September Birthdays

Birthdays seemed a little weird this year.  Alex's birthday started the night before with Alex's requested dinner (sweet and sour chicken).  Then some friends from church stopped by with a lemon cake, singing to me, thinking it was my birthday.  We still popped a couple candles in the cake and sang to Alex. I had already made his requested Twix cheesecake bars for dessert.  On his birthday, I made omelets for breakfast.  Then we started to head out to Weston's cross country meet, but the car had a flat tire.  We didn't have time to put on a new tire, so we had to go switch out for the truck (which Owen had taken to work).  Owen ended up having to walk home because he couldn't drive the manual car we left there.  We went to Weston's meet and then the temple.  We ended up driving all around Beverly Hills trying to find a ramp that was open to get back on the freeway.  We made it back just in time to go to a dinner birthday party for one of Alex's colleagues (not ever mentioning it was Alex's birthday while there). One of Alex's friends dropped by with some fancy cookies.  

On my birthday, Alex made German pancakes for breakfast and baked a cake to frost later.  I talked to Jared, since it was his normal day to call.  He didn't know it was my birthday though, even though a friend (Carrie) dropped by with a gift during our call that I showed to him.  He still didn't pick up on that it was my birthday. When it came time for dinner, Alex realized he forgot to get sweet potato fries (which I had requested).  He ran to the store to get those, along with some chocolate and popcorn.  Savannah frosted my cake while he was at the store.  As soon as he got back, we popped the candles on the cake and they sang to me right before Owen and Weston had to run out the door for band and basketball.  They didn't even have time to eat dinner or cake with me.  Nathan did remember my birthday and called me.  A friend (Ashlynn) dropped by with some flowers after dinner.  Savannah wrote me a nice card, and she and I watched a Hallmark movie.  It was a decent day, although I don't think anyone put much thought into it (if they even remembered). Oh well - just another birthday, another year older. 

I did go out to eat a couple weeks later with some friends and my friend Heidi paid for my "birthday lunch" (even though it wasn't my birthday anymore).