Happy Birthday to me

Well here we are, 34 years from the day I was born.  Exciting isn't it?

Okay, no not really.  After you hit twenty-one, birthdays just become regular days that just mean people are a little nicer and you may get some gifts. 

My boys are pretty excited about giving me their gifts.  They went shopping last weekend and have been chomping at the bit to give me their presents.  I'm glad to see them excited, in fact that's probably the best gift of all.

It's my first birthday without their dad, my ex husband Dan, since I was seventeen years old.  I got pretty emotional earlier, but I feel a little better now.  I miss him still, but every day presents itself where I can do or say something that makes him a little closer.

*** a bit later***

My children came in as I was writing, and as I said they were very anxious to give me their gifts.  My oldest son gave me a computer game called Cruise Ship Tycoon, knowing I love my Casino Empire and my Mall Tycoon.  My husband gave me a jewelry box with a beautiful gold necklace with three hearts (to symbalize the three men in my life) and my younger son gave me a beautiful amythest ring along with a drawing he made himself.  And, as I said, Daniel touches me through my youngest son who wrote on his card "You're another year closer to Dad". 

I guess that's not so bad :)