i had a great birthday, by the way - thanks for the comments, cards and calls! i think i may have confused people, though - we did not spend my birthday in new york. we had a lovely little dinner party to celebrate my, julianna's, and kevin's birthday. it was small and fun and my wonderful husband make his scrumptious sushi. all of this was after i had the day to myself in the best possible way... tonight is our flight to the big city. i'm very excited and keep counting the hours until we go to the airport. i've really only spent one day in new york before, so it's like i'm going for the first time. hooplah! hopefully we'll remember the camera so my posts can be a little more colorful next week. happy weekend!