Aside from tennis practice, today's been one of my best birthdays ever...

It's been cloudy and rainy all afternoon, which is my favorite weather. I walked around outside the house in the rain, looked at the various plants beginning to sprout and bud – the late snow we got last weekend has melted, and it's expected to be fairly warm from now on, so spring is finally here to stay. I got pretty drenched but had great fun, then came back inside and sat gazing out the window, writing a poem... Rain tends to be what inspires me most, and this time I got over a page out of it...

Otherwise, I spent the afternoon listening to Over the Hills and Far Away by Nightwish, then heard The Memory of Trees by Enya, my favorite piece, later on. All while it was pleasantly cool and dark...

Haven't gotten any presents yet (we open them after dinner), but Francesca baked me a chocolate chip cookie cake, which tasted absolutely amazing. The sophomores ate most of it during third period (which I have free) and break, but I still have some left. Today was also the Sophomore forum (a debate thing between four students with a moderator), and also the birthday of both the forum organizer and my English teacher. Mike (one of the participants) bought a cake to celebrate after lunch, which was eaten by the five speakers, the organizer, and Lowell and Garrett for some reason, and they also invited my English teacher and me to have some. Woot! ^^

So being sixteen has been awesome so far. Especially the weather, sunny but cool in the morning, then grey and rainy in the afternoon...

~ ToM