Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 37 yesterday - which seems really weird because I still think 37 years olds are...........well, old.

I am 37 with two kids under the age of five. I must be old *and* insane! LOL!!

Here are a few interesting facts about January 20th:

1265 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now also known as the "Houses of Parliament".

1649 - Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes".

1801 - John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.

1885 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster.

1929 - In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking film filmed outdoors, is released.

1969 - The first pulsar is discovered, in the Crab Nebula.


1986 - Martin Luther King, Jr., day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

1986 - The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel.Other famous people - besides me, that is, born on January 20th:

1358 - Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile
1896 - George Burns, American actor, comedian (d. 1996)
1930 - Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., astronaut
1956 - Bill Maher, American actor, comedian, and political analyst

My birthday falls on a 'cusp day' in terms of my astrological sign - which I find fun just to look at to see how wrong it is - and so I am influenced by both the Capricorn and Aquarius signs. The Capricorn/Aquarius Cusp is from dates January 19 to January 23. The Capricorn/Aquarian is thought to be ambitious, responsible, traditional, careful, reserved, introvert, stable, fixed opinions, tolerant, broad-minded, self-confident, unique, intellectual, original, offbeat, experimental, cautious,competitive, business-oriented, and multitalented. The Capricorn/Aquarian is prone to be rebellious, saturnine, over-critical, dogmatic, narrow-minded, over-cautious, judgmental, cold, stubborn, and aloof.

Hmmm....so I am tolerant, yet judgmental and narrow minded. Ambitious and business oriented yet overly cautious and an introvert. Wow. I'm messed up.

I spent my day yesterday with my hubby, my kids and my Mom and sister Jill. We had lunch at Chili's - where I ate way to much - and then went to Target. For me, the perfect birthday!