Happy Birthday to me! Another year has gone by ALREADY! My birthday was last Sunday and my daughter’s birthday was yesterday.
As B got ready for bed last night, she remarked that she was sad, because she didn’t feel older yet. She didn’t have a birthday party, since her special day occurred mid-week. She didn’t have her birthday snack at school, since there was a field trip. She didn’t get to play with her new toy, since Daddy refused to set it up after dinner on a school night. All that added up to still feeling like she was STILL only 9.
Ah, if it were only that simple, I would still be hovering somewhere in my late 20’s, when the concept of celebrating every birthday became obsolete. The tugs of work, family, business travel and cold weather, made it impossible to always acknowledge my birthday on its given day.
Since becoming a parent, the preparations for B’s birthday have over shadowed my own.
Yesterday was spent frazzled, baking cupcakes in ice cream cones for the class, and figuring out how to transport the topsy turvy treat across town intact (a whole other post to follow soon!!!) and making the requested Bolognese sauce, while shopping for the perfect gift, and trying to maintain a fledgling consulting business on the side. Although we had a lovely dinner in my honor on Saturday night, most of my weekend was comprised of cleaning, errand running and kid related events. My day passed relatively quietly, and I guess in retrospect, I don’t feel any older either. Whew!
Today, things were different. Cupcakes were consumed, party arrangements are being finalized, and the new toy is set up and pronounced “awesome”! Today, B feels like she is finally 10!
As for me, I still feel like I am 28. Adult, and responsible, yet still finding my way in the world. Just how I like it.
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Tags: celebrations, getting older, happy birthday
