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Birthdays are a big deal in our family. We don't go super fancy and extravagant, but we always try to make it special for the person whose day it is. Our tradition is to go out to dinner at the birthday person's favourite restaurant, followed by cake and the birthday songs back at home.
This year my birthday happened less than a month after Mum's accident. She was still in hospital at the time and so we had pizza delivered to the hospital and took over the patient lounge for an hour in a makeshift celebration. I didn't care about anything other than being with my Mum & family and it was still a wonderful evening, despite the setting.
My sister A turned 30 2 weeks later and the Christmas in July celebration that had been planned was scaled right back to just the immediate family and a home-cooked Italian feast. I know it's not how A imagined her 30th turning out, but I think we were all just thankful that Mum was home from the hospital and able to enjoy it.
Zee's 1st birthday was also a quiet affair at Mum's, with pizza and lots of ice cream cake for the birthday girl. I plan on making up for the lack of a party for her 2nd birthday, when I will throw her the kind of celebration I gave Punky for her 1st birthday. It just didn't feel right to be going all out and having an extended family gathering if Mum couldn't be there, and so we made Zee's birthday special in other ways.
Yesterday was Mum's birthday. We were planning on having dinner at her house, whatever she wanted, and then on Tuesday night she sent us all a message saying that she wanted to go out to dinner at her favourite restaurant. So reservations were made at Bohemian Euro Restaurant at Narellan and off we all went.
It was so absolutely amazing to see Mum out of the house for something other than a doctor's appointment or funeral. I know her back was getting the better of her by the time we all finished our meals, but I thin just getting out and having a somewhat 'normal' experience will have lifted her spirits greatly.
After dinner we went back to her house and had not one but two cakes, and Punky and Zee helped Grandma blow out the candles. Zee thought this was the most hilarious thing in the world. We ended up getting Punky to blow out the candles three times just so we could hear Zee laughing hysterically. I've included a video of it at the end of this post so you be infected by her laughter too.
This year my birthday happened less than a month after Mum's accident. She was still in hospital at the time and so we had pizza delivered to the hospital and took over the patient lounge for an hour in a makeshift celebration. I didn't care about anything other than being with my Mum & family and it was still a wonderful evening, despite the setting.
My sister A turned 30 2 weeks later and the Christmas in July celebration that had been planned was scaled right back to just the immediate family and a home-cooked Italian feast. I know it's not how A imagined her 30th turning out, but I think we were all just thankful that Mum was home from the hospital and able to enjoy it.
Zee's 1st birthday was also a quiet affair at Mum's, with pizza and lots of ice cream cake for the birthday girl. I plan on making up for the lack of a party for her 2nd birthday, when I will throw her the kind of celebration I gave Punky for her 1st birthday. It just didn't feel right to be going all out and having an extended family gathering if Mum couldn't be there, and so we made Zee's birthday special in other ways.
Yesterday was Mum's birthday. We were planning on having dinner at her house, whatever she wanted, and then on Tuesday night she sent us all a message saying that she wanted to go out to dinner at her favourite restaurant. So reservations were made at Bohemian Euro Restaurant at Narellan and off we all went.
It was so absolutely amazing to see Mum out of the house for something other than a doctor's appointment or funeral. I know her back was getting the better of her by the time we all finished our meals, but I thin just getting out and having a somewhat 'normal' experience will have lifted her spirits greatly.
After dinner we went back to her house and had not one but two cakes, and Punky and Zee helped Grandma blow out the candles. Zee thought this was the most hilarious thing in the world. We ended up getting Punky to blow out the candles three times just so we could hear Zee laughing hysterically. I've included a video of it at the end of this post so you be infected by her laughter too.
Happy Birthday Mum! We are all so blessed to have you in our lives and we just couldn't live without you! xxx
Do you do much to celebrate birthdays in your family? What's your favourite way to celebrate?
Do you do much to celebrate birthdays in your family? What's your favourite way to celebrate?
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We normally don't do anything for our birthdays to be honest. Just go out for dinner and that's it.
For the little one, he only had 2 birthdays so far and we had tea and cake and sandwiches at home and that was it. He hasn't got a clue just yet. x
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