On a happier note...

Some friends and I got together at Photographer Val's to celebrate the 25th birthday of a fellow reporter last Friday. It wasn't much - just food, drank (yes, I said drank), conversation and laughs.

Here are some photos from the party entitled, "David joins the '25 is awesome' club."

The birthday boy and his cake.

Doesn't everyone look like they're having a really good time?

Paparazzi Val (who shot all these photos) strikes again.

Quite a few folks dropped by.

Me and the b/f.

Huddled in the kitchen is where we stayed most of the night.

The party also served to break-in Val's new house, which she bought last month. She's so grown up. Shoot, at 25, I guess we all are.

I'm officially 25

And I don't know how I feel about it yet...

I had a great weekend. My friends came down and met me in Dallas where we shopped, ate and partied the weekend away.

(More pictures to come...)

Then I came back yesterday and spent some time with the boyfriend - a simple and refreshing dinner and a movie.

I'm old now, and here are just a few things that happened this weekend to prove that fact...

1. On Saturday, after an awesome dinner at Grand Lux Cafe in the Dallas Galleria, I (and all of my friends) climbed into the bed and took a nap before going out.

2. When we did go out later that night, it was only for an hour or so. Then we headed back to the hotel and got back in bed.

3. After getting home around noon, I took another nap.

It's weird, but I feel myself slowing down and not wanting to hang out like I've always done.

I'll take watching a movie at home with the boyfriend, a quiet afternoon with a good book or just a good nap over hanging in the streets.

Guess I just can't do it like I used to...