Celebration.

Growing up, I never knew anyone with a birthday close to mine. Now I have four very close friends with birthdays within a week of mine; in fact, one is the day before mine and two are the day after.

Friday night I celebrated with two of the friends who share my birthday week along with their husbands and one other couple (one of the men also has a birthday the day before mine). Everyone gathered at our house for a glass of wine before heading out to dinner. We ate at a wine bar called Dali in One Arts Plaza, a neat urban restaurant/residential/business complex in Dallas's Arts District. Dali had that elusive combination of good food and atmosphere while being quiet enough to allow for enjoyable conversation. We had a really great time.



Earlier in the day, my sister-in-law Cindy came over and helped Dots bake an angel food cake for me. I love angel food cake, and Cindy makes the best version in the whole world! That cake was my very favorite present, even though I had to share it with my angel-food-cake-loving children. Hopefully Dots paid careful attention so she and I can make another one soon.



I really enjoyed my birthday this year. But now that Thanksgiving and my birthday are past, Christmas preparations can officially begin!