Its autumn! Of course that is an obvious statement, especially for anyone living in the northern part of the USA where the trees have turned the brilliant variety of colors that only combined conifer and deciduous trees can do.
The coming of autumn, however, also means the coming of my birthday. This year my special day fell on a day when I was scheduled to do a presentation at a conference. It meant a day of getting up super early (4:30 a.m.) to travel 150 miles away, do 2 presentations, and then the return drive. It wasn't much of a celebrating kind of day, but it was the wonderful opportunity to give of my knowledge to other teachers within the state.
The original plan for my birthday weekend was a visit from my daughter and her boy friend. I was planning a family dinner - a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at that. However, her car was not road worthy, so she was not able to make the 240 mile journey this weekend. Maybe next weekend.
The wonderful thing about being older is that it seems the birthday greeting/fun moments can last across several days. My colleagues knew I was going to be gone from work, so when I arrived the day before my birthday, there in my office was a bouquet of flowers, a balloon, a card, and a few other thoughtful gifts. The flowers were freshly picked from a garden at college, kept by the professor across the hall from me. She is our provider of bouquets, and this one was beautiful as usual, make of bright yellow mums, purple cosmos, and what ever other flowers were still blooming in early November. Pretty astounding that so many were/are!!
The gifts put me in the mood to share with my students, so I sent one off to buy a cake that we then could eat during night class. Surprisingly, not much was eaten, so I left the rest for the faculty department meeting I would miss while I was gone to the conference. I hope my colleagues enjoyed it.
When I arrived home from my day long journey to the conference, my husband presented me with a card and a Cross pen. He also offered to spend the weekend doing things I would enjoy....so today we had an adventure on (you guessed) the city bus! His very first ever ride on one! We rode it to go run an errand, and then he suggested lunch at a Mexican Restaurant. It was a fun afternoon.
The turkey? Well...it will have to be roasted tomorrow. Once one is thawed, can't put it on hold. I'm glad I chose to thaw a small one...10 lbs maybe. That will be our Sunday meal. Maybe we will find some company to share it with.
S~
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