But I am discovering that birthdays are somewhat harder to enjoy when you're a mom. You don't get off the hook from everyday chores and responsibilities despite your best efforts, your children are not always angels to bless you with true birthday bliss. How about three potty accidents, including a poopy one!? And they both had colds, and so did the hubby. We ended the day with a picnic dinner at the park and they sang Happy Birthday to me over cinnamon buns from Costco.
The special part of my birthday happened on Saturday. Which Daron thinks is very funny because he likes to pretend that my birthday is on the 14th of March. Anyway, he took me on a surprise date. It wasn't until we walked into the Meyerson Symphony Center and I saw the stage that I realized what the concert was. It was the Glenn Miller Orchestra! And we were sitting in the second row!
The band was awesome. The woodwind players all played at least four different instruments throughout the concert. The leader of the band, a trombonist himself, used to play for Tommy Dorsey's band. Since college, my love of Big Band music has done nothing but grow.
The second half of the show Debby Boone sang while the GMO played. She is the daughter of famous singer Pat Boone and the daughter-in-law of Rosemary Clooney (She is one of my favorite jazz singers. You'd remember her as the older sister in White Christmas). She sang Rosemary Clooney songs and told stories about her. She even wore a dress that had been designed for Rosemary by Edith Head. She ended the concert with her Grammy hit, You Light Up my Life, from 1977.
What a marvelous evening! Thank you Daron for such a wonderful gift!
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Happy Birthday Heather! I will be joining you in the 31 club in a few months. I can't believe I'll be 31, it just doesn't right. Like I missed a year in my 20s or something. Anyway have a great year and good job Daron. And if they didn't sing "Bugle Boy" at that concert it's a travesty.
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