My new friend, Jenny, took a moment in her blog to reflect on her writing, my writing, and writing in general- she has a very wonderful eclectic style, filled with different perspectives, moods, and topics. It is exactly the type of blog I am drawn to read- you never know what you'll read about next! Sometimes you laugh out loud, sometimes you cry, and sometimes it draws you into a profound and deep thought. I'm hoping that knowing my readership is growing, along with reading the writing of more seasoned bloggers, I will move beyond merely reporting daily happenings to showing more personality... hopefully creating a more entertaining read in the process.
The key to a great birthday (and maybe this is true for life in general?? Matt has always said so...) is to have no expectations. I literally did not think about my birthday this year, and by 10:30 in the morning it has already proven to be one of the best. Not expecting anything makes all those little things so much more special. It started with Ian & Daddy going across town (while Maggie and I slept in!) to fetch my favorite latte... then miss Maggie was clinging to Daddy and waving and chanting "dadadadada" at the door as he left for work. This may not seem like a great birthday present for Mommy, but it is, considering I'm going back to work in a week or so. It reminds me that apart from just a little away from-Mommy-time, they are getting the bonus of special Daddy time. Thank you for the reminder, Maggie-bel! On top of this, I've had more phone calls, emails, and text messages this morning wishing me a happy birthday than I can count! AND, Ian is even napping today! Just when I'd begun to think that birthdays are just for the kids... We'll top it off with a new haircut and a Rio Margarita.... perfection.
Maggie has decided, today, that she can walk behind a most-obnoxious sounding baby walker... all by herself! She went from her room, all the way out to the living room, to the table, and halfway back on her first shot. She then proceeded to cruise from the walker to the ottoman to the couch to get to her brother and ruffle his hair.... he's not so sure about this, as the picture below shows!
Off to continue my perfect birthday....
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Happy one hour and forty-nine minutes belated birthday! I'm glad it got off to such a rousing start, and hope the rest of the day was equally glorious. I had all the best intentions of dropping off a card - consider this a (virtual) happy birthday card!
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