We had a tiny little birthday BBQ for my 25th over at my mom’s, and it was fun, except for the wee bit of rain - first time in 25 years that it rained here on August 2nd - but at least it allowed us to barbecue and the rain didn’t ruin anything except our sitting in the garden afterwards.

Despite the rain, I had fun, spent my day with the people closest to my brain - my dad, my mom, her husband, my half-brother and my grandmother - I often find myself wishing for more people to spend it with but afterwards I’m always relieved that I didn’t have to spend time chit-chatting with people who on any other day wouldn’t give me the time of day, and - truth be told - vice versa.

For as long as I can remember it has always been rain-free and hot on my birthdays, hence I’m, like.. barely dressed.

There are some more pictures on my Flickr here.