My birthday was a couple of days ago, and I was reminded in quite a few ways how great my family is, and how much love there is in my awesome family circle.
My Travel Man is on the road, and will not be home until next weekend. So, he was not able to be here for my birthday. But he made me feel so special. You see on the morning of my birthday I got a wake-up call at 6am. It was my sweet, adoring husband on the line singing “Happy Birthday” to me. He has such a good singing voice.
Then my day began, and here’s a list of all of the little things that made my day!
> I got a big birthday hug from my oldest son.
> I got a beautifully worded e-card from my parents.
> My baby brother called me on his way to work and sang “Happy Birthday” to me(am I a lucky sister or what!).
> I got some Happy Birthday text messages from my other kids.
>My baby sister called me to wish me a “Happy Birthday”, and we had a great chat (we call this our “coffee clatch”).
> My dear hubby called me again to see if a package had been delivered for me. (Ooh a package!! How fun). Look what he sent me. Like my Mom said, “Absolutely decadent!”
> My Mom called me to say “Happy Birthday” and we had some girl talk for a while.
> My sons arranged to make me dinner, which was absolutely lovely. They are quite a pair in the kitchen. We had grilled steaks and asparagus. Some sautéed veggies ala Zach, and some garlic bread. Aren’t they handsome?
It was great what a treat to have them cook for me. I had no idea they had it in them to put together a meal and get it all on the table at the right time! Parental Success!!
For dessert we had a cheesecake, and the kids put a candle in one of the pieces, and while we were Skyping with the grandkids they ALL sang “Happy Birthday” to me. Evan was leading the group from the computer screen. As you can see Madison was entranced by watching everyone. It was very sweet.
Oh and throughout the day I got birthday messages from friends and family across the country on Facebook. That is always such a nice treat.
I’m a lucky girl. I’m lucky to be surrounded by such a great family circle. They take the meaning of the word family to an entirely different level. People often tell us that our family is really different. We’re not so different; we’re just caring, compassionate, loving souls. We take care of each other in good times and bad. We have been through a lot together, and we survive together.
My eternal hope for each and every one of you reading this is that you are surrounded by the same sort of amazingness. Happy Weekend everyone.
