Birthdays

It was Rosalie’s birthday on 2nd September and we both had a great day.

Rosalie started in the morning by reading all the congratulations from friends and relatives. At the end of the day she had about 68 or more people who remembered her birthday. She was also on the phone most of the day with more friends and relatives.

The birthday girl

We don’t buy each other presents anymore but we have had a few coincidences. For one of her birthdays, she got a new car. On one of my birthdays, she got an iPad. This year, for her birthday I got new underpants. I also got a set of tools from AirMiles so it all worked out.

We usually go out for lunch on birthdays so we met Peter and Suzie at the Shady Rest pub in Qualicum. We, of course, started with a glass of wine and we had a lovely lunch. To top it off Suzie paid for the whole thing. Thanks again, Suzie.

When we got home, Peter and I had another glass of wine or two, while the girls went across the road where another neighbour was selling baked goods. After Peter and Suzie left, our neighbours, Bob and Marlene invited us over for another glass of wine. We had to leave earlier than we would have liked as we were invited to dinner with Jim and Ylda. By this time we were starting to flag.

Jim and Ylda had their kids and grandkids over so we had a very nice visit with them. A neighbour dropped in and after we had dinner with birthday cake, Jim disappeared and came back with half the neighbourhood to help finish up the cake. It was great as we met a whole bunch of new people.

Meanwhile , I had fun

Rosalie and I had had a very busy day so we decided to call it a day and head home. All in all, a very nice birthday. And to be able to share it with friends made it all the better. That was the real birthday present.