Question 28
Personal History Question 28 is, “How did you typically celebrate your birthday?”
My parents always threw me a party! My family and friends would come celebrate with me. I had a few where it was just us at home. Mom always baked me a cake or got me an ice cream cake from Carvel. As I got older and was working, she would send me flowers, a plant, or balloons to my work. I loved it. I always felt so loved. Then, on my 24th birthday, my Pop died. I had only been home 4 days from a trip to spend 2 weeks with him. He had cancer. His death devastated me. I had never felt such pain. I had lost my other grandpa a few years earlier, and that hurt. A lot. But, I was much closer with my Pop. We just had a different kind of relationship. So, after that, I quit celebrating my birthday. Around my 38th or so, my friend Holly started sneaking into my house to decorate and stuff, making sure that my day was celebrated. 🙂 We keep it low key… close friends and family, cake and ice cream, and that’s it. It is always a nice day 😉