OK…I’m a little late on this one. My birthday was actually last week. I spent too much time this week watching weather reports and predicting snow days. No snow days.
1. Tell everyone. I think everyone should know it’s your birthday. I am not one of these people who hides the fact that it is her birthday. Oh, no. I remind everyone and have even been known to write it on friends’ calendars. I love all the e-mail messages from old friends. I love answering the phone to hear the voice of a family member or friend saying or, even better, singing happy birthday. Birthdays rock!
2. Eat good food. This is not the day to count weight watcher points. Hailey and I began our eating marathon at Ru Sans in Nashville for sushi. People keep asking me if Hailey really likes sushi.
Note the modified chop stick technique. The answer is she would like very much to like it, and she is learning to like it. Hailey had a california roll. I had a california roll and a twice cooked salmon roll. Delicious.
3. Do something you’ve always wanted to do. I have wanted to go to The Melting Pot for a long time, but I always thought it was way out of my budget. I decided to be wild and crazy on my birthday (yep, this is me wild and crazy…I know…not very exciting) and go to The Melting Pot for chocolate fondue. It really was not as expensive as I thought. It was only a little bit more than I would normally pay for dessert at a nice restaurant…and this was a really, really good desert. The look on Hailey’s face says it all…
We chose the “Cookies ‘n Cream Marshmallow Dream – dark chocolate topped with marshmallow cream, flambeed, swirled together and garnished with crushed Oreo cookies.” It was served with strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, rice krispie treats, brownies and cheesecake for dipping.
4. Do something fun. Hailey and I went to see High School Musical at TPAC. Go ahead…let’s sing…”We’re all in this together….” And, here we are, together…
So that’s how I celebrated my birthday!
Beth, you and me have a lot in common! I, too, let everyone know it’s my birthday & that birthdays ROCK! Remember: May 16 is mine
I am glad you had a wonderful birthday! I hate that I didn’t get to spend it with you.
Comment by hey2blondie — February 6, 2008 @ 12:14 am
Last was 50. April 5. Exactly when IS your birthday Beth? My daughter Nell’s was Jan. 28 and my husband David’s, was Jan. 24. Perhaps I have another one to list! Happy Happy Birthday!
Comment by jennybateacher — February 19, 2008 @ 12:49 am
I’m between your two, Jenny. January 25.
Comment by bhalbert — February 19, 2008 @ 2:59 am