Happy Birthday, Marilyn! Marilyn has a kitty blog (fuzzy hug) and a writing teacher blog (oh yeah)...My friend Brian (Ginger waves her paw to Brian the cat), asked me to share in Marilyn's birthday celebration and of course I said yes. (I'm hoping there will be CAKE!)
Have a wonderful day, Marilyn...
Let's talk about birthday wishes, while your thinking about Marilyn and her birthday cake....
For the past twenty years or so I've pretty much tried to ignore my birthday. No birthday cakes (Yeah, can you believe it?). My dear hubby usually takes me out for dinner, but for several years in a row he was always in Chicago at a convention the week of my birthday...
But this year was different....
We had sooooo much fun celebrating a certain someone's birthday and planning his birthday surprises that I wasn't all doom and gloom when December rolled around. That certain someone found out that my birthday was coming up and started asking me about it. I couldn't be a grump, so with his help I started feeling a bit excited about having a birthday. I even told my hubby and Katherine I wanted a cake... (You can see my birthday cake here if you want to.)
More than a hundred people "said" Happy Birthday to me on facebook, or my blog or Lenny's blog or via email and it really really mattered to me. It changed how I look at my birthday and the value of my words on other people's birthdays. When I get that birthday reminder from facebook I keep it all week, check it daily and make sure I say "Happy Birthday" to my fb friends....Cause my one little wish might matter...If I know you well enough to be your fb friend, I should be willing to take a few moments to say something to you at least once a year, right? I don't friend everyone...I friend people I know or have communications with...so if we blog know each other (which means we exchange comments and emails) and you have your birthday listed on your fb page...expect to hear from me at least once this year...(LOL, like I'm only gonna bug you once!)
I hope Marilyn has an awesome birthday and that everyone checks the fb stats to see who they need to wish a Happy Birthday to.
