Celebrating Birthdays

A birthday comes but once a year, to commemorate the date that one was born. It has become the practice for us four buddies that we celebrate one another’s birthday.

This is our way of keeping in touch since we no longer play golf. Somehow life got into the way and our weekly golf game disappeared. I sorely miss those happy Saturday mornings when we rode our buggies down the fairways, enjoying the game and the camaraderie.

I still remember how on approaching hole 9 we would telephone ahead to the clubhouse to have our snacks readied so that when we reached the clubhouse for a short break, our drinks and food would be there. We had only a twenty-minute break before the next nine holes. Those were the days!

Last week we celebrated Josie’s birthday with a dimsum lunch at one of the leading hotels in town. We had two birthday cakes for Josie.

I believe we talked more than we ate!! When chums get together it’s talk, talk and more talk! Catching up was just great.

Next week my youngest grandchild will be celebrating her 2nd birthday. She doesn’t live with us. We will be flying out to where she is and we’re looking forward to seeing her and her brother again. She has just learned to call us Grandma and Grandpa over Facetime. It was such a joy to hear her soft voice across the waves.