I don't even know where to start! Instead of puking words out in just one blog entry, I will start small and give tidbits. So I'll start with this: My birthday is tomorrow (which will likely be today by the time I post this)! I am turning the big 4-2! For about six months of the year, Homestead Phil and I are the same age. Pretty incredible as we didn't meet in college or high school where one might think when our ages are so close together. We're not throwing nor hosting a big party BUT my mom's Family Reunion is on my birthday (again)! It's special to me. For as long as I can remember, I celebrated my birthday with my maternal Gramma. Her birthday was September 2nd along with one of my uncles. Her birthday morphed into a family reunion so it's like I always have a big family gathering right around my birthday on Labor Day weekend. Will there be cake with "Happy Birthday"? No idea but there is usually the best deserts in the whole county at our reunions! I made some of my famous "Deviled Egg Casserole" which is just egg salad! I also made gobs. They are yum and are known in other parts as whoopie pies.
On my birthday in 2013, the Family Reunion was held. It was also the same day that Rent The Chicken was first ever printed in a newspaper - front page below the fold in the local newspaper of my hometown: Indiana, Pennsylvania. That's confusing for those not familiar. Indiana is the town in the state of Pennsylvania. We were certainly the talk of the reunion and some of my relatives even brought copies for us to see! From there, the Associated Press picked it up and we were printed in even more newspapers! Here's a link to our OG article: The Indiana Gazette We didn't even have official Rent The Chicken shirts yet! :)
I love my birthday. I talk about it for about a week or so before hand. Pre-Facebook, I'd tell everyone that my birthday was approaching. I wouldn't be fishing for a gift. I just didn't want anyone to forget the feel bad. So everyone had a heads up! :) I love that Our Girl loves to tell people about her birthday. We celebrated her birthday this summer. Maybe it's her age or maybe she's like me and just likes to tell people about it! Maybe I act like a child in regards to my birthday? haha.. one or the other is quite possibly true! Either way... I love being with family, eating yummy foods, and hearing that great jiggle of "Happy birthday to you...!"
