Birthdays and me

What's up with birthdays in November! Here I am with my friend Mandy at her birthday dinner last weekend, which I am mainly posting because the lighting is fabulous! Tomorrow is Erica's and the 18th is my friend Karen's. Plus there is Jo's on the 20th or 21st or something, I have never been quite sure about that despite having known her 25 years. It's too late to ask now I guess! Birthdays are nice, but too expensive.