Happy Birthday, Brody!

My friend's little boy is two today! He makes me smile and warms my heart! I love you, Birthday Boy (and your sister, too)!

The Things We Do For Love...And How Quickly They Forget

As with many teenage girls (and more than a few adult women who won’t admit it), my twelve year old granddaughter has waited with excited anticipation for the DVD release of the movie Twilight. It was the same with new each book release in the Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga and, of course, the theater release of the movie. Signs and websites galore advertised the ability to pre-order copies of the coveted DVD. It was with this in mind that I, on a whim, pre-ordered a copy while in the video store last Monday renting a movie for my grandson and a friend to watch on their first day of Spring Break. I will be honest in admitting that I didn’t order it just for her but I knew she would be pleased that we would have a copy at my house, as well as at her mother’s house on the very first day of availability.

The check-out person informed me that the video store would remain open for one hour after midnight on Saturday to allow customers to pick up their copy. I smiled and told her we could probably wait until later in the day to pick up our copy (like she cared). However, being a doting grandmother, a plan started to formulate in my head. Maybe she would like to ask a friend to sleep over and we could stand in line around midnight with all the other obsessed fans and then promptly watch the movie after returning home. Not wanting to steal my daughter’s thunder at getting the movie first for her eldest child, I checked with her to see if she would mind if I made this offer. I don’t know why I’m clarifying this, but I suspect it’s related to guilt and regrets. Anyhow…she consented and the plans were set into motion. After taking a late night nap between 10pm and 11:30pm on Friday, I slipped on my shoes, grabbed my purse, and drove the two pre-teens to the video store. Although there was definitely a line, it was not as bad as I had thought it would be. As soon as it was midnight, the lines went pretty fast, especially the pre-order line. As expected, we watched the DVD as soon as the popcorn was ready. It was a late night, but a pleasant one. Now we wait with anticipation for the release of it’s sequel in the theaters in November 2009.

Believe it or not, the above event is not what prompted this posting. Darling Daughter number two called Saturday morning to see when we would be dropping the granddaughter off at her house. Since I was sleeping in, Hubby spoke with her. He relayed to me a comment she made during their conversation that went something like this...“Mom never stayed up until midnight to wait in line for us to get a movie.” That was a true statement, considering we didn’t even have a VCR or DVD player when she was that age. But I had to smile as I immediately recalled something even more outrageous and extravagant that Hubby and I did for our two daughters somewhere back in the 80’s. They were both crazy about NKOB (New Kids On the Block) and we waited for a long time in a long line to get tickets to their concert that was coming to town. We didn’t camp all night, as some parents and their children did, so we did not have a very advantageous place in line (who knew?). As we finally neared the ticket counter, it was announced that the tickets were sold out but they were allowing those in line to purchase tickets at other concerts on the tour. The sad, disappointed faces were too much to handle so we actually bought six tickets for a concert in Biloxi, Mississippi, about four hours away from where we lived. The two extra tickets were for each daughter to invite a friend. We also rented a hotel room since it would be too late after the concert to return home. I’m sure my youngest daughter will be thinking as she read this, “Oh, yeah. We did do that.” Maybe she will even think that the midnight run to Blockbuster wasn’t such a big deal after all!

My Birthday Girls! March 4, 1979 and 2005

Happy Birthday, to you!

Happy Birthday, to my baby!

10 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 years

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 years

Almost 30 (Feb 2009 - Mardi Gra)

And her baby. . . my grandbaby, four years ago!

I love you! Have a wonderful day!

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays!

It was my intention last year to honor family and friends on my blog on their birthdays. I started off well but by the end of the year, I failed miserably. So I’m going to try something different this year. I’ll tell everyone “Happy Birthday!” once a month. But since it is already March, I’ll try to catch up on the first two months, as well.

I’ll begin with Brandy, since today is her birthday. Brandy is my niece, the first on my side of the family.

Tomorrow is my youngest daughter’s birthday and her youngest daughter’s birthday. I’ll do a special post for them. It’s the ‘BIG three-o’ for the daughter. I can’t believe it! She’s getting so old!

March is a big birthday month for our family. I also have a very good friend who has a birthday on Saturday, March 7. Happy Birthday, Christy! March 8 would have been my mother’s 74th birthday. Janet and Chris, my sisters, follow on March 10th and March 13th. Hubby was born on March14th. Two more good friends share a birthday on the 20th, Beverly and Craig. And my friend, Carole’s birthday is on the 28th. Busy, busy, birthday month!

Now, backing up a bit…Although I personally told these two ladies “Happy Birthday,” I would also like to post a birthday wish to my friends Terry and Jacqueline (Jan. 3 and Feb. 21). Additionally, February 7th would have been my parents’ 57th wedding anniversary, had they lived long enough.

So there you go… Love you all! By the way, if I missed anyone, please be sure to email me and tell me about it. I don’t have you on my day timer and I do not remember anything that is not in my day timer! The daughter is not the only one getting old!