Ah November, here you are!  You came too fast from last year.  Because November is my birthday month, I've been reminiscing over the past year, my blessings, my accomplishments, my failures (just so I could focus on how to correct them and make it better) and my life in all its aspects: family, friends, career, including this blog.

To celebrate my birthday with my family and closest friends, is more than enough (although an out-of-town or an out-of-the-country trip would be nice too.)  Just to share, here was how I celebrated my birthday last year: