T’was my birthday on Oct. 25th, but since the Big Day had the bad taste to fall on a Tuesday we pushed the celebration to the weekend.
So on Saturday night, my family (plus me) met up at a favorite brewhouse-style restaurant for a tasty, high calorie, high fat, high carb, sinful and delicious meal in honor of my successfully having lived through 54 years. I had a giant order of fish n’chips and drank a pomegranate margarita, my first booze since my last birthday. I was a bit tipsy by the time the glass was empty. The stand-in for a birthday cake was a lit candle stuck into the scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a freshly baked, still-warm chocolate chip cookie.
It was divine.
Gift-wise, it was a particularly girlie sort of birthday. To whit: I am now in proud
possession of a free manicure, a free pedicure and a brand new pair of pajamas, the pants-part of which are leopard-patterned. Meowrrrr.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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Happy belated birthday, we are almost the same age! Hope that the next year will give you relief from the pain.
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Happy birthday, a bit belated. It sounds like you enjoyed your celebration. Here’s to many more!
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Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
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Well Happy Birthday to you! We are the same age but I have you beat by about 8 months 🙂 Like the PJ’s and love the drink! Hope all your birthday wishes came true.
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Happy Birthday Wren!! I’m coming up fast right behind you age wise. Glad you had a good time. Family, friends, a good meal and a nice drink, who could ask for anything more.
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Happy Belated Birthday & Happy Halloween!
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Belated Happy Birthday – glad you had such a fun day! And enjoy the mani/pedicures!
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It sounds like the perfect birthday. Happy, happy birthday to you Wren!
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What a wonderful birthday! Congratulations on the day and best wishes for the coming year!
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Happy, Happy, Happy Belated Birthday Wren! The cookie dessert sounds decadent — yum! My drink of choice is Pomegranate Paradise at Jamba Juice, or for as long as I can remember, a classic Calistoga mineral water with a lemon twist has been pure bliss! The cozy/pampering theme of gifts sounds like a real treat. I’m so happy for you. 🙂
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♪♫ Hoch soll’ sie leben ♪ Hoch soll’ sie leben ♪ ♪ Dreeeiii~maaaal hoch! ♪ ♪ ♪ HOCH! HOCH!! HOCH!!! Meine liebe Zaunkönigen, ich wünsche Dir alles alles aber auch alles Gute im kommenden Jahr! Prost!
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Happy Belated Birthday!
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Hmm, that sounds like a BJ’s! My sister’s favorite place to eat for years, may still be her favorite.
Happy belated birthday! Sorry to be late, but there’s been a lot of falling apart in my neck of the woods.
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