Okay, I’m not tired of birthdays as much as I am sick of being in the car.

My grandmother turns 88 this year, so I went to Baltimore with my parents to see her. It was a nice although short visit, and we took her out to dinner at G&M’s so I had a good time.

Feel free to mention how wonderful and young my grandmother looks for 88.

Michael’s niece turned 1 yesterday, so after returning from Baltimore I got in the car with Michael and we drove to Charleston. It was mostly family, and we got to spend some time with Michael’s sister and Maggie and Wilson before everyone arrived, so that was nice.

Maggie is absolutely adorable, as all 1 year olds should be.

Plus, I got some half-decent pictures on the way home from Baltimore.

And let me tell you, if you’re driving on I79, I69, or I70 through Maryland or West Virginia, be extra careful. I think I must have seen about 50 dead deer along the side of the road in two days. From personal experience, I can tell you that hitting a deer is no fun at all. Doing so on an interstate must be far, far worse.