing in the new year with friends from our Laramie days. Our roommate from college, Brenda, drove over from a different part of Arizona; and a long-long time Laramie friend, Erica, has moved to the Gila Valley so she came over. It was a lot of fun.