Because, honestly, what’s a birthday without a beach photo?
I bought myself a boogie board last week, in preparation for many planned beach trips this summer. The Girl has decided we must go once a week. No objections here. Because my birthday falls deep in mid-summer, as a kid I never had much in the way of birthday parties growing up. I’d try to marshall friends at the beginning or end of the summer, but it never worked out. People would leave school early, or head out of town late, and mostly I’d be left with a motley crew of neighborhood kids I didn’t like, so I gave up after I turned six or seven. This is all by way of saying that birthday celebrations most of my life have been low key.
Except for the beach. The beach is a distinct birthday association, from childhood trips to the Jersey Shore to regular pilgrimages here in my SoCal life. On Friday, the Girl and I will be heading to Santa Monica with my new birthday boogie board in tow, for some time on the sand and in the waves. No need to pity the summer birthday girl, party-less, without friends–not when the ocean awaits.
This year, I also mark my birthday by being 65,000 words into a draft of a new book. When I plotted my schedule back in May, I put an asterisk on my birthday, with the indication, I think, that I would give myself the day off if I were on track. Funny thing: now that I am on track, I’m not terribly interested in a day off. Today I drafted a necessary bridge into place, and tomorrow I thankfully move forward in time, returning to the present from some dense past history I’ve been writing these last three weeks or so. Another check mark, another thousand words.
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Happy Birthday. So happy your writing is on track. You are an inspiration…in so many ways.
Wishing you all the best things. xoxo
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 8:24 am ¶Yes, jennyalice said it best: you are an inspiration…in so many ways.
Happy birthday xxk
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 8:41 am ¶Happy Birthday, dear Vicki! If possible, could we join you at the beach on your birthday, Friday?
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 9:03 am ¶My spirit will be with you at the beach, for sure!
Wishing you the very best of birthdays and much success on the latest book. xo
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 2:50 pm ¶Congratulations! (also for the nursing program you will be starting soon?). I love this phrase your wrote “returning to the present from some dense past history.” Aren’t we all?
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 3:14 pm ¶I also have a Summer birthday… and my birthday celebrations were less than stellar. Like you… people were always out of town… it was depressing as a child. My youngest daughter, Eleanor, will be 2 on July 29th. As it stands it will just be our little family of 4 celebrating her day…. so the cycle begins again!
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 5:08 pm ¶Happy birthday to you
happy beach-day!!! and happy bridge and 65,000! you rock, gf!!
Posted 30 Jun 2010 at 6:25 pm ¶Happy Birthday! Happy writing! Happy Friday!
Posted 01 Jul 2010 at 4:58 am ¶Happy birthday! SO impressed with your discipline! Amazing!
Posted 01 Jul 2010 at 8:48 am ¶Happy birthday–can’t imagine a better place than the beach to celebrate.
Posted 01 Jul 2010 at 5:03 pm ¶Wishing you a very Happy Birthday! A beach day and on-track writing – what a wonderful way to spend it. Enjoy!
Posted 01 Jul 2010 at 8:18 pm ¶Happy belated birthday!
Posted 06 Jul 2010 at 9:12 pm ¶Happy belated birthday, friend. You’ve been much on my mind these days…
Posted 14 Jul 2010 at 1:24 pm ¶Happy belated birthday….
I envy you the write write write and having something to say. I must admit, I have tons to say but am often afraid to say it.
Pia
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