Never-Ending Birthday
7:13 PM - Posted by Bobbi - 0 comments
When I was a child, I loved birthdays. Since mine was in February and in the middle of the school year, having a party seemed to break up the monotony of an endless Barrow winter. All that changed when I entered high school. While I enjoyed parties, I hated people making a fuss over me.

This year I turned 35 and I am not so sorry to say that I am in love with birthdays again. I want to feel spoiled. I want lots of phone calls, Facebook messages, texts. I want a big party with lots of people. 

This year I seem to have gotten my wish.

The whole week of my birthday was a celebratory event! 

Gloria and I share a birthday, but this was the first time we were able to celebrate it together. To commemorate our special day, we decided to go to Cedarburg the Saturday before. While Gloria had been a few times (most recently with my father who insisted that driving through was the same thing as stopping to nose around), I had never been. This charming little town contains lots of antique stores and a quilt shop that had once been the town's school house. (Really, the only way to describe such a place is quaint.) We ate fish-on-a-stick from Ewig's in Port Washington and went to a lovely natural food store in Mequon. That night, Robinson and I left the boys with Gloria and saw 'Into the Woods.' (According to Robinson, that was the best version of "Agony" ever.)

On Sunday, we ate carrot cake and exchanged presents. Because I often help her with projects or work around the farm, Gloria had gotten me a 'helping hand' - an antique glove stretcher that ladies once hung their Sunday gloves upon. The gift itself was great, but I felt disappointed in myself. You see, I had found a lovely pair of gloves at one of the antique stores and wanted to purchase them. I ended up talking myself out of it. After all, what in the world would I do with a pair of whitle gloves with pink scalloped lace? 

Monday, the day of my actual birthday, the boys and I had a quick party before school. I opened my presents, all of which the boys picked out and bought with their own money. (Arthur and Balin had decided early on that since I liked jewelry, they would get me jewelry!) I taught class and brought in cranberry cupcakes to celebrate. One of my students even brought me a box of cookies! 

Tuesday, a friend and I were supposed to get together for a birthday drink as her birthday had been a few days before, but postponed until Wednesday since the weather didn't cooperate. No worries! A package arrived from my family filled with gifts! 

Wednesday, Sonia and I went for that drink after class; my very first margarita! It was wonderful having a bit of time with a friend without our kids. (The Universe knows I could use a few more of those every couple of weeks!)

Thursday brought another package from my sister, filled with all sorts of Hawaiian goodies. (The smoked lime sea salt is delicious in vegetable crackers, by the way.)

 Friday I did something...but I don't remember what it was. (It must have been amazing if I can't even recall.)

 On Saturday the family and I went to a friends house and ate dinner. She even gave me some lovely sewing stickers. It was the first meal our families had together and I certainly hope not the last. 

 It's going to be pretty hard to top this birthday!

Blessed be.


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