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07/13/2003 Archived Entry: "My 75th Birthday Bash"

MY 75TH BIRTHDAY BASH

There was nothing much to draw my interest to my birthdays between the ages of 10 and 75....but 75 is really worth celebrating, especially if you don't feel 75.

Family and friends gathered last night for food, drink and conversation....lots of each. I have a ton of leftovers in the beverage department, but we took care of most of the food. It was good planning on the part of my daughter and Jamal who catered the event. And all my family members were here...Dane, Barb, Mackenzie, Ally, Ruby, Rod, Todd, Karen, Drew, Tyler and Brit. We are a small family of a dozen.

I had a huge surprise, one that was totally unexpected. My granddaughter come home from D.C. just to be with me last night. Mackenzie really pulled that off smoothly which means I must be losing my touch. Everyone knew but Brit and me....and Tyler who was away at church camp. There wasn't a hint from anyone, but usually I don't need any. I just know. Last night was clearly an exception. She flies back this afternoon. She took a lot of digital pictures and will post them on her website this week. I'll let you know when and you can look at them too.

And, friends from Denver zipped out in their black Porche convertible. I attached some balloons to it and pretended it was my birthday present for the evening.

It was an outstanding evening for me. I didn't get to visit very much with anyone, because of the numbers of people, but my idea of having a good time is to see that everyone else has a good time. And that they did.

Many good friends and my family have given me a lot of memories to last a long while.