Birthday!!

Well, as the title clearly gave away, today is my birthday! :) It was very nice to wake up to have my family bring a giant cake to my bed. I don't think cake in bed the first thing in the morning is good for you, but it's my birthday: I'll worry about it tomorrow (I'm joking)! Some people say it must be inconvenient to have my birthday right before Christmas (combined presents?), but honestly it doesn't matter to me. My birthday's always the time I reflect because:

1) It's my birthday, obviously, and I'm a year older now! I think about how I can act... more mature...
2) Day right after is Christmas so I start to think about what my family and friends have done for me... and
3) In about a week or so it's going to be 2012! Gives me some time to ponder whether or not I've accomplished some things this year.

Today I'm going out with friends and family to Puerta de Sol. If any of you guys have been to Madrid, you would know it's the busiest and most hectic place (both tourists and residents) in Madrid. The amount of people there practically quadruples around Christmas time. Wish me luck! Hopefully I don't get pickpocketed (I've yet to be)or lost amidst the HUGE crowds on my birthday!

I apologize for the short post, happy holidays everyone!

Are you more inclined to like seasons you were born in? :)

Hey guys, just a random thing I wanted to talk about today.

I remember reading from a magazine a few years ago that we generally tend to like seasons (as in spring, summer, fall, winter) that we were born in. I can't say if this is true, yet it has been true for me and many of my friends and family. I was born in December and I have to say I LOVE the winter. Not just Christmas and the "festive spirit" (although that does make up a lot of it), but the snow, drinking hot coco, you get the picture. My brother was born in the spring and he himself loves springtime, for "no explainable reason".

Does this ring true for anyone? Or is it just a coincidence that everyone I know says this is correct? And now for a little tune to settle ourselves into winter (although we are still in September):

Have a great day everyone!