Thank you my friends. While I did have to work today afterwards I was invited to a meal at Father Dionysi's house with Metropolitan Valentine and Father Andrei and 2 Russian-born guests, Svetlana and Sergei. It was wonderful Russian food, great conversation and concluded with the Metropolitan leading everyone in singing God Grant you many Years. Before I left Fathers Andrei and Dionysi and I had a wonderful discussion on a plethora of topics, making it a very enjoyable birthday. To come home to well wishes from my friends at the Café was an added bonus.
I hope that I have not spent my 30th year on this planet too frivolously and ask forgiveness of any I may have offended and ask for prayers that my 31st years shall be even more spiritually prosperous for me.