MY BIRTHDAY

Today is my 69th birthday and it is probably one of the best birthdays I’ve had in a long time. It started yesterday when a few neighbors and I went out to lunch to celebrate my birthday. Then first thing this morning, my neighbor Barb called with birthday wishes and we had a nice long chat. In addition, my grandson Jared called, two other friends, Arlene and Shelly whom I’ve known for over 40 years called, and my cousin Shirley and my college roommate, Anne, who lives in Texas also called. And it’s only 3:00. I may receive a couple more phone calls as well.

Furthermore, I had several surprises when I turned on my computer. I received several birthday wishes on Facebook, one from my friend Shelly’s daughter and another from Annie, a friend of my son’s who I met only once about 14 years ago. Two high school friends also sent me email messages, Judy who was my best friend and Linda, who also is celebrating her birthday today. And most surprising of all, I received a pleasant and surprising happy birthday wish from my sister, whom I haven’t heard from in almost two months.

And besides phone calls and emails, I also received cards on Saturday from my friend, Shelly, and my daughter’s mother-in-law. Furthermore, the mailman hasn’t delivered today’s mail yet and I’m guessing I may also receive cards in today’s mail.

And if all of these thoughtful remembrances were not enough, my grandson gave me a fabulous compliment. My daughter and grandson stopped by today to wish me a Happy Birthday. As I am so excited about being 69, I told them I think it is amazing / fantastic that I've lived so many years. And my dear grandson said, "You look like you're 28!!!" He's 14 and I thought to myself wow, what a charmer he is going to be. Until after they left and I remembered when I was in high school, 28-30 seemed realllllllllllllly OLD.....

One other incident added some fun to my birthday. I was listening to a call-in radio show and the host was asking his listeners what they thought of computer dating or what experiences they have had with it. Unfortunately, no one was calling and he had to just “ramble on”. Poor guy I thought, I should help him out with a personal experience. After all, I’ve never met him, but he is the judge for my caption contest and a really nice guy. I told him that a few years ago, I met two people who discovered each other playing bridge on an Internet website that reaches people all over the world. They eventually made plans to meet and are now married.

My birthday has been really great. I’m feeling warm and cared about and truly blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life. I will cherish today’s birthday for a long time.

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