Make your own holiday

Un-Birthdays are great. And there are so many of them!

Un-Birthdays are great. And there are so many of them!

364, to be exact! And 365 in leap years!

364, to be exact! And 365 in leap years!

Even more if your birthday is Feb 29th!

I doubt I would have remembered it was Valentine's Day except that they exchanged Valentines in Dylan's preschool, which he was really excited about. (The kids all made Valentines as their art project for the day, and then the teachers drew names out of a hat to assign gifters and giftees.)

We spent the morning at a 3 year-old's birthday party and I am ZONKED. There were FIVE BILLION CHILDREN there, more or less, and I have no idea how I'm even still awake.

(dear lord, wait, am I 32? 31? Shit, I don't even know how OLD I am? Fuck, I AM 32! When did I turn 32? SHIT, I got old and didn't realize it? That means I'll be 33 this year?? CRAP)

Hee. Are you in my head, meara? About 5 months before every birthday, I start thinking I'm the age I will be, so by time August rolls around I'll be "Oh, wow, I'll be 39 this year! Damn, I year away from 40! That's so weird! When did that hap...Oh, shit, I'm still 37. I'll be 38 not 39? Or will I BE 37? Uh....2010 minus 1972...carry the... damn, I hate mental math...Ok, I'm still 37!"

This will be my first Vday EVER (and I am, indeed, 37!) that I have had a boyfriend. And not just a BF, a fiance! CRAZY. I think were going out to dinner Sunday, I don't know where. I feel bad because I can't buy him a present cause I have no money, so I'll making him delicious breakfasts today and tomorrow, and will do his laundry, about which I have a pretty staunch "I ain't your mama!"policy -- since I do all the other laundry and cleaning.

I really hope I get some flowers, though. I've never gotten flowers from a guy.

I still can't believe I'm 41.

We always remember Valentine's Day because it was my dad's birthday. I also like red and pink, flowers, chocolate, and nice dinners.

I plan on making a nice brunch here for us to celebrate. Have to find out the basketball schedule first. DH's team is now 24-0 on the season and in district finals. Another game tonight. I think it is 5 to go including state finals if we get there. I need to take the camera tonight. I took phone photos, but haven't uploaded them yet.

The boys are really incredible. We thought last night's game was going to be close because it was 3 points against this team last time. They have tightened up their game so much it was 50-13 at the end of the 3rd quarter and the clock ran the rest of the game. They don't stop the clock after there is a 35 point spread for fouls or anything. Their defense is rather effective.

Huh, I thought both Laga and Erin were 30ish. All just youngsters to me I guess.

I was 28 when I started posting on salon, Laura. Isn't that nuts? I'll be 38 in August. Quelle tempus fucking fugit!

I keep telling people I'm 37 and I won't be until June. Which isn't that far off really...

I do NOT Feel 37!!! I feel maybe 27 tops.

I live Valentine's Day. It does suck that SLNRLBF and I are so far about BUT we are going to spend time together in Second Life, there's a club doing a big Valentine's 40s US0 Themed party so we're going to go to that and get dressed up. We're also going to spend part of the day as Bride and Groom snails.

I do not feel 37. I feel 33. I like 33.

I don't mind 37 or 38 -- it just sounds weird. And I think I look about 32. So, pfft. Whatevs.

K, gonna go make biscuits and gravy, and hash browns O'Brien for my young sweetie. (He's 32. Ah, me.)