Happy Birthday, W!

Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday, Dear Hubby
Happy Birthday to You!

Last Saturday we had a little birthday get-together at our house for W, a day after his actual birthday. It was the first time we threw a non-family party at the house so it was kind of a big deal for us. We invited a bunch of volleyball people from our leagues and it was really nice to see them outside of the gym. It's hard making new friends as adults, but we keep trying.

I was a little nervous about playing hostess and hoping that everyone was going to have fun. I wasn't sure how many people were going to show up since it's not like our tight S.F. crowd of friends and it would have sucked if only a handful of people came over. But I feared for naught as we had about 20+ people come to celebrate. We borrowed my sisters' Wii for entertainment--Raving Rabbids was a big hit, heehee. I made/defrosted/bought a bunch of appetizer-type food but was good this time and didn't totally overdo it with the food. The drinks, however, were another story. I bought about three big bottles of hard alcohol and some mixers and no one touched it. They just had wine and beers. Oh well, more for us to have when everyone's in town for our 10th reunion I guess! In the end the last guests left around 1:30 or 2:00am so I guess they were having fun! Whew, glad it went well!

Oh, and these pics are courtesy of our friend and fellow volleyball player (of course) Suzi Camarata who is a professional photographer. Thanks, Suzi!

Oh, and if you're wondering what I got him for his birthday, here it is. We both need new helmets as ours are past their expiration dates. Apparently you're supposed to replace them after a few years regardless of whether they've been involved in an accident. Now I just need to get him a new riding jacket as well since the one he has is blue (part of our wishful thinking that we were going to get a blue Yamaha YZF, which didn't happen--instead we got the equally hot Suzuki GSX-R in red so I can't complain).



But remember how I said we both need new helmets, since we bought them at the same time? Well guess who got herself a little present while she was at it? ;) Here's hoping the spring weather that's been around for a week or two sticks around so we can put some more miles on the bike. W hasn't even ridden it enough yet to get it past the break-in mileage. With gas prices what they are nowadays (I think I paid $3.75/gallon for premium yesterday), we'll have to travel light more often and take the bike instead of one of our cars!


Happy Birthday again, best hubby in the world! Looking forward to many, many more.