I was happy at her expression when she discovered that I had picked up a present for her (we had several discussions about how our finances didn't allow it). I was also glad that she liked her gift of the two Carcassonne expansions (by far her favorite game right now) which we then spent most of the evening playing.
It might not have been the best birthday celebration (especially with its inauspicious beginning), but I think that she still had fun.