Every since I was a little girl, every single Labor Day weekend my sister and I have had our shared birthday party. I despised this. Hated it. Longed for my autonomy. Unfortunately, in a working class family such as mine, if there was to be a party at all, I assure you, it would be a shared one.
I was born three years minus three days before Little-Miss-Steal-My-Thunder.
What’s so funny is now we voluntarily carry on this tradition.
Even though I have “officially” stopped celebrating birthdays and I really get cranky over anything that smacks of a birthday party, a little family get-together that better may or may not include gifts for my sister and myself is perfectly all right with me.
This year was no different.
Gift certificates . . . my FAVORITE!
The Whole Gang
We got together at a little restaurant and had lunch and exchanged gifts and reminded each other that even though we argued every single day of the first 25 years of knowing each other, we’re now both mothers and great friends and we really enjoy celebrating the event of both of our births.
Have a great birthday holiday weekend!
Until next time . . .
9 comments:
Happy Birthday, lady! I agree, gift certificates are the best gift evah! : )
Happy Birthday! I'm so glad you posted this. Now I know there is hope for my 2 that have to share birthday parties! Looks like you had a wonderful time! Wonderful pics!
Happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday! Have fun spending your gift certificate!
Happy Birthday! Gift certificates. That's what James always wants too; he wants them so badly, he wants to spend his own money to get them. :-).
Happy Happy Birthday to BOTH of you!!
:-D
Happy birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY~~ to you and your thunder thief~!
My 2 oldest are 3 years and 6 days aparty. We always do a joint b day party. There is no way I am doing 2 Saturdays in a row of other peoples screaming kids!
I always have my brithday party on labor Day weekend too. I share it with my mom. We use it as an excuse for a girls day! Hope you had a happy one!
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