the birthdays really do get better and better each year

[zirconium]

I had modest expectations for my birthday last Wednesday, but it ended up being a terrific day: the White Sox trounced the Indians, Roger Federer squeaked out a win on smurf clay, Barack Obama leapt off the marriage equality tightrope (I was among those who didn't think it would happen until November), the BYM and I dressed up for a late dinner at The Southern (I can't manage steak yet, so I contented myself with gumbo, butternut squash, and bourbon-soaked bread pudding), the sun was shining, and I had time for a walk.

And there were gifts and messages -- I was especially tickled by a friend's note about her son's newly revealed enthusiasm for writing poetry: "I think partly it's because, while most of his classmates think poets are boring dead guys, [he] thinks they're people with interesting houses and big dogs. And CAKE!" Hee!

(I wasn't in the mood to bake or buy a cake for myself, so I improvised a spicy chocolate blancmange instead. In fact, there are a few mouthfuls left in the pot in the fridge -- they ought to go well with this cup of tea I just brewed...)

Comments

[kass]

Happy belated birthday! You look fantastic, btw.

[gramarye1971]

Shared birthday friend! Glad to hear you had a wonderful time. (Mine was excellent, too, even if I did eat far too much birthday food.)

[aunty_marion]

Happy (if belated) birthday!

I like that dress - bet you didn't knit it yourself!

*sends ear-scritches to dog*

[zirconium]

Thank you! And thank you!

P.S. I dreamed last night that you, me, and lomedet were all dorm-mates, and that we were having a long discussion about interlibrary loans and Buckminster's Fuller second wife [WTF, brain? he had just the one...]. I suspect my subconscious was inspired by the news that my hiking partner's son will be attending your undergraduate alma mater. :-)

[zirconium]

Happy belated birthday to you! (Yay, yummies!)

[zirconium]

Thanks!

Of course not -- I haven't knit anything since I was five, and I haven't crocheted anything other than granny squares since the mid-2000s. ;-) There was a boutique here in town with a rack of togs discounted 75%... *predatory smile*

*doggie thumps tail appreciatively*