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Another year older, not a heck of a lot wiser, but happy. I must thank my dear friends for the fabulous time I had celebrating my birthday Saturday night. We kept it simple--wine and cheese for a few friends at our place, then a scrumptious dinner (and very strong sangria--beware!) at Bogota Bistro, followed by desserts at The Chocolate Room (in spite of being ridiculously full from dinner).
We laughed. A lot. This is key when the birthday you are celebrating puts you closer to "middle-aged" than you care to acknowledge.
Now... check out the awesome birthday gift my darling boyfriend bought (and shlepped home on the subway!) for me:
I've been saying for years how much I miss playing the piano and have toyed with the idea of buying a simple keyboard. Well, Jason listened and now I can thrill him with the opening synth bit from Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" anytime, day or night. Break out the leg-warmers and Aquanet!
We had a most relaxing day on my actual birthday (yesterday)--we lounged in PJs until 2pm, I fielded a bunch of phone calls and my slightly hungover boyfriend served up a delicious brunch, complete with fresh flowers on the table. Later, we ventured out to the Atlantic Antic, where we noshed on grilled corn on the cob, listened to music, checked out some awesome vintage buses (wish we'd remembered the camera!) and marveled at the sheer volume of Obama-related stuff. Still slightly hungover (damn sangria!), we staggered happily down Atlantic Ave., laughing and talking and kissing and enjoying the brief burst of sunshine the day finally coughed up for us.
Lastly, partly as a birthday gift to myself, I have finally purchased a new laptop. It will arrive in about a week and I look forward to more frequent postings in the near future.
Thanks again to all for the wonderful birthday wishes!
More on the Atlantic Antic: here, here and here.
Posted by ayelet at October 6, 2008 01:16 PM