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QOTD

What did you do for your last birthday?
Uniquely Home
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Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012

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  • We went to New Orleans.  It was a lot of fun!  
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  • I have no idea. Ha!  Probably went out to dinner.  This year I will be traveling to my friends wedding that I'm in.  She is getting married the day after my b-day and it's oot.  We will be getting mani/pedis that day, so that's cool. :)
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  • I am pretty sure we just went out to dinner.  I graduated college 2 weeks before my birthday so nobody was really interested in celebrating again (haha).  I am not sure what we are doing this year for mine, but it's on a Saturday, so that's a plus!
  • I had a party with another friend who's birthday is the day after mine!  It was "Margarita" themed!  We had a blast!!!
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  • Um, nothing.  We don't make a big deal about birthdays in our house, but DH is especially bad about it.  I think he made me dinner, but I don't remember.  I didn't get any gifts.

    One year we were moving on my birthday, so I didn't expect we'd be doing anything.  But by the end of the day, he hadn't even said "happy birthday" and I started crying.  He didn't understand why I was upset. 

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    One year we were moving on my birthday, so I didn't expect we'd be doing anything.  But by the end of the day, he hadn't even said "happy birthday" and I started crying.  He didn't understand why I was upset. 

    Oh my gosh! I would have been really upset too!!!  Hopefully he did something really nice to make up for it! Wink

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  • My parents & aunt came down & took me out to dinner since Dave was gone.  I also had BSF that morning & was blessed to serve in the children's dept. helping some 2/3 yr olds.

    It was 2 days after my wonderful woman's retreat up at Portage Lake for the weekend, so I was still relaxed from that!

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  • imagecmkuno:

    Um, nothing.  We don't make a big deal about birthdays in our house, but DH is especially bad about it.  I think he made me dinner, but I don't remember.  I didn't get any gifts.

    One year we were moving on my birthday, so I didn't expect we'd be doing anything.  But by the end of the day, he hadn't even said "happy birthday" and I started crying.  He didn't understand why I was upset. 

    I would totally cry too! 

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  • I worked a 12 hour day, went to dinner with DH, and was in bed by 9PM. Woo? This year it's on a Friday so hopefully it'll be better. DH said he wants to go to Myrtle Beach and that's exciting except that if we're out of debt by that time, I don't want to go back into debt (which I wouldn't let happen) or spend all our money. Maybe we'll do an up north camping trip instead? 
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  • imageMilsey32:
    I worked a 12 hour day, went to dinner with DH, and was in bed by 9PM. Woo? This year it's on a Friday so hopefully it'll be better. DH said he wants to go to Myrtle Beach and that's exciting except that if we're out of debt by that time, I don't want to go back into debt (which I wouldn't let happen) or spend all our money. Maybe we'll do an up north camping trip instead? 

    My birthday for the last two years has been on the weekend and we've thrown big parties.  I'm ready for a low key birthday!  (Next year it's on a Tuesday, I haven't had a Tuesday birthday since I turned 21!)

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  • My last birthday pretty much sucked. lol

    Back in April, they had just discovered the "mass" on my ovary and still weren't sure what it was.  I was waiting to hear some results back from my Dr. as to whether or not they were going to do surgery or not. So needless to say I was a bit mentally preoccupied with that and wondering if I was going to have a birthday the following year. Indifferent

    It was also pouring rain and it was chilly, so the weather was just gross out and it would have been a great day just to stay inside, but nooooo.  DH's brother/wife were in town that day and DH promised them we'd go to lunch with them...on MY birthday.  They didn't even wish me a happy birthday and lunch kinda' sucked.

    We don't really do a ton for birthdays period, but I was hoping that under the circumstances DH would have made things a little more special for me.  It would have been a nice distraction. I got no gifts.

    Geez... I sound like a total Debbie Downer.

    On a positive note, I was about 14 weeks pregnant and super grateful about that. Big Smile

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  • The day before my birthday, I had to take DH into urgent care, and he was unofficially diagnosed with chicken pox (officially diagnosed a few days later).  So, he was kind of on quarantine for a couple days and was feeling pretty crappy.  We ended up going out to dinner about a week later.  I was about 3 months pregnant at the time, so it wasn't going to be a crazy time anyway.

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  • It was the busiest day of work of the year for me.  And, the brakes in my car went out so I was late.  Then, I stood for 8 hours in bad shoes giving tours in 90 degree heat. 

    We went out for dinner/cupcakes after which was  nice, but I got kind of sick from being outside/standing all day plus sangria.  And, DH's best friend was in town which was fun, but he paid more attention to him than to me, and I got really upset.

    Wow, this is sad.

    I hope this year is better!

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  • got a hair cut and then went home to make my son's birthday cake for his party.  His birthday is the day after mine, so I get little celebration :)
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  • I really don't remember!  DH had to work, so I think I just had dinner with my parents. 
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  • I got sick!  I took the day off to get a mani/pedi with my mom, but woke up not feeling well.  Halfway though my appointment, I was feeling feverish.  I actually left the spa before my mom was done because I was feeling so horrible.  I spent the entire week in bed.  It took three trips to urgent care before I was finally diagnosed with tonsilitis.  At first they thought I had the flu, and the doctor basically gave me a guilt trip for not getting a flu shot.  After my tests came back negative for the flu, I wanted to laugh at her and request my $90 back for the stupid Tamiflu they made me buy.

    Basically, my 30th birthday sucked big time.  DH was supposed to take me out to dinner, but since I was sick, we never went.  Don't get me started on that one...

  • My actual birthday was on a Monday and I had to work in the evening. Sad

    but... we celebrated the day before, went out to dinner with my parents, DH and J&J to a yummy Mexican restaurant in town. DD spent most of her time staring at another table - her back completely turned to us (how rude! guess we were boring) and DS enjoyed dipping goldfish crackers in salsa (it was pretty good, I tried some...) we went back to our house and had cake and ice cream. I got a Vera Bradley purse and some cute little elf decorations that I'd had my eye on while shopping with my mom a few weeks prior. It was a good day. Big Smile

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  • FI suprirsed me with dinner plans at the Whitney.  We had really good food and a bottle of wine. I can't imagine many other ways I'd like to spend the day actually.  FI is very thoughtful when it comes to birthdays/holidays, etc.  I am VERY lucky! Smile
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  • imagekzoomaggie:
    What did you do for your last birthday?

    Last birthday I turned 25 and DH had a mini surprise party with our closest family set up for me at Paesano?s in Ann Arbor, a week before my birthday. Then my sissy came over to stay the high, we had a good time.

    On my actually birthday since DH had to work that weekend, I went to the Ann Arbor Comedy Club with my sissy and a couple friends.  

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  • imagestebbe81:
    We went to New Orleans.  It was a lot of fun!  

     

    That sounds awesome! Did you go during Mardi Gras? I would love to go to NOLA not during MG just because HUGH crowds make me feel super overwhelmed. If it wasn?t during MG what did you do there?  

    Cheeks!
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    imageMilsey32:
    I worked a 12 hour day, went to dinner with DH, and was in bed by 9PM. Woo? This year it's on a Friday so hopefully it'll be better. DH said he wants to go to Myrtle Beach and that's exciting except that if we're out of debt by that time, I don't want to go back into debt (which I wouldn't let happen) or spend all our money. Maybe we'll do an up north camping trip instead? 

    My birthday for the last two years has been on the weekend and we've thrown big parties.  I'm ready for a low key birthday!  (Next year it's on a Tuesday, I haven't had a Tuesday birthday since I turned 21!)

    I totally prefer low-key events if I'm the center of attention, but having a Wednesday birthday sucked. I was just completely exhausted/drained from working outside all day and we went out to dinner because it was my birthday. But I would've gladly went straight to bed at 7pm, lol 

    Next year it's on a Tuesday or this year?

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  • It was my 30th and I was not happy about it.  It is also in January, so there is nothing to do...so we went and hid from it up north...on the coldest weekend of the year.  Yay to January birthdays.
  • imagedsacre:
    It was my 30th and I was not happy about it.  It is also in January, so there is nothing to do...so we went and hid from it up north...on the coldest weekend of the year.  Yay to January birthdays.

    I remember that weekend last year!  I was in Austin, TX visiting my brother and DH had to do a whole bunch of stuff outside... I felt really sorry for him! (FWIW it was "cold" in Austin too)

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  • We were on our cruise.  Though the cruise wasn't actually for my birthday, it was for our anniversary.  I just couldn't get the week of our anni off work was we went a couple weeks early (it ended up being a couple hundred $ cheaper too)
    "You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness."
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