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Briefly I will summarize my yesterday. I had a real birthday yesterday! What I really mean is an unreal birthday. I spent all day w/ my AH. We ate,shopped & saw a movie. Come to think of it my dad & step mom pretty much did the same when they could especially when I was younger. That was a side note. Anyhow, we went to this all you can eat place & sure enough before we could pay for the food, I spilled my drink. Then my husband spilled his drink at the table. It was kind of odd in my opinion. But we had to start the day over not forgetting how crazy it seemed, I gotta laugh. I am always having expectations on my birthday about how it is supposed to be. I am getting close to a milestone & my mind is going. I have aches & pains where I never really had before. But I am not complaining. My life is pretty good. I live as simple as I can.
So, back to my crazy but enjoyable birthday. I am just grateful for the fact that I still look forward to the day. I am finally catching up w/ my mental or maturity wise. I just have to remember to be grateful every day for another breath.
Always Good to Celebrate the Life of another Year ;)
I too am One that Also tends to put Expectations on Holidays/anniversary/birthday's... and it Always Gets me in a Funk... It doesn't help that My own birthday is On One of the Most Important Holidays of the Year around here (Christmas)... So I Have Pretty Much always felt shorted on mine :/
Good for you for Going out and Making a Day of It ;) No Since Crying over a "Spilled Drink"...lol Glad you could Overcome and Enjoy ;)
Awww Happy Birthday Kathleen! So glad you chose to share about it here. Great when we can laugh at the small stuff like spilling our drinks at the table. Who knew that was catching huh. Maybe a new birthday tradition instead of offering a toast! lol Many, many more wonderful birthdays!! (((hugs))) TT
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Happy Birthday to you Hoot!!! It sounds like a great day - even with mishaps.
I am glad to share this journey with you and all from MIP - grateful often and always...
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