Oh Yeah! Today Is My Birthday

Woke up this morning feeling...jolly good!  Today is my birthday, and it doesn't matter that I'm another year older.  I'm simply happy to be alive and well.  Life could be far better than it currently is, but if it were, it would probably be just plain boring.  I say go with the flow and embrace life as it is.  That's not to say accept things as they are, but to adapt and change for the better.  For the most part, live, laugh, love.  Be free and authentic.  Simply be.

With that said, allow me to share photos of my special day spent at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve and the Nevada State Museum.

Nevada State Museum

The Columbian Mammoth

Ichthyosaur (top) and Pacific Horse (bottom)

The Columbian Mammoth

The Trails at the Springs Preserve

The Spring House remains, a restoration site.

I love archeology!

View of Las Vegas Strip in the distance.

Historic Oil Tower in the distance.

The Gardens at the Springs Preserve

(Recycled Art by Dave Thompson)

Miscellaneous Shots at the Springs Preserve

The Ori-Gen Experience

The Rotunda

View of the Vegas Strip in the distance.

The Ori-Gen Experience

The Springs Cafe

Thus, I leave you with an excerpt from Madonna's "B-Day Song," which I played repeatedly throughout the day.

"I know it's gonna be a good day.

Oh yeah! Today is my birthday!

I'm a happy girl.

In a happy world."

So it's your birthday.  Go forth and celebrate your life!

Birthday Cupcake

I opted for the Blue Octopus cupcake over Hello Kitty, SpongeBob, and Green Lantern. LoL

Another Year...

The Springs Preserve

I celebrated my birthday at the Springs Preserve, and I had a wonderful time!  The Springs Preserve is an interesting, fun, and amazing place to visit!  I learned quite a lot about the Mojave Desert and its people at the Origen Museum, hiked to the Cauldron Pool, enjoyed a relaxing stroll in the Gardens, purchased a few postcards for my collection, and ate at the Springs Cafe by Wolfgang Puck.  Needless to say, my day was rather productive and absolutely brilliant despite spending my birthday alone.  I loved every minute of my special day, and it's not over yet!  I've got something planned for myself that involves dinner from PF Chang's, margaritas, a birthday cupcake, and a good DVD to end the night

I wanted to share this letter I wrote to my future self which I created last year on my birthday via Future Me.  Although I'm no longer with her, the letter brought a huge smile to my face.

Dear Future Me,

So you're another year older. What's new? Hopefully, things are going great for you and Micki, as well as the boys. I also hope we're closer to fulfilling our dreams. Have you got at least the first chapter done on that semi-autobiographical novel? If not, don't sweat it. But never forget your passion. Simply be true to yourself and forget what the world thinks. YOU ARE A FRICKING BRILLIANT STAR!!!

Enjoy your special day, and always remember to breathe and live authentically.

-HRD

I sent another letter today to my future self in commemoration of another year.  I truly hope that this time next year, my life will be on the right track and that I'll be living it to the fullest!

Thank you for another year!  May God bless me with many more to come!