First of all, I can’t express my appreciation enough for all the birthday messages, texts, emails, and phone calls that I received yesterday! Birthdays are a pretty big deal for me! I’m not even sure why. Sure, the milestone birthdays like 18, 21, 30, but I’ve added in “24 karat” and 36 is also a big deal! That’s what I turned yesterday.
I was groggy as my son helped me get out of my bed before he got ready for school but once I was seated and belted into my wheelchair, he nonchalantly said, “oh, by the way, happy birthday mom.” I grumbled my thanks and tried to get my head right for my birthday!
Just before he left for school, I had to do what I swore I was going wake him up in the morning with and took a deep breath and sang: “Today is my birthday!” Like in 16 Candles:
Sean left for school and then the phone calls started: My brothers know how silly I am for my birthday! My brother, Dave, was the first to call and let me know that it was “My day!” I repeated it just like Sully did. It was a Disney Channel movie we saw when we were kids.
Brothers went away to summer camp and it was the younger brother’s birthday and he exclaimed that, “Today’s MY day!” The kids play a trick on him and he runs away crying but I don’t even really remember the rest of the movie I just remember Solly saying that.
Then, he reminded me that I am the, “Grand Chawhee.” This is from another movie we saw when we were kids. We laughed about this one too!
I had received some birthday messages on Facebook through the night but then they continued! So many! I tried my best to respond to everyone I received and I think I did but as I was responding to those messages and text messages and phone calls, I just pooped out!
I get so emotionally overwhelmed be it happy or sad that I fall asleep. Not like a nice, “Oh, I have to lay down.”it’s slump over in my wheelchair. I don’t know I’m doing it until I wake up. I did that twice! I was just so happy that it was my birthday and it was recognized by so many people! Sean came home and asked me how my day was and I told him that I got overexcited and passed out twice. He laughed and told me I was just like a little kid!
Well, I guess I was!
My Mom brought over a dozen balloons:
Later, my friend and her daughter brought over BDub’s and some ice cream cake (Mint Chocolate Chip) and they and my son sang me happy birthday. What a great birthday!!! It was low-key but it has taken me pretty much all day to physically recover from. Grrr!!! It was TOTALLY worth it! I am now closer to 40 than I am to 30 but I’m OK with that!