Nine years ago I turned 60 and was pissing and moaning (ME? Piss and moan? I know you can't believe that . HA!) that I was having this big birthday and no one would even notice or do anything special for "poor" me. My therapist of the time told me to stop wining and plan something for myself if I wanted to celebrate. And so I found myself with husband sailing across the carribean drinking rum punch for breakfast and having a fantastic birthday.
Today was almost as good !
I slept late and got up all excited about working in my Japanese garden on the lanai. Long story but when Jeanne and Frank were here this winter Jeanne had the brainstorm that I could transform my garden half of the lanai into a serene Japanese garden. The thought has stayed with me these past 4 months and thanks to husband the project got started a couple of days ago. My brain has been on full alert thinking about what I could do with the space and I have been on my hands and knees swearing up a storm working on moving rocks and rearranging plants. I have decided this would have been a lot easier to do ten years ago when we first bought the house but I am really enjoying the physical labor. As of today I have gone through half a bottle of Aleve and its worth every one.
But back to the birthday . . . I was up and working, took a couple of time outs for a few swims in the pool and then had to stop to get ready for dinner out. We met Ger's cousin Andy and his wife Rita at Guanabanas and had a fantastic dinner in the jungle. (It's a unique restaurant where all the seating is outside amidst the tropical trees and plants, situated right on the river o there is no "bad" table. I had a house specialty drink called a "Cat 5" for the hurricanes down here and it did blow me away! Dinner of blackened cobia and corn pudding was to die for and the no collate crunch cake for dessert wast bad either.
I talked to all the kids and grand kids ths evening, got gifts from Aunt Ann Marie, (chocolate covered strawberries, oh my!), Kyle, Kaelin,(a hand made ceramic something that I will cherish even if I don't know exactly what it is), beautiful flowers from Kristen and Kent, and gifts from Friends Jeanne, Sharon and Carol. I even had a phone call from niece Jeanne Marie. Into to mention all the birthday wishes on Facebook !
Fantastic day ! Thanks everyone !
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