Today is Mike's 26th birthday and the celebration took place mostly around the dining table. We invited the family over for an intimate lunch of sandwiches, sushi, tuna and salmon salads, cake, bottomless tea and hearty conversations. I think we're going to do more luncheons and dinners this year because it's just so good to spend time and reconnect with people who mean something to you. I enjoyed it so much it felt like my birthday!
Shortly after his Grandpa left, I stayed in the kitchen to clear a big stack of the dirty dishes that's been sitting on the countertop for two hours. I wanted to do the washing when everyone else has gone but I couldn't ignore it any longer. It's like a switch in my head was turned and I have to deal with it right away else I have to scratch my brains out to keep the switch from flicking. Obsessive-compulsive? Haha, definitely.
And because I thought that I didn't serve enough food, as is always the case with me, I whipped up a quick cream cheese filled pepper bruschetta while Mike opened a bottle of red wine. I also made a couple of regular mild pepper bruschetta which no one else ate except me because I like it more than the cream cheese filled one. Oh, well.
These are the loot he got for his birthday and he's one happy bunny. (Envelopes with money, Zelda for his DS Lite, books and the anime chess pieces I got him yesterday from the book fair in Ahoy. :)
Now that the weekend is almost over, I can finally relax!
Posted in A Day To Remember, Family | Comments (1)
odette at January 21 2008 | 08:58 |
happy birthday mike!  |
