Thanks y'all.

I wouldn't have been surprised by a text or an email on my birthday. That would be pretty normal. But I didn't expect a card, especially since she had said she wouldn't be able to give me one.

Musing, I'm not sure where that rule came from. I should ask her. As far as I know, birthday cards aren't specifically considered bad to most licensing boards in the USA. But maybe there's something there that applies. She has never given me anything before.

And I think I love her. And I think I need to tell her that. And although I know she would be okay with that, I am still anxious about it.