Happy Birthday to me.....
Yes....Another one rolled around and guess what??? I survived! We are, ofcourse, speaking of those unmentionable, truly terrifying, heart-stopping "birthdays";-) Ever since i can remember (& my family will vouch for this), i have had this totally mad, insane fear of being wished at 12:00 am on my birthday!!! Seriously, it's true.
I remember disappearing into my room at 11:50 pm 6th night, so that NO family member could get to me, and....God forbid....wish me a happy birthday (what kind of idiot does that make me? Let's not get into that....after all, it's still my birthday 'month', right?)
THIS birthday, however, was different...true, that the age factor makes scurrying to my room slightly tougher, but..... the real reason i didn't scurry was simple - this time, i WANTED to be wished at 12. Wait - you've got to understand the logic behind a 15 year old's way of thinking, before you jump to conclusions. Birthdays are very, VERY special, as we all know - right? And we all like that that first wish to come from that special someone! So, while family & friends were always considered important (& special, too) they just never quite fit into the mould created by a 15 year-old's over-active, highly romanticized version of "the one" So, hey! why waste that moment on anyone else, huh? Let's just save it till he decides to make an appearance... right? Making any sense now? And then there was the "other" reasoning - the one that meant that anyone who wishes you at 12 forgets that it's your birthday the next day!!! Which would leave for a very boring day!!!
Anyways, this year i was WITH that special someone, which made being wished very VERY nice! (Plus he knows me so well that he made sure he wished me a million times on D-day as well) Got loads of flowers & calls & e-mails from friends & family - thanks, everyone. But the best part??? Arrived home to a "puzzle" set up by Jeetu - a story that was written out in bits & pieces with each piece hidden somewhere in the house - i had to look for all (every one of the 8 clues) to get to the entire, adorable story!!! Diving into the microwave & looking under the TV remote, etc. etc. was so much fun, and SO very thoughtful!
Finished off the day with a very romantic candle-lit dinner at a lovely restraunt called "Waterfront" (highly recommended by both of us, by the way) Thanks, husband dearest!
I remember disappearing into my room at 11:50 pm 6th night, so that NO family member could get to me, and....God forbid....wish me a happy birthday (what kind of idiot does that make me? Let's not get into that....after all, it's still my birthday 'month', right?)
THIS birthday, however, was different...true, that the age factor makes scurrying to my room slightly tougher, but..... the real reason i didn't scurry was simple - this time, i WANTED to be wished at 12. Wait - you've got to understand the logic behind a 15 year old's way of thinking, before you jump to conclusions. Birthdays are very, VERY special, as we all know - right? And we all like that that first wish to come from that special someone! So, while family & friends were always considered important (& special, too) they just never quite fit into the mould created by a 15 year-old's over-active, highly romanticized version of "the one" So, hey! why waste that moment on anyone else, huh? Let's just save it till he decides to make an appearance... right? Making any sense now? And then there was the "other" reasoning - the one that meant that anyone who wishes you at 12 forgets that it's your birthday the next day!!! Which would leave for a very boring day!!!
Anyways, this year i was WITH that special someone, which made being wished very VERY nice! (Plus he knows me so well that he made sure he wished me a million times on D-day as well) Got loads of flowers & calls & e-mails from friends & family - thanks, everyone. But the best part??? Arrived home to a "puzzle" set up by Jeetu - a story that was written out in bits & pieces with each piece hidden somewhere in the house - i had to look for all (every one of the 8 clues) to get to the entire, adorable story!!! Diving into the microwave & looking under the TV remote, etc. etc. was so much fun, and SO very thoughtful!
Finished off the day with a very romantic candle-lit dinner at a lovely restraunt called "Waterfront" (highly recommended by both of us, by the way) Thanks, husband dearest!
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