Tomorrow is my 62nd birthday.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Right now I am a little tipsy as on the way home from giving music lessons today I decided to treat myself to a small thin crust pizza for my birthday which is tomorrow.
I was feeling a little lonely and decided to eat there at the restaurant instead of takeout. (no I'm not drunk on pizza)

While at this little local bar/restaurant, I saw they had cucumber martinis on the drink menu!  A WTF moment...I'm not supposed to have carbs, cheese, tomato products or booze...but I'm allowed to have cucumber...seriously? So I threw caution to the wind for once. I'm so tired of my restricted diet and with my budget, it hasn't been easy sticking to it, not for lack of trying though.

I didn't care. (another) WTF!  You only live once! Four...yes I said four delicious vodka (Illya would be proud) martinis and a small pizza later I am quite tipsy and it feels soooooooo freakin' good! It's been a long time since that's happened!

To my amazement  a couple at the bar paid my tab after they found out I was sort of celebrating my 62nd birthday, alone.  Holy shit.  There is a God and He was looking down on me tonight.

I'm crying a lot right now, though I'm sure it's the vodka...

Sorry Section VII, I was trying to post this in my journal but i don't know what I did, and couldn't fix it. Blame it on the martinis...

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Vodka makes you cry tears from Russian angels.....

Happy Birthday dear lady. I'll toast you this evening at our local pub (IPA beer not Vodka - can't do much hard stuff anymore!). Anyway - join the 62 crowd (I'll be 63 in January)....

You are not alone!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh IPA is gooood! Thank you for your wishes and have one (or two) for me!

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Cheers to you on the eve of your birthday!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you my dearest of friends. I'm so glad you have become part of my life!

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure no one minds that you posted here. An every once in awhile treat has to happen, well, every once in awhile. I'm glad you treated yourself.

{{{hugs}}}

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! We still need to get together one of these days.! Is it my imagination or is that a different Pepper cat picture? Or am I 'losing it'. lol!

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

No, that is a new Pepper picture, I just got it today and I love it.

Sadly, we're not going to get together before next Spring as I'm leaving for NV on 11/2 and my October is fairly full.

[the-wretching.livejournal.com]

Wonderful story. So good. I wish you a complete (COMPLETE) lack of regret for your birthday.

Cheers Cousin Mine!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you and amen to that.

[sidhe-uaine42.livejournal.com]

Agent Morris has gone out to invite a few of his street friends/contacts for your birthday tomorrow (it's going to be a private party with them and they bring their own accouterments they're rather possessive iykwim.)

I know how it is to celebrate birthdays "by myself", but I prefer my feline managers over any/all humans I know irl within the area. If it wasn't for my medications, I'd raise a toast tomorrow as well. On the other hand, I'll make a pizza grilled cheese sandwich in my waffle iron in your honor (yeah, I'm a little twisted in that way...)

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Purrr! Dang those medications for getting in the way of fun huh...though tonight I threw caution to the wind for once.

Pizza-grilled cheese sandwiches sound good. Sadly they along with the drinks are on the "no" list as well. Tonight was an exception.

[katb357.livejournal.com]

Ok, so my boozing days are over thanks to meds, but I am currently raising my glass of Coca-Cola to you, my dear friend! Happy Birthday Eve! *Clinks Glasses all around! with all the other writers here* Love you my sister-writer! Hugs!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Hey my boozing days are long gone too....along with coca cola. Tonite was a rare, very rare exception. I haven't had a "beverage", so to speak, in a couple of years. I'm supposed to be limiting myself to water and seltzer. Big whoopee!

Thank you!

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Check your paypal... and your virtual martini

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

OMG, Cindy thank you so much! Wow, I'm blown away! Hey would you believe no hangover this morning. Vodka never did that to me, and considering it's been so long since I've had an alcoholic beverage, I was surprise.

Though I did have a headache last night when I went to bed...

Thank you again for your generosity and most of all your friendship. :D

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Get out the Alka Seltzer. We'll be really quiet tomorrow in Section VII so as not to disturb you. If you can't go a little crazy once in awhile, what's life for? Have a great Happy Birthday, my friend.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Nope, absolutely no hangover at all. Vodka never did that to me...beer on the other hand used to, which is why I stopped drinking beer years ago.

My brother woke me up with my singing birthday call, and I felt great. No hangover what so ever.

His advice to me after I told him of the cucumber martinis was, hey you only live once. He's right, but I would like to live a bit longer, so won't be pushing my luck by imbibing again.

Thank you for the birthday wishes and for my virtual gift! :D

[thehappygirl53.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! 62 goes down pretty easy, like the cucumbertini. I'm looking at 63 in October. What a lovely fandom and a lovely lady at it's heart.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Yep, those cucumbertinis made a good impression for sure. And no hangover today, to boot.

I hope you have a wonderful 63rd birthday when it comes. Happy Birthday in advance.

Yes, this is a wonderful fandom and the MFU 'cousins' make for a great extended family.

[thehappygirl53.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely on the fringe of it but I can see what a lovely, accepting and warm fandom it is. I think it's got to do with the maturity (in so many ways) of the fans. It's the reason my 45th high school reunion was such an emotional and sweet affair--we're all old enough to cherish each other, our shared history and the time we have on the planet.