I'm Not Getting Up Today

It's my birthday. It's snowing. Kids school is cancelled. Clients are calling.

I am not going to get up today.

It's my birthday. The wiener dog is snoring. The phone is ringing. My hair is greasy.

I am not going to get up today.

I am 32 years old. I still want to get my nose pierced. I just now like sushi.

I am not going to get up today.

I'm making my own birthday cake. There are piles of laundry to do. I just want to go for a run.

I am not going to get up today.

Dr. Seuss. Jon Bon Jovi. Gorbechov. Chris Martin and Daniel Craig all share the same birthday.

Since it's all men, I am not going to get up today.

It is Texas Independence Day.

I am not going to get up today.

I am going to stay in bed. Watch the rest of Arrested Development. Drink coffee. Watch the snow. Wait for daffodils and sunshine.

I think that is quite a plan.

I am not going to get up today.

Thanks Dr. Seuss

My Birthday!

Yay! Today was my birthday! I think that the hallmark of being an adult is not really caring about your birthday. I think that I am officially an adult. It's fun that it is a day that people reach out and take a special notice of you, but really...it is just another day. I still had to get up when I didn't want to and change poopy diapers and Lucy's spit up out of my hair (that actually did happen today and it took me four hours to get around to cleaning it out of my hair). It wasn't really a different day than any other for me. Except...my mom and dad came in town-which doesn't happen very often. And they babysat for Matt and me so that we could go on a date! That was really fun. And they brought presents for me! I got a new necklace from my mom with my initials engraved on a little silver pendant. It is very pretty. I got a cookbook and she bought me a new copy of one of my favorite books that I lent and never got back. They were all very sweet presents. And let's not forget the new camera!

Matt took me out to eat at Zambra's, a tappas (sp?) bar in Asheville and we loved it! We got to sit very close to each other in a corner booth that had lots of pillows and dark lighting. MMMM romantic! It was very yummy too! Thanks Robin for the Sangria suggestion-delicious! Then we went to Old Europe for some yuppy coffee. It was a really nice night-it was just fun to have some special time with my Big Man!

So tomorrow, I will be back to being normal. Just 29. But at least mom and dad will still be in town! Any suggestions for what we ought to do with the rest of the weekend?