I get home late from work and Alexander has a few work deadlines to meet. So it works out better for both of us to re-schedule for Wednesday.
So now I have no plans, and I'm thrilled.
My phone begins ringing at 6:30. My mom is on her way to Florida to celebrate her sister's 90th birthday which is tomorrow.
Shari calls and when I tell her I have no plans she says she's coming over. I immediately tell her NO. She'd be upsetting my plans to stay home and do nothing. We both laugh at the absurdity of my response.
Zelia drops by to pick something up.
Friends I haven't spoken to in months call.
And I receive emails, texts, cards, and Facebook acknowledgments throughout the day.
Facebook has gone far in making birthdays more celebratory than depressing. It's a really nice feeling to be wished happy birthday by current and past friends. Current and past work colleagues. Past boyfriends (wish I could add current). Cousins, including one I recently re-connected with. Friends of my sister. Kids of my sister's friends. People I've never met but feel I know (through this blog). High school and college classmates, some of whom I feel closer to now than I did when I was in high school. And of course my family.
I love the surprises a birthday can bring.
A little after 1 today my nephew Jason and his wife Amanda welcome their new baby girl into the world. Mom and baby are doing great; I see them both late this afternoon.
She is beautiful.
It's a memorable birth day for everyone.
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