Stressless Birthday

It occurred to me on my way home from work yesterday that this is the most stress free birthday I have had in a long time. Like five years.
December 2nd of 2002 I was writing my first undergraduate term papers. It sucked. I went home for Thanksgiving and didn't do any of the work that I had planned on doing, come back to school and have like two weeks to accomplish this crap. One of those days was my birthday which I spent not actually doing any work, just worrying about it.
The next three years followed suit and soon my birthday became a vehicle for procrastination.
Then there was last year: I was two months married, unemployed and filling out graduate school applications.
This year on my birthday I feel pleasantly content and looking forward to Nativity and feeling like I've got things together. Man it feels good. Happy Birthday me.