So Bob was at home all last week and went back to work today. It was awesome having him here for so many days in a row, which included my birthday!
Back when we were in college, Bob's Mom brought him some flowers from her garden on HIS birthday. Being the slick neighbor he was, he gave them to me as a gift. This started the swapping of birthdays. I get gifts on his, and he gets gifts on mine. It's a tradition that confuses the shit out of our friends, but we like it. As Jay says, Bob's birthday is my birthday and my birthday is my birthday. That's kinda what it's become.
I like that I get to focus on someone else on my "special" day. This year, I started looking for Bob's gifts well in advance. He received a set of ceramic red solo cup shot glasses. Those were his gag gifts. He got a movie he loves... 12 O'Clock High and a Santa for his Christmas collection. He has quite a few Santas from a specific line of collectibles. He's got patriotic ones, pilot ones, and golf ones. Yesterday, he received a Braves Santa. Boy, was he excited! I made me so happy to give something so special, that he wasn't expecting, that he had never even considered. I like things like that.
So anyway. It's been a weekend of my favorite foods, favorite drinks, and favorite people in Charlotte. I got a facial yesterday morning. We met Jess for lunch and petit fours, then she and I got pedicures. We all went to dinner (Sushi) and came back home for more drinks and a girl movie, Jane Austin Book Club (Bob went to bed). Today, Jess and I went to Bravo and had an amazing brunch, with Bellinis, of course. Then we went shopping. I didn't get TOO much... a Michael Kors clutch that I've been drooling over for months, some clothes, and boxers for Bob.
All in all it's been a fantabulous weekend! Woo hoo!
