Today the calendar turns and officially 41 starts. I love my birthday. And I'm not shy about letting that be known or setting up plans for celebration. Hey, if you aren't going to get excited about your birthday then who is.
After being in a seminar all weekend I figured I'd be exhausted today so I took today as a vacation day to just be. The celebrations started last night with dinner at Crush with Mike & Heather. I love dinner celebrations with my sister and BIL. Wonderful to have some one-on-two adult time and enjoy fabulous food & wine. Been wanting to try Crush for a long time. We all did the pre-fix chef special menu paired with wine. Very lovely. A flavorful take on the apple/hazelnut/blue cheese salad. I wouldn't have thought to pair with a Riesling, but it so worked. And the fish and short beef rib courses were magnificent. Dessert was a deconstructed lemon meyer cheesecake, grapefruit with shaved ginger and a brand new taste to us all Douglas Fir sorbet over a ginger cookie. It was surprising and very refreshing. My inner foodie was singing all the way home.
This morning I'm hoping to find a massage. I'll spend some quality time with my sister this afternoon and get in my fix for hugs from my lovely nieces! Tonight I'm meeting my friend family for neapolitan style pizza at Pizzeria Fondi in the neighborhood. Good company and fun. That is the order for today.
As part of my birthday rituals I reflect on the previous year and set my intentions for the upcoming one. It's funny, always had this belief that even years were my better years. However my 36th year with Chuck getting sick and my 38th year with becoming a widow shattered that illusion. Now - I just look forward to another fresh start. While progress is being made on both of these goals - taking good care of myself and getting back in the dating game are where my energies will be focused this coming year. A healthy fulfilling life and a partner to share it with are my birthday wishes. Time to do more work to make them come true.
good for you for taking your birthday off. I always did. In Janie's words, "I refuse to work for anyone on my birthday!"
Oh...and Happy New Year, Jeannette.
Posted by: Janie's Mom | December 30, 2009 at 02:58 PM
Happy New Year Jane! Hope you had a great holiday with all your kids. :-)
Posted by: Jnet | January 01, 2010 at 10:37 AM