My friends and family threw me a super-hero party for my 40th birthday recently. The theme was the Blue Lantern and there were balloons, decorations, and a matching cake. And most everyone was dressed in blue! It was supposed to be a surprise, but due to some unpleasant and not-entirely-resolved circumstances, they had to tell me it was happening. Still, the decorations were a surprise and the party was fun. Meant a lot to have so many of my friends around me for the big 4-0.
For my official birthday dinner we went out for pizza. We ate about half the pizza, asked for a box, then set the box of pizza on the ledge to the side of the table. We finished our drinks and got ready to go, then realized the pizza box was gone. Our over-zealous and frequently absent server had thought the box – that she had just brought over – had belonged to a table that had long been cleared and threw it away as trash. She felt really bad about it, but nothing to do about it. I suspect we’ll get a discount the next time we go in – we’re regulars there.
Last weekend, I headed down to visit my family for my niece’s birthday. In contrast to my super-hero party, my niece wanted a princess party. My sister made her a princess castle cake and my niece wore a tiara and a princess dress. My sister is hoping she’ll grow out of the princess phase I think, but for now my niece is all princess. While the princess was napping, we played a few rounds of Farkle – which is becoming one of my favorite games.
My cat has been doing well. He’s playful, sneaky, and affectionate – just like me. 🙂 We got through his medicine without damaging our friendship, but he’s still apparently got a bit of a cold. He’s sneezed on my head a couple times, falls off the couch more frequently than I would have expected from a cat, and yesterday he unplugged the playstation in the middle of a game. I guess that’s one way to get more attention.