Birthday Blessings

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I woke up on my 33rd birthday to see my husband and girls grinning at me; they’d been secretive and giggly since the night before, all in cahoots to surprise me. And surprise me they did, by handing me a wrapped and be-stickered box containing my very own Kindle, onto which I have already downloaded Dracula, White Fang, War and Peace, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, which I started re-reading last night, and all of which were free.

Then my sister came over and we headed out for a all-girls day of epic back-to-school shopping. I bought some staple work pants, new jeans, new shoes and restocked my favorite perfume, while also buying jeans and some sassy new jean jackets for my own girls. My sister got new sandals, and we just generally had a blast, lunching and shopping and laughing.

Then, home again before a birthday dinner in Baltimore’s Little Italy, some family Rock Band time, and watching a laughably terrible movie with my dear husband.  Today, just to cap it off, I got an email acceptance for a personal essay I’d sent out, the first acceptance I’ve gotten for this batch of writing.

Couldn’t have designed a more lovely birthday if I had tried. 33, you’re looking pretty good so far.