is much like a situation comedy. One day I will lock my keys in the car (which I never do) and the next I will leave the house with no deodorant on (who does that???). Most days I just chalk it up to one of my favorite sayings "It's in the script."
Today ends my "Birthday Week" yes, after 40 you get the whole week (my sister Kim seems to think that on your 50th...you get the WHOLE year...guess how old she is). Today was a good day. My family met for an early dinner at Sushi Axiom in Montgomery Plaza (there were 22 of us) and we had a good time. I tasted everything!
Today made up for the actual day of my birth (July 12) because that turned into a suckfest! I had dinner plans with someone I should not have trusted to keep the date and when the offer to fill in was given to the one who said he was interested...he had to check his schedule ON A TUESDAY NIGHT! When did Tuesday night become so popular for making plans?
I spent the evening of my birth commemorating it with a burrito and a Pepsi. Put your tissues away, there was a bright spot in the day. My bestest bud, Cynthia took me to a nice lunch at Schula's in the Fort Worth Sheraton. I think there were a total of six people there, so it was fairly easy to get a table.
Cynthia, my best friend of 35 years is ALWAYS there through thick and thin, ups and downs...good times and bad. She knows all mine and I know all hers, and we're taking it to the grave. She presented me with a smile, a listening ear and a hot leopard print dress! (That's my GURL!!!)
I headed home after lunch and made a stop at Dillards to see what my favorite designer had on sale. (I didn't get paid until Thursday, but I wanted to be prepared.) I tried on some of the Antonio Melani pieces and settled on a gorgeous brown dress for $159.00 (I know...). No, I didn't buy it, but I wanted to. I usually try to spend $100.00 on myself for my birthday each year and for that amount, I could purchase several things.
Well, I am going back to work tomorrow and I am not looking forward to it - knowing that it's time to move on from a position that is stunting your growth is never easy (especially in this economy) but I've got to be a big girl and be open to where God leads me (no, he won't lead me to quit this one before I have another to take it's place - don't worry).
Choosing Sushi for my dinner did get both my Mom and Kim to try it for the first time and they were big girls about it and actually liked (some of) it.
I didn't get to celebrate Brittney's birthday with her today which was a little sad. She and Juan spent her bday weekend in San Antonio, but I did get to sing "Happy Birthday" (the Stevie Wonder version of course) to her this morning.
At dinner it was mentioned that my family should have it's own reality show...move over Kardashians, here we come.
