Today, my family gathered to celebrate my cousin's 35th birthday. It was an intimate affair; a sit-down-at-the-table-and-eat-on-real-plates-with-real-silverware barbecue.

The good news is she's my older cousin, so I've still got a bit to go until I catch up with her. The bad new is she's only nine months ahead of me, so it's closer than I'd like.