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Belated post on a belated birthday party

16 Jun

If you’ve been reading the blog for the last week or so, you know that my mom’s birthday is one day after Uncle Joe’s birthday. We had a small party on Saturday to celebrate them both. I love seeing my mom hang out with Aunt Gay and Uncle Joe. Family! Awesome!

birthday party for mom and Uncle Joe

1. Group shot, 2. Rally ’round the food!, 3. Group shot, 4. Group shot, 5. And no-one is surprised, 6. Blowing out the candles, 7. Blowing out the candles, 8. Light that candle, Timmah!, 9. Boys and food, 10. Food, 11. Grill those steaks!, 12. Group shot, 13. Mmm, clean plate, 14. Group shot, 15. Group shot

Tim did some totally kick-ass steaks on the grill, and also some unbelievably tasty corn-on-the-cob. Everyone brought other things, too, and there was more food and drink than you could shake a stick at. Puppies were entertaining. Beer was consumed. Laughing was done. GOOD TIMES, Y’ALL.

(PS. Linda, we’re sorry we forgot to call you! We mentioned it while Tim was eating, and as soon as he was done eating he was going to call, and then we all got distracted by something shiny – but you were mentioned, and there in spirit!)

 
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Happy birthday, Linda!

11 Jun

Today is Tim’s mom’s birthday – yes, we really do have all these relatives with birthdays right in a row (and they’re all fabulous people, too – WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?!)

Laughing at me

 
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Happy birthday, mom!

10 Jun

Mom and Dave

I hope you have a great day today (maybe even getting in a little beach time), and I’m looking forward to seeing you and Dave on Saturday!

 
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Happy birthday, Unca Joe!

09 Jun

Uncle Joe and Lore

He’s the coolest.

 
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Happy birthday, Jeff!

22 Feb

Friday was our friend Jeff’s 42nd birthday (he is the answer! to life! the universe! and everything!) and last night we all got together to hang with him, cook for him, and generally show him a Good Time.

Jeff's 42nd birthday

1. Me again, 2. Jeff gets his cake, 3. Uncle Joe and Lore, 4. Focus!, 5. Laughing at Uncle Joe’s story, 6. Uncle Joe telling a story, 7. Self-portrait, 8. Mmmm, dinner!, 9. Deliciousness, 10. Group shot, 11. Group shot, 12. Group shot, 13. Group shot, 14. Jeff’s birthday cake

 
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A Long December

18 Dec

Today would have been my father’s 68th birthday.

Has it been almost seven years? It feels like forever; it feels like yesterday.

Here’s a song I listened to a lot when he was sick -

A long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can’t remember the last thing that you said as you were leaven’
Now the days go by so fast

And it’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell my myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

 
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Happy Non-Birthday, Quinn!

22 Nov

Why I am a sucky friend, #493 – I have been convinced for a number of years now that my WONDERFULsexyTALENTEDbeautifulSWEET friend Quinn’s birthday is November 22nd (it’s not). It’s actually, er, the 12th? But I refuse to believe that. This year, it is the 22nd. Mostly because I suck, but also partly because Q had a major loss this year and it’s the first birthday without someone she loves greatly… and we all know how much that can suck. SO WE ARE CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY ON THE 22ND! Today. And yeah, it’s the END of the day and not the BEGINNING of the day, because, well, I’m a dork. I planned to write this three days ago, but wanted to wait until the 22nd. Then all day today I kept thinking it was the 21st. WHOOPS. No sense of timing, me.

Quinnling, my sweet friend, soul-sister, I love you so much. I wish I could kiss away all of your heart’s bruises, except that it’s those wounds that make us who we are… and I don’t want to you to change as I love you just the way you are.

Happy birthday, my friend!

(PS I tried to find a really great photo of you that I have from RenFair Back in the Day… but it doesn’t look like I ever uploaded it to Flickr. Good thing I guess, in the long run, as you would break an awful lot of hearts by turning down the marriage proposals that would come up after everyone sees that lovely photo!)

 
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