Pretty Party sans Pretty Cake
The past month or so has been a blur of frenetic activity and just general cabin fever waiting for spring.
My birthday (the BIG one – whatever that means) is tomorrow. I will be old(er)...
^_^
There’s been a certain sense of depression surrounding this birthday. I have never really cared about ‘how old’ I was – after all it’s just a number – but as I age and time (and life) seem so fleeting, I guess I long for a bit of a ‘do over’ or the guarantee that I will be here for a while and able to enjoy everything without the natural progression of age hampering those efforts.
The weekend began on nice note with Erin and I being in touch most of the day Friday. He has off every other Friday and it’s nice because he gets to photograph churches and do work around the house and we get to talk a little more and sneak visits with each other. So all day he called me as he went from place to place and he even showed up at my job to surprise me with a visit. We were able to share hugs and kisses.
That night, we went to our parish fish fry and got the food ‘to go’ so we could have a little picnic outside. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and it was very cold. But we ate quickly and then went to a Borders book store to sit and talk and share some coffee together. We left the store and invited one of Erin’s friends from his men’s group to join us at home for more coffee and conversation. It was a very nice evening.
The next day, I taught my Saturday morning Yoga class and my husband was sweet enough to leave the surprise of a chocolate bar under my windshield wiper. Luckily, the icky weather did not destroy the chocolate.
My wonderful, amazing husband was taking me to a movie that afternoon. I knew something was afoot, I had no idea what would transpire when we got to the theatre. It turns out, he had invited 120 of our closest friends to meet us and celebrate my b-day. Fortunately only about 12 showed up. I say fortunately, because the theatre could not have fit all 120 of us – nor could the restaurant. I had known Erin was planning something, but I was totally blown away by the people who showed up and I had a wonderful time. I got to see the movie ‘Last Station’ with Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer (brilliant) and then we got to go to a nearby Turkish restaurant for excellent food and fun conversation. Unfortunately, there was no ‘pretty cake’ for us to sing happy birthday to but still, I believe a good time was had by all.
Thank you my Love for an incredible present. The best present of all – the present of love and fellowship with friends.
My birthday (the BIG one – whatever that means) is tomorrow. I will be old(er)...
^_^
There’s been a certain sense of depression surrounding this birthday. I have never really cared about ‘how old’ I was – after all it’s just a number – but as I age and time (and life) seem so fleeting, I guess I long for a bit of a ‘do over’ or the guarantee that I will be here for a while and able to enjoy everything without the natural progression of age hampering those efforts.
The weekend began on nice note with Erin and I being in touch most of the day Friday. He has off every other Friday and it’s nice because he gets to photograph churches and do work around the house and we get to talk a little more and sneak visits with each other. So all day he called me as he went from place to place and he even showed up at my job to surprise me with a visit. We were able to share hugs and kisses.
That night, we went to our parish fish fry and got the food ‘to go’ so we could have a little picnic outside. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and it was very cold. But we ate quickly and then went to a Borders book store to sit and talk and share some coffee together. We left the store and invited one of Erin’s friends from his men’s group to join us at home for more coffee and conversation. It was a very nice evening.
The next day, I taught my Saturday morning Yoga class and my husband was sweet enough to leave the surprise of a chocolate bar under my windshield wiper. Luckily, the icky weather did not destroy the chocolate.
My wonderful, amazing husband was taking me to a movie that afternoon. I knew something was afoot, I had no idea what would transpire when we got to the theatre. It turns out, he had invited 120 of our closest friends to meet us and celebrate my b-day. Fortunately only about 12 showed up. I say fortunately, because the theatre could not have fit all 120 of us – nor could the restaurant. I had known Erin was planning something, but I was totally blown away by the people who showed up and I had a wonderful time. I got to see the movie ‘Last Station’ with Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer (brilliant) and then we got to go to a nearby Turkish restaurant for excellent food and fun conversation. Unfortunately, there was no ‘pretty cake’ for us to sing happy birthday to but still, I believe a good time was had by all.
Thank you my Love for an incredible present. The best present of all – the present of love and fellowship with friends.
Labels: Birthdays, I love Erin
posted by Colette at 3:25 PM
1 Comments:
I enjoyed very much planning everything and getting everyone together for the big one (sounds like an earthquake or something).
There seems to be a rumor of ugly pretty cakes with garish colors. How's this one stack up?
http://www.pinkcakebox.com/images/cake1002.jpg
I like this one best.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w103/liquid54fr/cake.jpg
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