Happy birthday to Ben!

Yup - today's the special day! And instead of falling leaves and dropping temps, this year, Ben gets to celebrate with longer days, blooming flowers, and baby ducklings. It's kind of weird to have our birthday eco-cues flipped.

Although we didn't originally have any special plans, Ben decided to take the day off. We headed to Macquarie Centre (which is essentially a mall, but it's the place to go for absolutely everything - I know, who'd ever have imagined that Ben would choose to spend his birthday at a mall!). We did a few errands and then ate lunch at this sushi bar that has a conveyor belt full of sushi. You just pull off whatever looks good and pay for the number of plates at the end. Pretty fun! And then we saw the new James Bond movie! Although it's missing a few of the classic Bond features (e.g. Q and his gadgets, sleeping with the enemy), it was still good.

AND, in a few days, we're going to take a birthday/anniversary/thanksgiving trip down to ACT (Australian Capital Territory). We'll fill you in when we get back.

So happy 31st birthday, Ben!!

It's an old pic, but I like it.