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36 and counting

July 14th, 2008 7:28 am —  62 views

Another birthday has come and gone. It was a nice weekend and W. and I spent it together, enjoying the down time. We had a fantastic dinner on Saturday night then spent a couple windy hours playing golf on Sunday. Most of the family touched base for well wishing. My oldest nephew even took a moment to call1.

It’s looking like I might get to relax for the last month and a half of summer. Relax in the sense of not having to spend so many evenings and mornings doing double-time as a web designer. Not that I mind that much, but with time during the summer at a premium, I have to be particularly careful about how I commit myself2. There are still a couple options brewing, but I doubt they’ll yield much.

Though we’ve taken a number of days off this summer, we haven’t really had a “vacation.” W. and I were talking about this during breakfast this morning. Most of the time we’ve taken off has been to hang out at home, working on various projects. We have our summer “camping” trip to Mackinaw coming up which promises to be a good time. Other than that, we don’t have much in the way of travel planned. We’re looking to make a trip north to see family sometime around the end of July or early August.

I was sad to learn that a friend of my Mother’s passed away yesterday3. A reminder to appreciate time and companionship.

Image: W. made me one of my favorite cakes (cherry chip with fluffy vanilla frosting) and I decorated it with my signature “S”…outlined using my grubby finger. The nice thing about having a cake all to oneself is the freedom it affords. If I want a bite or to tast the frosting, I just do it.

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  1. Probably prompted by his father, but none-the-less, it was nice to do. [↩]
  2. …and for how much. [↩]
  3. Rest in peace B. [↩]

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6 Responses to “36 and counting”

  1. Old Dog on July 14th, 2008 8:51 pm

    Happy belated birhday son. I’ve been waiting for a post to comment. may I have a personal e-mail for you for personal notes. Love your blog.

    Enjoy your 30′s

    your father

  2. Spike on July 14th, 2008 9:43 pm

    Thanks, I’m enjoying them enough (60% done already).

    The only downer is that they’re going too fast.

  3. Dawn on July 14th, 2008 11:44 pm

    Happy happy birthday to you. Sounds like you had a nice weekend. Thanks for the help!

  4. Erin on July 16th, 2008 10:12 am

    Happy Birthday! Your cake is making me hungry, fingerprints notwithstanding. Hope you find room for a good vacation soon. I made Abe promise that we’d go at least as far north as sleeping bear dunes this year. There is no excuse for surviving a Michigan winter and then not enjoying the summer!

  5. Spike on July 16th, 2008 10:27 pm

    The dunes are great fun. If you make it that far north might as well head up to fishtown for a stroll on the docks.

    Maybe even hike out to pyramid point for an amazing scenic view of Lake Michigan.

  6. Cathie on July 20th, 2008 5:58 pm

    Happy (very) belated birthday! The cake looks yummy and it sounds like the rest of the celebration was just as fun.

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