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be due to the fact that I was born on February 29 and have one birthday
every 4 years and, trust me, when it was a Leap Year I had a blast.
There was my 10th birthday, in 1976, when I invited 300 of my closest friends to the Memphis Hilton for a jazz cocktail hour followed by a complete prime rib dinner than dancing while enjoying dessert.
In
2000, when I was 'sweet sixteen' there was lunch at The Cheesecake
Factory and dinner at The Ark. At 17, in 2004, it was brunch at the
Marriott Hotel and Marina and Bette Midler in concert. I've done all day open house, planned a surprise party for
me on another birthday. Name a Leap Year and I'll tell you how I made
that February 29 special.
Once I know your birthday date I almost always remember to send you a card (and remind you of your age!!!) year after year.
Though
Allen doesn't celebrate birthdays since we have known each other I have
taken him out for his special day. For years now it has become a ritual
for me to take Gino out the first week of September to celebrate his
being a year older. Now it looks like John will become part of the
yearly to do. What's wrong with sharing your special day with friends,
good conversation and food?
For many years I have offered people
of choice of how old I was when they asked me my age. For instance I
would say 19.25 or 73!! I have never hid my age because, until
recently, I was usually the youngest in my crowd but even though I am
now the oldest the number doesn't bother me.
I
did hear two fun answers to that old age question--one person said, "It
is an unlisted number," while the other answered, "37, but I amdyslectic !"
I
have already started to answer, "74" when asked my age or it is called
for on forms BUT, please, don't give me that 'Age is only a number" or
"You are only as old as you feel"--I've written a couple of blogs on those lines!!!
I hope you enjoy all your birthdays as I have enjoyed mine!