No matter how many times I say that my birthday is just another day, I can't help it, when I wake up in the morning of July 6, it still feels special.
Having a birthday so close to a major national holiday, it often falls on a vacation. As a child, we celebrated my birthday party with friends in early June, before school was over and everyone was gone for the summer. My family usually went on a little getaway for the long holiday weekend. My memories of childhood birthdays are of places like Atlantic City, by the beach, salt water taffy, small amusement park rides, skee ball, and having fun times with my parents. Wonderful memories!
As an adult, it's often a day off from work. Now that's a nice birthday present! But even when it's not, no one in the office knows so I have never had to suffer the "surprise" cake in a conference room. It's the only day I don't have to think to remember the date!
It's funny to do some ordinary little errand that requires a clerk to look at your ID. Suddenly there is a change from the bored required glance to "Oh, wait, it's your birthday! Happy Birthday!" Yay! They noticed!
No doubt about it, there is something about birthdays that brings out the child in me. If you have happy birthday memories, you wake up remembering them and anticipating nice things to happen all day. Thank you to everyone who has made those memories for me!
I am now going to work where no one knows but I'll probably be texting and smiling a lot.
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