Happy Birthday to Me

Well, I'm another year older today.  Hard to believe that a whole year  has flown by.  Some big changes for me this year...a move at work, a move to a new home, the first time in my life living in a building, and I am loving it.  Never have I felt so serene.  

Nothing special planned for this weekend. I do hope to do a little shopping for myself.  It's been so long time since I have been able to buy something new to wear.  Actually, it has been a whole year.  I usually shop for myself twice a  year, on my birthday and at Christmas, but this past Christmas we were in the midst of our move and saving for our furniture.  We all decided that this Christmas was going to be one spent just enjoying family and relishing in each other's company.  And it was great.  Just being with my loved ones is enough for me.

But, during our move, the movers lost several bags of my clothes.  I am only now discovering the full extent of the loss.  At first it seemed to be just my winter socks and some of my winter pants.  Now that the weather is warming up, I've discovered that many of my blouses (for this time of year) are missing as well.  It's far too warm out for winter sweaters and not warm enough for summer tops.  So, I'm hoping to find a few new blouses to wear to work.  

My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is in a watered shoot;
My heart is like an apple tree
Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell
That paddles in a halcyon sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.

Raise me a dais of silk and down;
Hang it with vair and purple dyes;
Carve it in doves and pomegranates,
And peacocks with a hundred eyes;
Work it in gold and silver grapes,
In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys;
Because the birthday of my life
Is come, my love is come to me.

by Christina Rossetti

May you all have a wonderful fun-filled weekend.