Happy Birthday to ME
Happy Birthday to ME
TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to ME!!!
In honor of my birthday, I decided to actually eat the fatty part of the bacon this morning.
As I watch Elmo on Sesame Street singing inanely "weather, weather, weather, weather, wea-ea-ea-ea-ther," with Lara sitting next to me helping me eat bacon, and the baby sitting in my lap because he WON'T be put down, I reflect on turning 29. It's the official last year of my youth. My next birthday, I will be an Adult. My skin will start to sag, I'll start putting on weight, and my spine will begin deteriorating. I may need dentures soon.
On the flip side, I am a little ahead of the game. I have 2 kids and I'm married. We have a house in the suburbs and Ryan is gainfully employed. I feel like I've met my quota. I don't have anything pressing I need to get done between now and then.
So here comes 30. And I say, bring it on.
And Shannon-- you're next. :)
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Don't forget about hearing. You'll probably lose that, too.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR CARYN,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
No, I didn't forget, but since you are coming down next weekend, I thought we could do something then.
And 30 wasn't so bad; neither was 40. It was 50 that got me and you have a looong way to go for that!!
I was going to call you earlier today, but when I went to call, I realized I left my cell phone at home and I didn't know your number without it, and I have a meeting tonight, so I will have to call tonight after my meeting.
UNbelievable. MY OWN mother.
HEY!! Wait a minute!! I DID call you - right after I posted and even BEFORE my meeting!
Still, I am disappointed that you are not coming down. I understand, but I am still disappointed. I guess I can relegate myself to a long distance grandma who may get to see her grandkids once a year if she's lucky, thanks to the gas prices. CURSE THESE OIL CARTELS!!
I was looking at electric cars online. An awesome idea, except they're only good for like 40 miles. I guess that's the beauty of the hybrid.
We are planning on coming down- I just want to wait till we can ALL go. It'll probably only be a couple weeks longer. Lara is constantly asking to go to Grama's house, so it's never far from my thoughts.
Whatever. I'm going to be 25 forever.
I did call you Caryn, hopefully you got my fantastic message. I didn't major in music for nothing.
And mom, did you know that the road from here to there goes both ways???
Yeah, but mom doesn't get summers off. :)
Uh, who else has summers off? Not me and not Adam.
You're right! You have to work all the way through the summer, don't you? ;)
Are you insinuating that raising a child isn't work? Because if so, you're just as unemployed as I am, honey. And I'm pregnant too, so I'm working even harder!! (not harder than you, because you have two kids, but harder than I did, say, last summer)
And the battle rages on!!
Yes, Shannon, I know the road goes both ways, but I just spent $433 to get my brakes done because the rotors and pads were bad, and I don't have air conditioning in my car anymore because it decided to quit, too, and that will cost me in excess of $1000 to fix. I'm not really sure how I'm going to do that, so for now, I am driving with the windows down and that would be a very uncomfortable ride for 6 hours in the summer heat, so for now, I will just wait for them to come visit me.
Anybody got a spare $1000...? :)
Just write a check, mommy.
No AC???? Time for a new car. Seriously, you need to do it.
The problem with getting a new car is that I still owe $1200 on this one and it won't be worth much of a trade-in with no a/c in Florida. I've already played out all of that in my mind. I guess I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and put it on my credit card. I can go for a little while longer, but not much. It's not too hot yet, but I'm sure it won't be soon.
Caryn, if I wrote a check, will you come visit me in JAIL!???
That didn't come out right. I meant that it isn't hot yet, but it won't be nice anymore soon. I just thought I should clarify that.
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