Our birthdays were dreamy. I don't just think so due to the 103° temp I sported in the late hours which ended my birthday (helloooo sick day). We've been together for 5 years and I think this was the first November 17 & 18 that we did really well. Having back-to-back birthdays can be difficult. Celebrating one can take the wind out of the next. Expectations are doubled, one day on top of the other. Though, 5 years ago we did go to Vermont together for the very first time:
On second thought, maybe this was the first November 17 & 18 that we did really well since then.
This year, they were two separate days and no shared party- other than a very wonderful family dinner cooked by my mom and hosted at my sister's. No set up, clean up, or empty beer bottles. On Monday we went out to dinner with some of Jake's oldest and dearest friends. On Tuesday my mom, sister, and I all took the day off together and spent time hugging Alice, shopping, and having lunch at the Wenham Tea House.
I didn't realize until after the fact that exactly 10 years prior my mom had also taken the day off, driven to the North Shore just for me, and taken me to lunch at the very same Tea House for my 18th birthday. I was a freshman in college. Lots has changed, but some things- thank God- have not.
Left: A card from Katie and Artie to Jake. "Happy Bacony Day and Happy Bothday!"
Right: A note on the fridge to me from Jake. "...Alice said "mommy happy bday" in jibberish to me to tell you.
On second thought, maybe this was the first November 17 & 18 that we did really well since then.
This year, they were two separate days and no shared party- other than a very wonderful family dinner cooked by my mom and hosted at my sister's. No set up, clean up, or empty beer bottles. On Monday we went out to dinner with some of Jake's oldest and dearest friends. On Tuesday my mom, sister, and I all took the day off together and spent time hugging Alice, shopping, and having lunch at the Wenham Tea House.
I didn't realize until after the fact that exactly 10 years prior my mom had also taken the day off, driven to the North Shore just for me, and taken me to lunch at the very same Tea House for my 18th birthday. I was a freshman in college. Lots has changed, but some things- thank God- have not.
Left: A card from Katie and Artie to Jake. "Happy Bacony Day and Happy Bothday!"Right: A note on the fridge to me from Jake. "...Alice said "mommy happy bday" in jibberish to me to tell you.
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