The cat's birthday gift to me was not waking us up at the crack of dawn. My alarm did that for us and Rebecca very kindly elected to get up with me so we could share a morning together... It was still dark outside when we got up so she got a mite more than she bargained for but that made the gesture all the sweeter. I unwrapped several well curated books from her alongside my cards which now adorn my mantle piece.
Flash forward to work and my one colleague who was in earlier than me managed to do a heck of a job decorating, AND making coffee for all the grown ups before their tech recce. I helped wrangle them all onto the bus and someone loudly announced it was my birthday... So of course a room full of very important people all started singing happy birthday to me which is as embarrassing and cool as it sounds. My team continued to spoil me throughout the day with cake and well wishes, greatly appreciated when I was actually running around a fair bit today.
Back home I was joined by Louis and Rachel for some Street Fighter, burgers and Bake Off. Which meant even more cake.
The existential dread was staved off for the entirety of the day, I was just so happy to be surrounded by people who genuinely enjoy my company and wish me all the best. Even on a long work day I felt very special.
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