the party

so, not quite 30 yet, but celebrated well last night. we ended up being 15, which was nice and cosy. we ate well, had lots of laughs, talked, caught up... it was great. suddenly it was 3am and we were all surprised. the last people left, we cleaned up a bit and went home. slept 4 hours before having to wake up and drive my friends to the airport. came back, slept some more, but had to wake up and spend some quality time with my dog (he will, after all, be very far away in a month), but am now totally exhausted. will go to bed soon. but had a really good time, which i think bodes well for this 30th year.