A Special Day, Month, Life

For those of you who have known me awhile, you know that in past years I have celebrated my birthday "month" with lots of lunches, dinners and coffee outings with friends and family. I have always anticipated my birthday as a time to go out and have fun, eat whatever I wanted and do it all again the next day. I usually offered several reminders and told anyone who would listen that a very special day was coming that deserved to be celebrated and celebrated well. Well, that has changed as of the last few years as last year I was planning a wedding, this year I was celebrating a first anniversary, two things that are much more fun than any old birthday. Plus I'm over thirty now... who needs birthdays? ; )

I did get to have a fun family celebration on a fine Saturday afternoon with my favorite nieces and nephews... and their parents and grandparents : )... which led to this very fun picture that I wanted to share. (The oldest nephew is missing... I think he had to play soccer or basketball or baseball or chess or something that afternoon but that doesn't mean he doesn't love me and wasn't missing me very much wherever he was. And the youngest is missing too, but she was just probably just napping or eating or something). I just love these kids and so enjoyed their help opening my presents that day.

The moral of this story is that I value my family (old and new) and my friends who have made my years on this earth plum full of love, laughter and wonderful memories. Thanks to all who made my first birthday as a Hamm as special as the previous thirty one, especially Jeff. I look forward to many, many more (at least 59 if you've read any of the previous blogs).

I love you all! : )