When Is Your Birthday?

Stevie Wonder's birthday song has become the anthem for most birthday parties. We even rock to it at church.

Why is today a special day for us, when we should be honoring our mothers on our birthdays. After all, it was our birth mothers who actually did the hard work. We only had to allow the doctor to pat our bottoms...and then the antics began.

So what's the plan for birthday celebrations. A friend of mine told me that for his birthday, he had a milk and cookies party. He and one of his female friends, decorated his house, bought a variety of milk products (fat free, low fat, whole milk, soy, etc, etc, etc), and expensive cookies (some costing as much as $4.00 each).

I've also had friends who had theme parties for their birthday celebration: 70's Throwback, Inspector Gadget parties, It's Not Halloween Costume Party, etc.

Since my birthday falls in the winter, (yes, it does sometimes rain in L.A.) it's difficult for me to give the kind of party I love. I love to barbecue, and have the celebration start during the daylight hours and go on through the night. Having friends over, enjoying music, good food, playing cards (mostly BidWhist and Spades), and toasting the birthday girl with champagne, washed down with cake from Hansen's bakery.

It really doesn't matter, when your birthday is...because every day is a blessing. To that end, I wish you a Happy Birthday, and a fantastic life, filled with good health, great love, and peace.

Fabulous at 50

Today we begin the celebration of the big 50 for two close friends.

It's kind of interesting, we've known each other for 25 years...25 years is a long time to know someone...even yourself.

So how do you celebrate a 50th birthday? For my friends, we decided 5 years ago (talk about party planning), that we would spend my friends 50th (respective) Birthdays in San Diego. Why San Diego you may ask? Well...I guess because it's just a short drive from where we live, plus....one of my friends is single...and has met a Professor at UCSD. I guess the plan is for her to connect with him (at some point--- hopefully :-() ) during our junket.

We'll be staying at one of the nicest (aka most expensive and elegant) resorts in San Diego. My plan is to swim, run, play a bit of tennis, go biking, and yes celebrate until I return home. We're planning a huge Birthday Bash - Friday night -- many of our friends will be in attendance...even the one who is still (yes, I said it -- "still") trying to decide which man to choose.

It's funny about my "Man Rich" friend (--- saying that fast, after a martini or two can be a joke in itself...), she still hasn't decided which man to select. Although I still feel that her heart is with Perfect Man #2, at this point, I'm also in a quandry. While both men are nice...and one has better manners than the other...both are quite nice gentleman. "Have Mercy" -- y0u would think at her age (over 40), she wouldn't have this problem. Some women her age (even though I must say, she is stunning, smart, successful, and not needy) would be happy with just one great man, she has 2 strong contenders ...not to mention the ones waiting in the wings.

Perhaps, her aura pulls a multitude of men into her inner circle...but then again, perhaps it's the fact that 'she's out there' ... in other words, she's gregarious, out going, nice, and most of all, she believes in herself.

If I've learned anything in my life...it's the fact that it's so easy to love your life, when you love the life you live.