It was my birfday last Wednesday. I'm finally 27. I feel so old, I mean I'm almost 30! Anyways, it was a weird day and I'm still trying to decide if it was a "good" birthday (people always ask that - "did you have a good birthday?") What does that mean? So here's my analysis and you can decide for yourself:
Good: I found a dozen peach roses at my doorstop when I got back from teaching aerobics - from my secret lover (I'm having an affair with TGD but don't tell anyone).
My sister called and wished me a happy birthday, which was thoughtful (they had already given me my gifts the weekend before).
Some friends stopped by and had made me a cake (which was delicious and uber-nice).
Got a couple e-cards from some out-of-town friends.
Was able to arrange a night out to dinner with friends, who paid for my meal.
A good friend surprised me with a Subway gift card - which sounds weird but was actually a perfect gift for me.
Another really good friend had her baby that morning, although they didn't name it after me, which should be a requirement I think.
Bad: My husband was gone fishing in Canada for the week so it was just me and the kids.
The weather turned really crappy when we went to dinner so I spent the whole time worried about my kids and feeling guilty for dragging my friends out on such an awful night (think tornadoes everywhere).
Looks like there were more good things than bad so I guess I did have a "good" birthday. I think anymore it's just a day, but the little kid in me still wants to feel a little bit special on that day and I just didn't get that feeling so much this year. Maybe it's age (or narcissm), but that's depressing.
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I think the weather added a good "story" element to the evening, so that's a plus after the fact. AND you got to have a birthday sleepover in the basement of my house, so.. obvious plus to add there.
I think your birthday IS special. I try to make mine that way, but I'll never recapture the kind of excitement of kid birthdays because as kids we are sooo excited to open ANYTHING that had wrapping paper on it. Once you outgrow that, birthdays just don't have the same rush.
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