happy birthday to me

i've celebrated my 20th birthday by laying feverish in bed, sleeping until 1 pm because i was too delirious to do anything else. but even in spite of my sickness, i've been able to be thankful for a few things:

-birthday messages waiting on-line
-my family checking in on me and being more sad than me about my sick state on my birthday
-being taken care of
-phone calls from some of my dearest friends

so, even though this is definitely the grossest i've ever felt on a birthday before, it hasn't been completely bad.

i've felt very loved.