Happy 2008!

Welcome to 2008! Yesterday was my 30th birthday. I don’t feel older. My sisters came in the afternoon and brought me a care package. In addition to the “Over the Hill” balloon and pretty vanilla candle, I received suppositories, Fiber One cereal, denture creme, curlers, a magnifing mirror, a shower cap, rain cap.. you know, all the stuff you see old people with. I can choose if the orange lipstick that’ll surely end up on my teeth at some point or the big gramma sunglasses that you would see anyone who had their eyes dialated wear. Finally, i’ve joined “Club 30″ with the rest of my siblings.

In addition to it being New Years Eve parties all over the place, there was also my annual Lilapalooza party. I invite practically everyone. This year being #5. Who’s coming? My sister, Ammy, and her hubby. My brother, Matt and maybe his gf. My neice, Becca. My best friend, Shonda. My friend Jason and his friends, My friend April & her hubby. Even a couple of Steve’s friends might stop by for a “Happy Birthday” Lots of other’s wanted to come and emailed me to tell me what the story was and why they couldn’t.

Cue to 6:00 PM. The phone rings and I answer it. It’s Lyle. Asking me if i’d like to be his Producer for Dearly Departed.  After reminding him that it was my birthday, and him telling me that there might be a part for me in this show, i agree to the producing job.

Jarod & Bill show up at seperate times. They are Steve’s friends. They wish me happy birthday’s and Jarod even presents me with a bottle of Parrot Bay Mango rum which is going to go fantastically with my Morgan and Malibu. Yay-drinking!

They have to take off, and here sit Steve and I. Alone. No one is here. But it’s early. Just 7:30. I’ve not heard from my Best Friend, Shonda, in days. The last time was when she was inviting us over for dinner sometime. I call her and call her and she doesn’t answer. I leave her messages and there’s no reply.

Nothing from my brother.

My sister called the day before and wanted to know if she could bring anything. Nope… just yourself. But i’m not even getting that.

Nothing from my neice.

Gabi leaves to go babysit for April & Jeff. I call shonda again.

She answers.

“Oh hi. I’m going to the doctor. I have hives on my hair. Medicine isn’t helping. If it isn’t too late, maybe i’ll stop by. Bye” click

Don’t bother… Oh, and thanks for the birthday wishes.

April & Jeff show up. Bitch about hockey being on. They aren’t big sports fans. But they sit with us and watch us yell at the tv for a while until the Red Wings lose and i have to drink in order to feel better. She drinks with me. We talk and laugh and have fun. Just the four of us. I help her make a myspace. We laugh a lot. We decide that Karaoke is the way to go. We go into Westley’s room and sing for a while. Jason C and his friends show up and stick around for a while. Jason is losing is voice and sounds like Marge Simpson’s sisters on a good day. We laugh at him and he takes off. At this point, i realize i’ve not heard from Australia yet. So i call him and get his machine. I blow my new years horn into the phone and tell him that he’s not called me yet and I hang up. A few minutes later, the phone rings and its him. April talked to him for a few and I talk to him for a bit and he wishes me a very nice happy birthday. He’s SO sweet!! 

We take a bunch of pictures and laugh and sing. April and I. The guy think, surely, that we are crazy. Midnight rolls around and We count down. 3… 2… 1!! April is my first kiss. Then Steve.

April tells me that she’s never had a friend like me. Someone she can tell anything to that won’t judge her. I can tell her anything too. Since we are pretty much cut from the same cloth, she would never judge me. I like that about her. It’s fun having that with her.

They take off around 3 AM and i’m left sitting and eating the birthday cake i made for myself. Gabi came home and laughed at me. I went to bed around 4:30 and woke up at 7:30 AM very hung over. I’ve felt shitty all day. Went to Bill’s for dinner and hung out with All of them for a few hours. Came home.

It’s a new year. A new beginning. All of my old friends stayed away, but all of my new ones showed up. Guess that’s foresight on the rest of my year, eh? I never heard from Ammy or Matt or Becca. If i hadn’t called Shonda, i’d have never figured that out either. I hope the hives are off her hair. That doesn’t sound healthy at all. Though, to clarify, she did say that it was her scalp, and not actually her hair that had the hives.

Thanks for everything, Elaine & Tracy. I might need that fiber cereal sooner than ya’ll thought. *wink*
And thanks to everyone who wished me birthday wishes on the telephone, thru text messages, in cards, on myspace and facebook. And even those who didn’t know it was even my birthday until they just happend to call. I appreciate it.