Friday, March 28, 2008

Life Is Grand

Today my breakfast will be a heaping slice of chocolate chip pound cake topped with buttercream frosting. I might even wash it down with a tall glass of 2% milk.

At lunch I'll run over to Target and purchase a tiara. As I wait in line to pay, I'll pull it free from the packaging and perch it atop my head. The cashier will think I'm crazy but I'll just smile and hand off the trash for her to discard.

After work I'll melt into a massaging pedicure chair. I'll sip iced-tea as I catch up on my pile of magazines, flipping between Town and Country and The New Yorker. And when the fire engine red polish has dried, I'll slip back into my peep toe pumps and sass my way out to my car.

This evening I'll meet up with some close friends and celebrate my thirty-fifth birthday. Eight of us will gather around a table and feast on platefuls of Italian fare. We'll tell stories, share memories and laugh like life is grand. Because you know what - it is.

32 comments:

Melina said...

Happy Birthday!

*jcg said...

happy birthday pj! hope it's a stress-free one, and the mere beginning of a fantastic year for you.

Mad Scientist said...

Happy Birthday. I am a new reader, but I anticipate I will become a faithful reader. From what I can tell so far, your talent will take you far regardless of whether or not you go to grad school. Toast that in your tiara tonight!

Howie said...

Happy Birthday, Paige.
Enjoy the evening.

Sean said...

Happy Birthday PJ!

Trinity2 said...

Happy Birthday! I hope it's fabulous!!

Cheryl said...

Excellent!

Happy Birthday and also, wising you a fabulous year to come...

1218Blog said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I am lovin' the tiara! Work it!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Paige!!! I hope you have a wonderful day and an even better year ahead- you deserve it!
Can't wait to help you celebrate!
Love,
Bess

MetroDad said...

Happy birthday, Paige. Sounds like the perfect way to celebrate. Have a great time. Cheers!

Cupcake said...

Happy Happy! That sounds like a gorgeous day. I hope that you enjoy every precious moment of it.

Curly said...

A very happy birthday to you Paige!!

I do the tiara thing with my food shopping (but eating it rather than putting it on my head), hand over the empty packaging to scan in.

Clearlykels said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!

You're a girl after my own heart! I love it!!!!!

Live it up!

brandy said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

You and I definitely have things in common. (I have two real tiaras here- one could have definitely been sent to you if I would have known you were a tiara girl!).

I hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Colleen Snell said...

Happy birthday to my new favorite blogger! You know that first drink that you sip on tonight to celebrate...let's pretend that one is from me. Cheers!

Kathryn said...

Happy Birthday!

red toes, a tiarra and pound cake? sounds fab

MARFSBABY said...

Sounds like a most excellent birthday plan. Enjoy yourself and have a great day sweetie. And make sure you skarf down a cupcake or two today. Happy Birtday

J said...

Happy happy birthday! That sounds like a fabulous day!

Sarah said...

Happy Birthday, I wish I was there to celebrate it with you!

Alaskan Dave Down Under said...

Happy 35th, young lady! And yes, life IS grand.

Tara Lynn Johnson said...

Happy Birthday, Paige. Hey, we live in the same city. Where can I pick up my cake?!? :-)

Theresa said...

Too true. Happy Birthday to you, from a day late and a few time zones behind.

Los said...

Happy B-day, Paige. Hopefully, you are fully recovered from Friday night, by now!

Inarticulate Fumblings said...

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

How I wish I could sit in the adjacent chair getting a mani and sass out of the salon in MY peeptoe pumps! (Don't think I wouldn't)

Have a spectacular day!

XO

Claire said...

I hope you had a wonderful day, sweetie. Life IS grand!

Cxx

P in VT said...

AHHHH I MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)

*kb* said...

oh, sorry I'm late!! Hope it was grand! Happy Birthday!!

Melissavina said...

Sounds like the most perfect day. What a magnificent plan.

minijonb said...

happy happy joy joy!!!

cake for breakfast is always a good idea, especially on a birthday.

Trish Ryan said...

Happy Birthday!!!
It sounds like a GREAT way to celebrate :)

Theresa said...

Can't wait to hear the b-day highlights. In the Meme-time, I tagged you. Not sure if you play along with these things, but wanted you to know I'm thinking of you.

Cricket said...

(belated) Happy Birthday!!!