There were a lot of good moments on my birthday.
Zoodle hugged me over and over saying, "I love you, Mommy," and "I like you, Mommy," a huge grin on my face. That was awesome.
But it wasn't the best moment.
A good phone conversation with my twin sister popped me out of my post-vacation funk. That was great.
But it wasn't the best moment.
The Engineer came home with dinner and flowers. That was so sweet.
But it wasn't the best moment.
No, the best moment came after I asked The Engineer, "Did you get cake?"
I'd specifically asked him to pick up a little cake. I'm the birthday cake-maker in our family, and I didn't want to make my own.
"Oh, no!" he exclaimed. He'd put so much thought into the delicious dinner and beautiful flowers that he'd forgotten the cake. "Do you want me to go get some?"
I smiled sheepishly. "Yeah," I said. "I really wanted cake." Then I had a brainstorm. "You know what you could do?" I suggested. "You could take both of the kids to the store, and I'll eat salad and drink wine and read a book in the empty house."
A few minutes later they were out the door, and my best birthday moment began. In fact, it was a lot more than a moment. It was about 45 minutes of amazing quiet in my own home. I hardly ever have my house to myself. It was even better than I thought it would be, sitting there eating delicious green salad and fantastic pasta salad, drinking wine and reading sci-fi in the place where I'm most comfortable, my home.
Spending time with family on my birthday was nice. But spending time by myself.... That was amazing!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye, hello!
A few months ago I happily said hello to a new computer.
A few weeks later, I foolishly left the cord stretched across the room. Zoodle caught it with his foot, and my new laptop crashed to the tile floor. The lid and liquid crystal were broken. As was my heart.
Okay, that's a little melodramatic. But I was pretty upset. Upset enough that I didn't even blog about it. I started using my old computer again, which has seen better days but works well as a backup computer.
I spent $48 to ship the laptop back to the company who'd made it (Puget Systems). (Shipping is already expensive, and when you put a ton of insurance on it, it's even worse.) The repair itself was about $150, and it took almost a month to get it back.
My computer finally arrived, and I was happy. (By the way, I love Windows 7. I had Vista for two laptops, and I was so sick of it. But Windows 7 rocks.) I took the laptop with me to see my parents, and used it a lot at their house.
Then we left for the airport, my dad kindly acting as chauffeur. It's a three-hour drive from Yuma, Arizona to Phoenix. When we'd been on the road awhile, my dad's phone rang. From the speaker, I heard my mom's voice:
"Ask Beth how she'd like us to get her computer back to her."
Aaaaaaaargh! I'd packed the cord...but not the computer. The only positive was that my carry on luggage was lighter (which you'd think I'd have noticed on the way to the car.) But the lighter weight wasn't enough to make up for the loss of my computer for another week and a half, plus the $48 it cost...once again...to ship it.
My fantastic computer (which I should have signed up for frequent flier miles for all the traveling it's done), will be arriving again today. I'll happily say hello to it...and I hope there won't be any more goodbyes any time soon!
***
By the way, happy birthday to my mom! You know I turned 33 yesterday, and amazingly enough, my mom is turning 29 today! Wow!
A few weeks later, I foolishly left the cord stretched across the room. Zoodle caught it with his foot, and my new laptop crashed to the tile floor. The lid and liquid crystal were broken. As was my heart.
Okay, that's a little melodramatic. But I was pretty upset. Upset enough that I didn't even blog about it. I started using my old computer again, which has seen better days but works well as a backup computer.
I spent $48 to ship the laptop back to the company who'd made it (Puget Systems). (Shipping is already expensive, and when you put a ton of insurance on it, it's even worse.) The repair itself was about $150, and it took almost a month to get it back.
My computer finally arrived, and I was happy. (By the way, I love Windows 7. I had Vista for two laptops, and I was so sick of it. But Windows 7 rocks.) I took the laptop with me to see my parents, and used it a lot at their house.
Then we left for the airport, my dad kindly acting as chauffeur. It's a three-hour drive from Yuma, Arizona to Phoenix. When we'd been on the road awhile, my dad's phone rang. From the speaker, I heard my mom's voice:
"Ask Beth how she'd like us to get her computer back to her."
Aaaaaaaargh! I'd packed the cord...but not the computer. The only positive was that my carry on luggage was lighter (which you'd think I'd have noticed on the way to the car.) But the lighter weight wasn't enough to make up for the loss of my computer for another week and a half, plus the $48 it cost...once again...to ship it.
My fantastic computer (which I should have signed up for frequent flier miles for all the traveling it's done), will be arriving again today. I'll happily say hello to it...and I hope there won't be any more goodbyes any time soon!
***
By the way, happy birthday to my mom! You know I turned 33 yesterday, and amazingly enough, my mom is turning 29 today! Wow!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
It's my birthday, and I'll blog if I want to!
Every year at this time, I think, "So, should I announce that it's my birthday on my blog? Or should I just mention it later? How do I handle this in a non-self-centered way?"
I tend to be a little too introspective.
But I realized, hey, this blog is about me, and what am I thinking about today? My birthday!
So, whatever the blog etiquette is...
We don't have anything planned. We didn't get home until after 8:30 last night, and The Engineer has a business trip tomorrow, so we'll wait a few days to go out a nice birthday dinner together. We already had an early birthay dinner with my husband's parents on Monday. It's fun to spread out the festivities!
I'm thankful to have been alive for 33 wonderful years!
I tend to be a little too introspective.
But I realized, hey, this blog is about me, and what am I thinking about today? My birthday!
So, whatever the blog etiquette is...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
We don't have anything planned. We didn't get home until after 8:30 last night, and The Engineer has a business trip tomorrow, so we'll wait a few days to go out a nice birthday dinner together. We already had an early birthay dinner with my husband's parents on Monday. It's fun to spread out the festivities!
I'm thankful to have been alive for 33 wonderful years!
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