Well, it's official. I am now on the final downward slide to a half-century of living. 49 and counting. My birthday has come and gone, and it was a good one.
I guess you could say it started last week when the e-mails started pouring in. Didn't realize I'd signed up for so many "birthday clubs!" So far I've had a free burger at Red Robin; free ice cream at Baskin Robbins and Coldstone Creamery; and a free dinner at Pietro's. I still have dessert at Fazoli's; a burger at Ruby Tuesday; and a meal at Noodles to partake of this week.
When Steve got home Thursday night, he pulled me out to the garage where he showed me the kayak he'd bought me for my birthday! It's a one-seater, small enough that I can fit it into the car (with the back seats down) and get it in and out myself. Now I can go get some of those kayak caches! Eric bought me a new life jacket to go with it. Steve bought this a few weeks back and stored it at his dad's so I wouldn't know about it. So I guess I have to take back -a little- of what I wrote in my last post about him not ever wanting to have fun.
Friday I left for Yankee Springs State Park and our Bear campout. (See previous posts for more info about DA BEARS) Did quite a bit of caching along the way and arrived about 4 p.m. Friday night was a time of renewing our friendships and sitting around the fire.
Saturday morning (my actual birthday) we had to go up to Coopersville for a scouting kickoff program. We all agreed there were probably better ways we could have spent the time but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. On our way back, we stopped at my Fruit Ridge Rest Stop cache so that they could find it; then stopped at the scout office. Closer to camp, we stopped for fresh sweet corn and also for a cemetery cache across the street from the farm stand.
We spent the rest of the day swimming, talking, and preparing a big feast for dinner. We had burgers & brats, a couple of dutch oven dishes, roasted corn, fruits, and other goodies. For dessert, we had a chocolate dutch oven birthday cake! Except for my family, I can't think of anyone I would have rather spent the day with.
Yesterday morning, we broke camp then went to find the geocache that Joe (one of Da Bears) had hidden for us on a previous scout camping weekend. He had also left travel bugs for each of us, named after our bear mascots. That little hike took almost an hour, and by the time we were back we mutually agreed to put off kayaking. So my little kayak has yet to see its maiden voyage! But I'm glad in retrospect because if we'd kayaked, I wouldn't have made it home before a storm came later in the afternoon.
Once home, I opened other cards that had come over the weekend, and Scott's birthday present to me - nice German pottery, a pie plate and a pottery apple. Steve and Eric took me out to dinner at Pietro's, where I received a free birthday dinner; I chose Lobster Ravioli, it was good.
Fell asleep at the computer logging caches from the weekend, so I know I was tired out! An excellent birthday thanks to all my family and friends.
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