Christmas/Birthday Song, and Final Countdown!!

It’s been a crazy few days before my birthday.  

I feel like singing this blog entry to the tune of “12 days of Christmas.”   And I would encourage you to do so as well, except that I still have like 6 days to go.  So, technically, today, we are at the point of “5… Gollldennnn riiinnnnngggss…” 

So I guess it’s still fair to sing, except please know that we are only half finished.

October 4^th

On the first day of my birthday celebration, my true friends gave to me... a lovely surprise birthday party.

  

They got me.

  

Needed a beer immediately.

Henry was there.

 Steve was there.

Mike was there.

Rachel and Sue

Look at my cake!

Rachel refused to eat my face.

Other photos:

 Look at this sweet picture taken by Marcia

  

Gifts included:  Carbon monoxide detector (as requested), wine, new phone, giving plate & flowers, Starbucks money, balloons, flowers, dinner, cake, pocket money for trip, trail mix, and charms, both Lucky and Silver (silver for charm bracelet, Lucky for consumption.)

October 5^th

On the second day of my birthday celebration, my mother and Mario gave to meeee…  Hours of yardwork and painting the shed, etc.

Joy brought me like 4 seasons of  Friends

Melissa and Arthur visited from South Carolina.  Melissa gave me gifts which included junk food, since I always complain about there never being junk food in Smidgen’s house, a What-Does-The-Fox-Say Christmas decoration, and pizza, both gummy and real.

October 6^th

I had some delicious leftovers for lunch from the party.  It was delish.

October 7^th

My yellow flower bouquet is on my desk.  I stick my whole face in them occasionally.  I do it every day.  Don’t care who is lookin’.  It happens.  It’s like a present every time.

October 8^th

Some of the ladies at work came over to my desk with a cupcake, and serenaded me with a full chorus of a Celine Dion song, in lieu of “Happy Birthday.”  I’ll take that 10 out of 10 times.  It was awesome.

October 9^th

Surprise coffee visit with my dearest, darling friend Ryan whom I only get to see once or twice per year.   He is in Baltimore for like 8 hours, so he we went for coffee at the crack of dawn.  He is just the best kind of human.  Such a light on this earth.

This is the part where you go, “Surprriiiiiisee…  Coooofffeeeee Viisssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit….”

Right?  Maybe I’m off by a day or two.  Who cares.

Anyway...

The time has come.
 

I will be on a plane headed for Washington State in approximately 42 hours.  This trip will be awesome.  And Smidgen and Cow will have company at the house, so I don’t have to worry about that. 

I can already tell that at least the first 3-4 days of the trip are going to be epic and out of control - everything will be on a whim.  MWAHAHAHAHA.  

Actually, the whole trip will be magnificent.   MWAHAHAHA.

Here is the final countdown.  I’m including tomorrow, since I won’t be around a computer tomorrow.

Kate has been freaking her freak over every single detail.  Lord help me when she has coffee (OR WHATEVER) and needs me to just talk her through every single detail and plan and scenario again.  And again.  And God forbid I ever be in a meeting, or not immedately available.  

She becomes overly-attached Kake.

Well I suppose then next time I'll be on is when I have returned from my trip.  So, stay safe, say a few prayers for me and keep me in your thoughts.  As I said, we are going on this trip with nothing in our pockets except our phones, and a wish and a prayer.
Send me good energy/prayers/good thoughts/text messages!