I love making my birthday last as long as it can. So the Friday before I went out with some of my closest friends for a drink at my favourite bar in Sutton, The Ivory Lounge. A grown up sort of bar, music not too loud and not too packed either. It was just a nice evening to sit and chat to friends and have a laugh together. We discovered just how piggy Sara and Katie can be. They order 8 tapas dishes between them which is usually for 4 people. The boys, Andy and Jon could only manage 6! They say they were watching their waistlines but I think they just wanted to prove a point about how greedy the girls were. However Sharon and I didn’t mind as they came with a free bottle of wine. Sadly age caught up on us and we all started to feel the pressure at around 10 plus Sharon was unwell so home we went to watch the classic film, Ghostbusters. How cool were we?!
The first of the presents was opened on Monday night as I wouldn’t be seeing Katie and Andy on Tuesday. They always know what to buy me. A travel book, Muppets DVD and, best of all, a fleecy blanket with arms. I have wanted one of these for ages. I think they are really practical as you can keep your arms warm on a cold day and you don’t need to expose them to have a cup of tea or reading a book if you were using a blanket. An opinion not shared by my housemates. Can’t think why?
My actual birthday on the Tuesday was a day I wasn’t getting excited about due to the finance interview but as I said at the beginning of this entry it turned about to be one of the best. When I arrived at the office it was just a normal day that is until I turned on my computer to discover someone had hacked into my computer and left a message on my screen. See below.
Next my very good friend Kylie phoned from Oz, which was another surprise and delayed me from starting work however I didn’t mind and work didn’t either so bonus! It was great catching up with her and I only wished it could have lasted longer but I had my interview coming up plus I needed to catch up with my line manager.
Then the interview happened. Why was I stressing? It went great and I was approved for the flat! I just have 6 weeks to sort out everything from solicitors to mortgages and I could be moved in 8 weeks! So double celebration. Thank you to all my friends and colleagues who were understanding and praying. Keep it up!
From then on I had to work but was by now was in a celebratory mood. Sarah took me for a birthday Starbucks, chocolates were left on my desk by Vicky, the office helped to celebrate my birthday with Krispy Kreme donuts (usually it just a Sainsbury cake!) and Kevin bought me a bottle of Baileys! I’m still overwhelmed by it all and can't help smiling as I write.
But the day didn’t end there. Oh no! Being the good church and band member that I am I headed to church to do the accounts with Foxy and Richard who had bought me a chocolate cake! Could this be the best birthday ever? My waist line is the only one complaining. This was followed by band practice where for the first time ever I was able to play some new pieces without struggling. Is my sight reading improving? I doubt it as these pieces were meant for kid bands. For some it may seem an unsual way to spend a birthday but I spent it with my best friends on Friday and more friends on Tuesday.
I even got a phone call from my brother on the actual day which makes a change as he usually forgets or calls days later. However I missed the call and when I called him back at 9.55pm he was asleep in bed and didn’t want to talk to me! Oh well it’s the fact that he called that counts!
The week of celebrations was finished off nicely with a Chinese takeaway with Katie. Now the question is how can next year improve on this year? Just a year to wait and see!
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