Luck would have it (this is long)

So my birthday was Friday. Yes, this past Friday, Friday the 13th. One might think that would be bad luck. Let me be the first to tell you, that you could not be further from the truth. I have now joined the ranks of Loo, Karl and Teri and am sitting pretty at 35. While a little daunting at being that much closer to 40, I have come to accept that it is not such a bad thing, and that I am going to have a fabulous year.

This year was my first with Ken, or anyone even remotely like Ken, so I did not have any idea what I was in for. I did know, however, that it would be special.

My day started with breakfast with Teri and Ken, two of my most favoritest people, at Einstein's for bagels. Then I went to work where I was greeted with a gift from my boss, on my desk, and a few birthday cards. Next came the first big surprise of the day. Ken sent me flowers. There is nothing quite getting a call to come to the front desk for a delivery. Everyone looks at you like you are special and wants to know who loves you enough to send them. The bouquet was beautiful and special and I loved it. When I came back to my desk with the flowers, I was greeted by a homemade birthday cake from my friend Renee.

Surprise number TWO! Just as I was sitting back down to actually work, I got another call from the front desk. Low and behold, there were MORE flowers for me. My Mom sent me a wonderful bouquet of daisies. I grew up with daisies around, as they were Mom's favorite, so having them on my desk brought me a little bit of her into my day. Well, a little bit more of her. She sent out an email to everyone under the sun asking them to wish me happy birthday wishes. Forty-semodd emails later... It was clear, my mom has a lot of friends and they all care about her very much. Enough to send me a note or e-card. Mom was definitely here in spirit.

Anyway, I had lunch with some very good friends and co-workers, then came back to finish my day and rush home to see Ken again. My birthday card from him was waiting on my keyboard, and it was followed by my gift. Ken was very generous, and gave me an iPod Nano! Now all I have to do is find the time to download the software and start playing! That was followed up by urging me to get ready to go out for a special evening.

Again, I had no idea what was in store for me. All I can tell you is that if you ever have the opportunity, PLEASE TAKE IT and go to Hugo's Cellar at the 4 Queens in downtown Vegas. The ambiance alone was worth the price of admission (so to speak). The food was lovely, the service was outstanding and the red rose was just the perfect touch! We finished the evening by stopping at our dirt, which is now our foundation -- we have a concrete slab!

I had no idea how nice it could be to be so spoiled by someone like Ken. It was definitely a LUCKY day for me. ( I will fill you in on Saturday's party next time. It is bound to get boring hearing how deleriously happy I really am!)