Birthday Week

Opening Night of Grease

I really do like to stretch my birthday celebrations out as long as possible.   We had a family gathering early in June, because that's when V&M were home, but that was a bit early, for both Father's Day and my birthday, so further celebration was called for.

If hubby and I are going out for a celebration, I actually prefer to do that at lunch, rather than in the evening.  We went to a nice, very fancy, upscale restaurant in Ithaca the day before my birthday.  I do, once in a great while, like to pretend to be among the privileged and affluent, though most of the time our lifestyle is not at all like that.  I just like to occasionally pretend.

Then on the actual day of my birthday,  I got lots of Facebook greetings, and lots of wonderful cards in the mail.    Oh yes,  I opted for a piece of birthday cake, rather than a whole cake.  On Monday, I found a beautiful piece of coconut cake at Wegmans, and had a celebration with that.  It was very delicious.  And now I'm not tempted with all the rest of the cake!

Last night (birthday evening), we went to a production of Grease, the musical.  I didn't realize it until we got there, but our seats were on the front row, floor level.  The play's action took place on the same floor level, not more than two or three feet in front of us, literally!  Neither of us remember seeing Grease on stage.  Of course, we have both seen it in a movie.  It was a rousing, lively, most entertaining production.   Gerry especially enjoyed it, as the story was set in the fifties, and he recognized the music, and could even follow the dialogue!

Monday night I am having a "girls night out" with the daughters who live in the area  (all but one, who doesn't)   Everyone is excited about going to Just A Taste, a restaurant that specializes in tapas, a kind of Spanish appetizer.

After Monday night's dinner outing,  I will declare my birthday officially over!   It's been a good one.  I guess I have to put it away for a while, and wait for the next one!

Happy Birthday to Me