This weekend was my birthday. Well actually, it was on Sunday but for me that means celebrating Saturday and Sunday….and possibly most of this week with friends over lunch so really it’s really more like a Birthweek. Or something like that.
I’m not going to say how old I am, mainly because it makes me cry to do so, but I will tell you I am at an age where things start to come out of my mouth that I just have no idea where they came from. More on this fun fact in a bit.
Let’s first talk about how spoiled I am.
On Saturday, Chef Man cooked this up for me:
I know it’s sort of fuzzy, I took it with my iPhone. At my advanced age, walking to get the camera is no longer an option if you can avoid it. Plus, walking would have allowed me to burn off at least 2 of the 2,000 calories that I took in at dinner….what’s the point? Regardless, dinner was delish and The Man even did all the dishes.
But wait! It gets better! I was also spoiled rotten with gifts this year thanks to that handy dandy contract job he’s been working on. First of all, The Man gave me Miss G an iPad.
And then, because I totally cannot stand the book feature on the iPad, The Man also got me Mr. C a Kindle….
Why on earth would any woman need two such fancy electronic devices? Because I have two children and if they had to fight over one fancy electronic devise, it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun, that’s why.
Moving on…
So remember a few paragraphs of drivel ago I mentioned to you that I am at an age where things come out of my mouth that I just have no idea where they came from? Yeah, about that. My sweet friend Lauren took me for a pedicure Sunday morning. Getting a pedicure might be one of my most favorite activities because it involves zero effort on my part, I get to catch up with friend and when it’s all done my toes are well, lovely. Which is the exact word I used after asking the barely English speaking girl who had worked on my feet what her name was. Confusing right? Here’s a brief recap:
TSM: That was such a nice pedicure! What’s your name so I can ask for you when I come back?
Her: Nina.
TSM: Nina?
Nina: Yes.
TSM: Well thank you Nina, lovely!
Nina: ::very confused look on her face while scurrying away::
TSM: ::also trying to figure out how situation turned awkward so quickly::
Nina: “Love you too!”
Wait. What just happened here?
TSM: ::sits up with sudden realization of what just happened::
“Oh. My. God. Nina thinks I just told her I love her!!!!!”
See? I have never in my life used the word lovely before when talking about my toes or a name or anything else for that matter… and yet here it was, in all it’s glory. I’d used an old person word and now this very small, sweet Asian woman was now hiding in the back afraid of coming out again and having me declare my love for her again.
So there you have it, for my birthday I was totally spoiled with wine, food and electronics….and apparently also managed to come out of the closet to the girl who did my toes.
Who said getting old was boring?
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Tomorrow is the first day of my birth month!!! I think I’ll celebrate all month long!! Glad yours was a good one!! Going to cap off the month with a trip to Mexico #olderandwiser!! LOL~Chris Ann
Wait a second….I use the word “lovely” all the time. Are you saying I’m old? Uh yeah right, I am old. Sorry, I lost it there for a minute.
Happy Birthday!
Yah, I’m with Michele. I use lovely all the time. It’s, well, a lovely word!
I do believe, though, that the pedicure professional did not have a full grasp of the English language and my not be up to the ‘Compliments’ week in her ESL class.
No imagine the other side of the conversation in which Pedicure Professional goes home to tell her father that she’s getting married to a nice Texas girl, although she’d prefer a man. “But this is America and they’re a little different here, daughter.”, says Pedicure Professional’s doting father.
Can I be a bridesmaid? Can you make it a spring wedding? Texas is beautiful in the spring.
Lovely
What, no picture of the toesies to see the product of her affections?
Happy birthday once more!
XOXO
Oh, Happy Birthday to you!
Your description of spitting out what’s on your mind made me laugh and is so true!! In one on the scenes in Go Deeper, Liz, the main character is celebrating the big 40 with girlfriends, has had a couple of cocktails and blurts out what’s on her mind to a very cute young bartender who takes her words literally. The moment all leads her down a path most of us wouldn’t venture but it’s a fun, fictional read. I hope you’ll take a peek at http://godeeperliz.blogspot.com. That birthday scene is called, “Dangerous Party Girl, That’s Me” posted on 8/12 but the lead in scene on 8/11 “I Think I Just Purred” has her in rare form too.
Go Deeper Liz is a sexy online soap opera about a woman who is turning 40, ventures down a path most of us wouldn’t (though many probably think about,) and has her world turned inside out after “friending” an old boyfriend on FB. Enjoy!
And I too believe in the birth-week or month, the longer, the better, even if it is an age that makes you cry!
xoxo
Elizabeth
Happy birthday, you spring chicken you!
Happy, happy birthday! Or birthweek, or birthmonth…..
At least you and yours can move to SE Asia cuz same sex marriage is gonna be legal there in a year or so.
Yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever used the word lovely before. So yay, I’m not old yet!!
Happy birthday!
OMG! You mean the word “lovely” is an old person word?? Aw geeze. Anyhoo…Happy Belated Birthday Stiletto!!!
Happy Birthday!
My kids frequently forget that I bought my iPad for ME!
hahah. Happy birthday you lesbian asian lover!
i say lovely all the time. this must be the blog where all the geriatrics come out to play. and also? isn’t elizabeth barrett dead? (no offense, elizabeth barrett who commented above, i’m just totally in awe of your posthumous commenting, and knowledge of e-soaps.)
I only say lovely when I’m being sarcastic or over the top dramatic. Or watching HGTV.
Happy Birthweek. (This is a late comment. I fail.)
Sorry, to busy laughing to actually leave a coherent comment. Happy belated b’day.
Happy birthday! Nothing better than the gift of TWO items that you’ll never get to play with…
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