All I gotta say...

It's been one HAPPY birthday! First thing I did was I opened presents. I got a lot of new accessories to go with my new digital camera. I got two camera stands (one big one and one small one), lens cleaner, a memory card reader, and a carrying case. I think all of these will be useful for my new digital photography class. I even got a spare battery as well. I have some new photos to share that were taken with my new digital camera. So, I thought they were very nice presents.

I went to church this morning. They talked about the importance on showing faith even in front of persecution like like what Jesus taught us. They thought it was a very important message to share. Anyway, for one lady, Christi, who was a pastor at our church for about five years now. However, today was her last Sunday with us. She is now moving to a new church. I came by to say "good bye" to her.

Me and Pastor Christi on her last day. She will be missed!!

 After church, I got together with Carson (my girlfriend), Bayard (my brother and pronounced BI-yard), Rachell (Bayard's wife and yes, spelled with two "L's") and Tim, and Allison (Tim and Allison are husband and wife). I know Tim and Allison from Church. There were there this morning and they also went to my Bible Study class on Sunday mornings. However, they are about to move to Arkansas, They will be missed. We all had birthday lunch at the Zinburger at Southpoint. I managed to get a photo of the four of them below. I also got some thoughtful presents from Carson, Bayard, and Rachell. Carson gave me a Detroit Tigers T-Shirt and a Reese's Crystal Dish. She even game me some Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to go with it. Carson knows I LOVE Reese's Cups. Bayard and Rachell also gave me nice presnets. They game me a Durham Bulls hat (the Durham Bulls a Triple-A Minor League team) and a copy of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Carson got along well with Tim and Allison. Like Carson, Tim and Allison were also looking forward to see the USA play Portugal tonight. However, I will have to admit, I am not a very big Soccer fan (some of you in the world probably call it Football, but here in the US we call it Soccer). I think Bayard and Rachell got along well with them, too. Overall lunch was great, except when Allison ordered a soda, the waitress came over and tried to reach over to hand it to her, but it spilled and the soda landed on Carson. There was also some glass that broke as well. Thankfully, nobody got cut. We all moved to another table in back. The waitress was so ashamed. However, it didn't bother us too much. We all enjoyed our lunch. Zinburger is a good place to eat at

Here are my guests for lunch at Zinburger from left to right, Bayard, Rachell, Allison, Tim, and Carson. 

After that, Carson came over to my place for cake desert. We couldn't eat much because we were so full from lunch. However, she took some home with her. After that I got myself a pizza. I she tried to call me when I was getting my pizza. I wasn't home, but called me through my cell phone. I called her a s soon as I came home. At first the US was behind. But she kept watching. Later on that evening, I got a message with her land line on my caller ID. She told me that nobody in her house tried to call. It must have been some kind of accident. And I guess, it was. But I called her after the US tied against Portugal. I know, the ending she wanted. But at least the US didn't lose, or win. Well, it was a nice birthday. I though all the material presents were nice, but the presents I liked most of all were the "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" wishes I got on Facebook and Twitter. It shows me that people know who I am and what today is. It makes me really happy. I mean, I don't ask for anything more or anything less. It's a much more valuable present than any material. Material presents are nice, but friendship lasts forever!!! Well, just I though I would share all that with you.