Katie and Nick celebrated their thirtieth birthdays this week. Nick and Trupe arranged a party at The Candlelite, a delightful pizza joint/bar in Rogers Park. It was a semi-surprise party for Katie, and her sister made Nick and Katie masks for us to wear during the "SURPRISE!"

It was a fun night, and I got to reunite briefly with a few of my favorite people. I'm terrible at correspondence, so sometimes these parties are the only times I get to see these folks. I am a good friend and a bad friend all in one.

P.S. I passed my skills test on Wednesday. I think I did pretty well, if for no other reason than the fact that I was more relaxed. This week is our Physical Assessment final, so hopefully I'll also do well on that.