:)

It's truly great to be remembered. This might sound somewhat egocentric, but in the end I do think that almost all people need to know and feel that other people care about them and sometimes think of them. And birthdays happen to be moments on which people think of you, so another reason for me to enjoy growing one year older. :) The day itself was very nice, many wishes from many friends and relatives, nice presents and a nice dinner party thingy in the evening. Home made pizza's, no shop can beat those. :) One of the smallest presents I got was no surprise to me, but it means a lot more to me than what it looks like. It was the last train wagon on the picture.

The last eight years I received one wagon for each birthday from my best friend Charlotte. We will have been best friends for ten years this year, which I think is already quite something. One could say that now that my name is finished, our friendship could be too, but she decided to now start on my last name. Then I'll have 8 years to find myself a husband and put his last name behind it. And if he has a double last name (as many scandinavians or southern european people have), my friendship with Charlotte will be secured for quite some more years it seems. :) And then I'll just get divorced some times to keep on going. ;)

The following poem was part of my card and present I got from my Thor, in far away Venezuela. He wrote some instructions on top of it, so I'll do my best. Correct me if I write rubbish, spanish readers of mine. :P

Saying friendship

is like saying care,

it is like saying support

and help when

there are problems.

Saying friendship

is like saying loyalty,

it is like saying comprehension

and sincerity

Saying friendship

is like saying happiness,

it is like saying life.

Maybe quite a free translation with that verb, but a direct one would have sounded even more unnatural in English I think. Anyway, even though I am everything but poetic, I like this text. Probably because I received it from someone I consider a true friend anyway and that gives it extra meaning. :) Maybe it isn't good to be dependent, but there definitely are some people I couldn't anymore imagine my life without.