22 September 2011

. . . is it too late? . . .

. . . six days ago i turned fifty-three . . .
. . . i've been meaning to blog about it . . .
. . . best laid plans . . .
. . . blah, blah, blah . . .

. . . anyway ~ my "special" day started
around three in the morning . . .
{my bladder is like a newborn . . . it never sleeps through the night any more}
. . . then, when my brain didn't go right back to sleep, what else was there to do
but check email and facebook? . . .
. . . where i already
had several happy birthday wishes . . .
{including an original limerick ~ which is quite amazing ~
seeing how not that much rhymes with stephanie}
. . . thanks to my night owl and east coast friends . . .
{hi, friends!!}

. . . i eventually managed to sleep in until about 6:30,
which was awesome . . .
. . . but getting ready for the day took forever . . .
. . . what with the constant tri-tone iPhone alerts
signaling facebook posts . . .
{and taking my turns at words with friends ~ do you play? addictive!}
. . . facebook made me feel super popular,
and it was fantastic!!! . . .
. . . seriously! thanks so much for all the love . . .

. . . i finally left the house ~
destination el charro! . . .
. . . with my mom and my husband . . .
. . . what you may not know is
el charro closes for vacation every july . . .
. . . they stay closed all of august . . .
{those are dark, dark days . . .}
. . . but they always reopen
just in time for my birthday . . .
. . . bless their hearts! . . .
. . . fun fact: i almost always order
a green chili burro enchilada style
with a side of beans . . .
. . . the same thing i used to order
over thirty years ago
when i worked at brown and brown chevrolet
and went there on lunch dates . . .
. . . i am nothing if not consistent . . .

{night time google image ~ but we went there in the daytime}

. . . for dinner, we took advantage
of the birthday special at joe's . . .
. . . and why not? . . .
. . . the two people in front of me in line
were ordering free birthday meals, too . . .
. . . how in the world do they make any money? . . .

{day time google image, but we went there at night time ~ so confusing!}

. . . my sweet mom gave me this pretty perfume . . .
. . . we both admit we don't have
the most discerning sense of sniff . . .
. . . but i do know this smells really good . . .

. . . got a couple of these . . .
. . . i'm thinking ♫♪♫♫♪♫♫♪♫ . . .
. . . maybe cds . . .
. . . maybe prelude music . . .
. . . thanks, generous friends! . . .



. . . even apple's gift cards are classy . . .
. . . this one came from amber's family . . .
. . . i was so surprised . . .
{wink, wink!}


. . . i'm supposed to spend it
on a cover for one of these . . .
. . . oh, my goodness! . . .
. . . thank you, best husband ever! . . .


. . . we had an little email malfunction
the day before . . .
. . . "reply all" can create a sticky situation . . .
. . . but it's all good . . .
{read bill's comment}
. . . drew remains my least favorite
and my most favorite son . . .

. . . not pictured: a child~size thomas the train
table and chairs . . .
. . . thanks to manders' and mimi's families . . .
{what? are the boys tired of sitting at the disney princess table?}

. . . i spent part of the day working
on some church stuff . . .
. . . invitations for a young women event . . .
{did you know there are fabulous people out there
who create beautiful things and are willing to share them?}

. . . they turned out darling . . .


. . . i did take time for
a little online retail fabric therapy . . .
. . . i've been waiting and waiting
for this fabric line to appear . . .


. . . and now it appeared in my mailbox! . . .
. . . heaven in the form of priority mail . . .


. . . but my main obsession these past few days . . .
. . . has been this top secret sewing project . . .


. . . involving lots of aqua . . .
. . . with a touch of cheetah . . .


. . . and plenty of snuggly minky . . .


. . . i finally dropped it off
at the quilter this afternoon . . .

. . . now, just as soon as
the fox/google republican debate is over . . .
. . . i probably ought to get started
writing my talk for church . . .
:(

. . . to sum up: •a year older
•thank yous all around
•projects finished
•go mitt
•speak in church . . .


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, I am so old, knew it was the day, out of town, totality forgot.
Hope you had a great day. Happy Birthday. I will make it up to you. PS. I think Drew is funny!!!!

granny said...

You are such a young'un. Glad you had a spectacular birthday. I got one of those TDF YW invites. Cutest thing ever!

manders said...

happy 60th, Mom!
i can't wait to see the aqua/cheetah quilt in full effect!

chris+amber said...

Sounds like you had a fun birthday...aside from my big mouth! :o) I cannot wait to see the finished product of that aqua/cheetah yumminess!