Plus Three: Part 1

Rather than the traditional whining about how old I sound - not feel because I don't feel the way 33 sounds but sound because 33 sounds old no matter what comparisons people make - and what I don't have, let's skip all that and move directly to what I have accomplished since last we met this way.

• Led the group in planning and executing a surprise party for Tarzan's mother
• Celebrated with Tarzan, our 8th wedding anniversary
• A few weeks later, celebrated my blog second anniversary
• Moved ATL. Twice
• Lost two cats and quasi-adopted another
• Served on a jury for a misdemeanor
• Went to The Happiest Place on Earth with a whole lot of family and met my niece Rosy
• Went to QC's wedding ON Tarzan's birthday
• My team won the Rose Bowl. Again
• Visited The Frozen North not for a happy reason but with great company
• Saw Celtic Woman live in concert
• Spent a LOT of time in a dentist's chair but the upside is I think it's fixed for real now
• Attended the wedding of one of my best friends
• Spent a lot of time caring for Tarzan's grandfather and then attended his funeral
• Saw Topol live in Fiddler On the Roof
• Bought a new dishwasher - and it's awesome still
• Went to Circus World
• Saw Spamalot with Tarzan
• Planted and actually harvested some tomatoes and cucumbers off the back porch
• Visited Rocketgirl in The Land of Cheese, played with Sunshine and met Woody only a few hours old
• Cleaned out the shed
• Spent a week with my family in The Real Desert and canned a lot of pickles

So it's not as dire a picture as I thought when I began the list. I'm not a completely lazy bum. And now, some picture-age of the party today.

These three ladies sang Happy Birthday the minute I walked in the door:

These are possibly the sweetest people on the planet:

They brought the cake:

Turtle ice cream cake. Sooo gooey and good. This is The Boss:

He's actually a doll too and really fun. This is the guy who works with me most regularly but he doesn't like having his picture taken:

Good thing it's my birthday and I get what I want:

Today is the actual birthday but more partying will come this weekend so stay tuned.

This is me, 33.