Two Birthday Boys

My recent blog posts might as well be called A Letter to My Friends, but since I generally find myself in some sort of learning phase, I guess I’ll stick to the original blog name.

I’ll start with the most recent birthday in our immediate family, namely Brian, whose birthday has been celebrated from April 12 – April 19, in locales as far apart as Indianapolis, IN to Elko, NV—quite a stretch in time as well as geography. Sort of makes me think of the Chinese New Year (figure that one out).

Brian has pulled up stakes in Indy to move to Elko for the time being in order to help the old folks (that would be Dean and me). We were glad he made it to Elko in time to celebrate this birthday since it is ritually a rite of passage year for some—he completed year 40 on April 19 (looks like somebody was dyslexic). He was delighted to have a birthday so near Resurrection Sunday and it is meaningful to think of starting the next year of your life on that day.

 Friends from former years as well as friends of Dean and mine came to the birthday celebration and amidst reading and hearing the requested “Brian memories” , Brian also offered his improvised musical rendition of Dr. Suess’ “Oh the Places You’ll Go.”

Here’s a picture of the two birthday boys taken on Brian's birthday.

         Dean’s Day was several weeks earlier on March 28. 

The celebration was quieter than Brian’s birthday bash, but we enjoyed the company of Dean’s sister and brother-in-law, Belinda and TC.

I have no particularly philosophical utterance to end this blog other than to say that I’m blessed to be the wife of one “birthday boy” and mother of the otherJ