Hello, and thank you for all the birthday wishes! I am coming out of a serious lurking mode to tell you a little about my big day... This actually had to be one of the best birthdays I can remember. In early August I spent a week at a beach house in Cayucos, CA., with friends from LA and SF to celebrate a few Leo birthdays. And yes, I could get used to living in a million dollar beach house...a little different view than I have here in Michigan! I came home, returned to work, and my "real life", to wait on the actual "big day"...it seemed like it was going to be rather quiet, but I was oh so wrong. My darling hubby had planned a surprise party, complete with limo picking us up, whisking me off to my favorite restaurant, (for several of my favorite Cosmopolitans) then back to the house for a grand party with 20 of my favorite people in the world. There were a few odd moments throughout the day, which involved my husband asking my continually, "where is your cell phone, do you have your phone on, does the cell have plenty of battery power, etc...finally a friend says to him, go on, tell her what you did...hmmm, what could be happening? It seems that not only had he been planning this party behind my back for several months, he also had been writing to our wonderful Joni, asking her to call me on my birthday. He started writing the letters in May or June, and did them by hand, as I am on the computer 100% more than he is, and he was afraid I would find the evidence. He didn't think he would write to the list, as I could have possibly read something there...he was being very sneaky. He gave her the cell phone number only, which is why he was driving me crazy with the questions all day...I mean, the only people to use my cell phone number are my kids! But I must confess that I did not receive the call he was so desperately hoping for...but the fact that he did this, well, come on, what a guy...what a keeper! I have no idea where he even sent the letters to, I think it was to the record company, which means that Joni probably has not, or may never see them at all. But there is also the chance that 2 years from now, she will get this pile of mail from a strange fellow in Michigan, begging her nicely to call his wife on her 40th birthday and she could pick up the phone then and there and call me...I may never turn my cell phone off again! After the whirlwind of a party, I jumped in the car with my buddy from OH., (you gardeners will remember Patty) and we went on a antiquing spree for two days through southern Michigan and Ohio...I tell you, life is good. This forty thing is working out pretty nicely, if I do say so myself! So thank you for thinking of me on the day of my birth, and I send out good vibrations to all my fellow Leos...could there possibly be a better time to be born? At least for me this year, the answer would be no! Even if it did involve a new decade...gulp. Oh, and school starts on Monday...life is better than good! Take care everyone~ Amy
