Sunny Days

Do you have one (or more) of these friends?

Do you have one (or more) of the friends that when you talk or write only wants to talk about themselves.  I'm noticing this trend more and more lately.  At first I thought it was just a one time thing or that something big was going on for them, but then I realized that it wasn't an isolated incident; certain people only want to talk about themselves.  I completely understand that we are all guilty of this occasionally, but when it happens over and over, it's a bad habit.  So a message to all self-involved people out there:  Your friends notice that you only care to talk about your life, and it starts to wear down friendships when you don't want to hear about what is going on with your friends.  Listening can be a very important skill.     

Happy Birthday Hubby!

Yesterday was the hubby's birthday.  He's finally as old as I am again, so his teasing can stop until the fall when I become another year older.  I feel bad that we didn't have a traditional birthday celebration.  I bought Pat his birthday gifts last weekend while we were out at the store together.  He wanted a table saw and stand, and since it was a big box, I figured it was just easier to get it while he was with me.  I also bought him a sander.  He's already started building things, and I can tell that makes him happy.  I didn't have any gifts for Pat to open yesterday, but I did cook his favorite meal--corned beef with carrots.  That meal was a success and very yummy.  I'll even go further to admit what a bad wife I am by telling you that Pat picked up his own birthday cake.  He wanted an ice cream cake from Cold Stone.  Anyone that knows Pat can guess what kind he wanted--chocolate on chocolate on chocolate.  While last night wasn't the normal birthday celebration one might expect, it worked out really well.  Pat was able to call his buddy from College to come over for some cake.  I know Pat always has fun when he's able to hang out with Sap.    I know this is a little late in the blog world, but Happy Birthday Pat!