Well, I had just made an entry titled “A Pleasant Birthday”, and when I went to the Austin Capital Metro web page and clicked on a link I needed to add to my blog, it froze my program and I lost my entry. I hate that.
Basically I said it was a beautiful day here in Austin, Texas. Jonathan and I rode a Dillo bus (old-fashioned trolley type bus) into downtown to have lunch with Dale, and then we spent a very nice couple of house at the Children’s Museum before going home the long way (rode the Dillo the entire route).
I also mentioned the very nice cards & e-mails received from Jill, Tina, and their mum Doris (Dale’s aunt), the intricate handmade card from Joy, and the presents from Dale’s uncle Colin—a funny little set of nesting cat dolls, and some relaxing Oriental chimes with a little hammer to bang them (Jonathan evidenced great interest in them), which are quite a conversation piece. And my auntie Kathleen made a nice call to me (even if she was just awaiting a database connection). Cards from both my grandmas arrived in a timely fashion as well; it’s nice to have them around!
I think the last thing I wrote was that it’s funny to have these birthdays so often—seems they are coming faster and faster these days, and wasn’t it only last year that I turned 30? Guess not since I’m 33 today. But I can say that I’m happy with how I’ve spent my years so far, and I am very happy today. Also, it’s nice to be aware of how many things are good in my life and be thankful for them now, rather than looking back years later and realizing that I didn’t know how good I had it. That’s because I have a lovely family!
Posted by elizabeth at February 11, 2003 05:24 PMI'm glad you had a great day. I called while you were giving Jonathan his good-night cuddle - I'm hoping you had better, more exciting things to do with your hubby on your birthday besides calling your cousin back ;-)
Posted by: Jfer on February 12, 2003 08:28 AMUnfortunately, Dale was so tired last night that apparently as soon as he put the phone down, he forgot you'd called. So, no, it's not that I had more exciting things to do--I didn't even know! I would have called you back in a heartbeat. It's nice to know you thought about me and a good thing you posted this comment!
Posted by: Elizabeth on February 12, 2003 10:19 AMSounds to me like Dale owes you some "better more exciting things to do". He did sound tired on the phone, but I thought he was just being quiet since you were trying to get Jonathan to go to sleep.
Posted by: Jfer on February 12, 2003 10:25 AM