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<\/a>Many years ago, one of my gal pals invited a few of her best friends to dinner to celebrate her b-day. I had been friends with her husband first, and I felt bad that he wasn\u2019t doing anything special for her that year, instead of her having to not only spend<\/em> it with us girls, but being the one to treat<\/em> us!<\/p>\nWhen I asked why she wasn’t doing anything with him<\/em> that night, she answered with one of the smartest things I had ever heard in this birthday category. She told me that she didn\u2019t want the occasion to be anyone else\u2019s responsibility! She said this<\/em> way, she knows that someone will be there for her–in this case, us pals–and that she\u2019ll have a nice birthday with no pain. I so respected her for that maturity, and took her message to heart.<\/p>\n So, after years of leaving it all up to Mr. X, and to my two boyfriends before him dating back to my teen-age years, and usually being at least a tad disappointed, (but rarely by Mr. X,) I finally started handling my own celebrations, usually by throwing myself<\/em> one fabulous fete or another. Each one was different and special. (Mr. X totally helped with them; I just wanted the creations<\/em> to come from me.)<\/p>\n And then, about a dozen years ago, because of close-to-my-bday very sad events, (like the death of my beloved little mo,) I just stopped doing them. Occasionally, friends came through for me, anyway, and I still had some happy-ish birthdays. And then came the pandemic.<\/p>\n Now\u00a0here we are again, with my 2024 birthday coming up on Sunday. And can you guess what\u2019s going to derail it this<\/em> year?\u00a0 Football play-offs, of course! And an awards show. Which leaves me no time to even accept phone calls that day! (But I’m hoping for lots of phone messages<\/em>.) There are three important pigskin games on the 14th, followed by the Critics Choice awards. That would be a perfect day for me, in general, but not when it\u2019s my birthday. I\u2019m actually relieved it will be on a week-day next<\/em> year!<\/p>\n That all means that\u00a0January 14, 2024 will wind-up being kind of yin-and-yang for me. It will be a fun day at home, but with nothing birthday-esque happening for me, outside of our annual tradition that I hope Mr. X will do again for me\u2014putting many fun and beautiful birthday cards all over the house, most with cash in them! I always tell him he doesn’t have to do that again, but I’m thrilled that, in this one instance, he does not listen to me!!!<\/p>\n So I think I\u2019ll defer my celebration until the end of the month, when Mr. X will be coming with me to the opening of Matthew Bourne\u2019s\u00a0Romeo and Juliet\u00a0<\/em>at the Ahmanson, an event I\u2019m awaiting with bated breath. And since we have to vote for the Screen Actors Guild Awards in about six weeks, I\u2019ll count any screening or events for it that he comes to with me as in my \u201cthings he did for my birthday\u201d column.<\/p>\n So here we are. As usual, there are few material gifts necessary this year. The only things in life I crave are services<\/em>, such as massages, facials, and mani-pedis; great meals, especially afternoon tea; and being taken to fun events, such as a show or concert.<\/p>\n But, outside of those, there is always an absolute lovely, easy, and free way for\u00a0everyone<\/em>\u00a0to help me celebrate! And that is to follow me on any and all of my social media platforms, if you don\u2019t already.\u00a0 I always appreciate the support.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s all the info you need to do that:<\/strong><\/p>\n X, (formerly) Twitter: @MajorCelebrity And just in case no one else does, I\u2019m wishing myself a very Happy Birthday right now, these two days in advance. Someone<\/em> has to get the ball rolling, so it might as well be me<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MY BIRTHDAY IS THIS SUNDAY! This will be my first birthday since the world is basically back fully open, so it will be tad strange for me. (But I was thrilled to recently discover that Princess Kate, whom I adore, is my fellow Capricorn! That new knowledge certainly cheered me up a bit. We classy<\/p>\n<\/a>So, it was back to Mr. X to make January 14th special for me. Which he has for these past three years. Actually, we had good ones a couple of times before<\/em> Covid. Believe it or not, I\u2019m a simple girl who is happy with a simple time, and just going out to dinner and a screening are enough to celebrate me. My choices for those simple celebrations were special because, outside of those birthdays, Mr. X has rarely ever come to screenings with me, and sitting in a restaurant is anathema to him.<\/p>\n<\/a>By the way, I’m not complaining<\/em>, not even one little bit. I’m rather just reporting<\/em>. Believe me, I am always grateful for another year of life! Every day!<\/p>\n
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