Happy Birthday, Indeed!
Thank you all so much, those of you who commented on yesterday's post. 77 of you! That felt great. I mean, I can't tell you how nice it was to have a steady stream of "Happy Birthday" e-mails flooding through all day and into today. Really nice, and I appreciate every one. Especially you lurkers!
I did have a great birthday here on the home front too. First and foremost, the girls and I got along all day - there weren't any major meltdowns and the day flew by pretty quickly. Here are some other nice things that happened to make my birthday great:
Joe said "Happy Birthday" to me before I even remembered that it *was* my birthday as I was waking up.
My friend Jen came over for our playdate bringing a giant Starbucks mocha just the way I like it and a dozen beautiful pink roses. And our kids played really well together, which meant that we got to chat.
Joe's parents came over and watched the girls so that we could go to his company's holiday party, which is held in January every year to avoid the holiday rush. I managed to look presentable (should have gotten a picture, and didn't!) and when we arrived, all of his coworkers and their spouses wished me happy birthday. Joe had sent an e-mail around earlier that day. I was embarrassed and thrilled at the same time.
After dinner at the party, as dessert was being served, the wait staff came out with a cake just for me - chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (and white buttercream on the outside that was delicious) - exactly my favorite cake, decorated beautifully with "Happy Birthday Shelly". Everyone sang to me, and then the waitress cut it up so that everyone who wanted to could have a slice of it along with their cheese cake that was already out. I was so glad that a) several people partook, so that I was not left eating chocolate cake by myself - one of my worst birthday cake nightmares - and b) there was still a nice chunk left for me to bring home and share with the girls today.
I had already gotten my present in the mail - Joe ordered three books off my Amazon wish list - the Vogue Knitting Stitchionary volumes 1-3. Yay! And I had already treated myself to that lovely beaded cashmere-silk yarn, which is sitting on my desk where I can fondle it at will. And I may have ordered a couple of other things off the internet, small stuff, that I figured I'd go ahead and treat myself to just for fun.
I was left feeling really simply happy at the end of the night, and still am now. So thanks again, everyone! It's nice to know that you're out there reading and enjoying what I have to say.
I did have a great birthday here on the home front too. First and foremost, the girls and I got along all day - there weren't any major meltdowns and the day flew by pretty quickly. Here are some other nice things that happened to make my birthday great:
Joe said "Happy Birthday" to me before I even remembered that it *was* my birthday as I was waking up.
My friend Jen came over for our playdate bringing a giant Starbucks mocha just the way I like it and a dozen beautiful pink roses. And our kids played really well together, which meant that we got to chat.
Joe's parents came over and watched the girls so that we could go to his company's holiday party, which is held in January every year to avoid the holiday rush. I managed to look presentable (should have gotten a picture, and didn't!) and when we arrived, all of his coworkers and their spouses wished me happy birthday. Joe had sent an e-mail around earlier that day. I was embarrassed and thrilled at the same time.
After dinner at the party, as dessert was being served, the wait staff came out with a cake just for me - chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (and white buttercream on the outside that was delicious) - exactly my favorite cake, decorated beautifully with "Happy Birthday Shelly". Everyone sang to me, and then the waitress cut it up so that everyone who wanted to could have a slice of it along with their cheese cake that was already out. I was so glad that a) several people partook, so that I was not left eating chocolate cake by myself - one of my worst birthday cake nightmares - and b) there was still a nice chunk left for me to bring home and share with the girls today.
I had already gotten my present in the mail - Joe ordered three books off my Amazon wish list - the Vogue Knitting Stitchionary volumes 1-3. Yay! And I had already treated myself to that lovely beaded cashmere-silk yarn, which is sitting on my desk where I can fondle it at will. And I may have ordered a couple of other things off the internet, small stuff, that I figured I'd go ahead and treat myself to just for fun.
I was left feeling really simply happy at the end of the night, and still am now. So thanks again, everyone! It's nice to know that you're out there reading and enjoying what I have to say.
posted by Shelly Kang at 8:42 PM
10 Comments:
sounds like a great day. happy belated birthday!
Happy birthday! (A little late) What a thoughtfull hubby!
It sounds like a wonderful day to me! And though we know it from reading your blog, it's also clear you've got one nice, very thoughtful husband!
Happy birthday!!
What a wonderful day!!
Coffee and chocolate and a date with your sweet thoughtful husband!!
:)
Michelle
Sounds like a perfect day!
I've tagged you...come over to my blog for details... :)
Hurrah! What a wonderful day. Happy Birthday again -- why let the extravaganza end after just 2 days?
I was away from the internets this weekend, so I'm wishing you a Happy (very belated) Birthday now instead! I'm glad to hear it was a good one. Also, to make up for the lateness of my wishing of Happy Birthday, I'm going to add that I hope this year is incredibly wonderful to you.
sorry I missed your birthday on Friday, wishing you much yarny goodness for the year to come!
Okay, so I am one of the lurkers! The blankie is just smashing - almost makes me want to make one myself (but I know it would become part of the landscape here and not be finished until 2025).
Happy Birthday! It sounds like you had the best of days (maybe I should leave your post lying around so my family would get the idea). My birthday is 2 weeks before Christmas and tends to get drowned in the basic holiday frenzy. Can't wait to see lots of new stitch patterns in your work!
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