My Favorite Birthday is Here!
It is finally July 17th; my favorite birthday of the year! In fact, next to T’giving, this is the best day to be celebrated! Let me tell you why. Dawn Marie loves her birthday, more than anyone I know, and she always has. She loved it as a girl and she still loves it years later, just as much as she always has, maybe even more. I do not know for sure on that. lol. It is not for gifts, because she does not expect any, it is because it is her day and she has every reason to be celebrated! I look forward to the birthday countdown each year and leading up to her day.
Last year I was lucky enough to spend her birthday week with her and it was an amazing experience! If you are a member of mine, or hers, you have access to a couple videos that we did the night of her birthday. We had such a blast drinking together and the videos were fun and kept us both laughing for days.
This year is even sweeter for DM because her and Rob are in Chicago visiting her son, daughter-in-law and their grandson. She is where she needs to be this year.
Dawn is one of the most thoughtful people I have ever known. She always things of others first, expecting nothing in return or any recognition for her friendship, as long as you are a friend, I might add.
I am going to share a story with you, and then I promise to get back to the silly antics that have become my blog…
My dad was a man of many talents. He was a horse breeder, a rancher of sorts, a barber, a contractor, and a handyman, to name a few. In the 80’s one of his odd-jobs was taking down old insulators (on telephone poles) on the LBJ ranch in Johnson City, TX. I cannot tell you why, but it was probably to have some extra “stash” money that was his to spend and he liked to keep busy. So, he had a huge trough of insulators that had a neat story to them and I ended up with a big lot of them. Dawn is a crafty person and I gave her a box of them, thinking nothing of it. She had someone make a lamp with one of the insulators for my birthday last year. She spent time on Pinterest looking at ideas, then contacted someone to see if he could do it and then mailed several for him to make three lamps. One for me, her and JoAnn. All because she knew what something as simple as an insulator meant to me.
She is a lady deserving of everything good in the world. Baby kisses, a family that loves her, friends who cherish her and days full of laughter and good memories.
Please send her a happy birthday message just because it will make her smile.
12 Comments
cowboybubba
Although I wished Dawn a very Happy Birthday already. I would like to take the opportunity to do so again. Happiest of Birthdays, Dawn Marie!!!!
DawnMariesDream
Thank you again Bubba!!
Mollie
Dawn Marie , all the best wishes, Enjoy your family on your special day. You truly are a gift onto yourself. HAPPY BIRTHDAY again!
DawnMariesDream
Thanks Mollie, our trip was amazing!!
mtnman75
Happy belated Birthday DawnMarie!!! I hope it was as Amazing and Special as you are and you had a wonderful time with Family!
DawnMariesDream
Awe thank you Mtnman, you are a sweetheart!
outlaw
Happy Belated Birthday DawnMarie!!
DawnMariesDream
Thank you!!!
DawnMariesDream
OH MY GOSH!!!! I just read this and I am sure Angel can guess what I am doing right this very minute.. yep I’m crying. If you don’t know me, well I wear my heart on my sleeve and I can be a sentimental baby, LOL.
Angel, Thank you so very much for the very kind words, they truly meant the world to me, as do you!! I am so blessed to have you in my life and as “my person”. You are the definition of a true friend! You are always asking how I am doing, how I slept, how dr appt went, any new pics of the baby, how my family is doing and you genuinely care and for that I thank you and I love you…
Thanks for making my day special!!
lonestarangel
I thought this post might make you cry, but that is one of your most endearing qualities. It is truly special how much you love and how open you are with your emotions and feelings.
You are my family and I am so fortunate to have met you and gotten close to you because I cannot imagine my life without you in it.
I love you!
DawnMariesDream
Oh and Angel, if I didn’t thank you already, thanks for watching Tucker, Levi and Roger!!
lonestarangel
Aww, that was a treat, to be honest with you!
Roger found me the first morning and I thought he was finally ready to be loved by me. I was wrong. The food bowl was empty. In my defense, which he did not want to hear, Rob always keeps the bowl full and I have never given it much thought… except Rob was missing from this equation and the food bowl was empty.
Levi was very needy because his person, you, was gone. He got up in my face to make sure my attention was only on him. He even slept on my bed the day that I washed the sheet that protects the comforter from his hair… that was the only time he was interested in sleeping on my bed. I think it was out of spite, but it is hard to say because he is such a sweet soul.. but you know, sweets only goes so far and then spite kicks in… just saying.
Tucker was waiting for me to open my bedroom door the first morning and it was obvious I made a terrible error in locking him out. The next 3 nights he was in bed with me and even shared my pillow with me the last night. Each morning I woke up to him staring at me, waiting for me to open my eyes so that I could give him love. I love him so much!