My dear friends threw me a little birthday party last night, and I have to say, I was more than touched. There was a wall of note-cards listing out "31 Things We Love About Katie", as well as a donut tower, and a smorgasbord of all my favorite foods. I'm so thankful to have such caring, sweet people in my life. It sure makes a gal feel special! (That last photo was taken by Elsie.) We spent the evening laughing and eating (and eating some more). It was a pretty perfect way to enter this new…