Birthday Weekend

I am just winding down from a fairly busy weekend.

The younger brother of a couple of my high school friends got married and I went to the wedding. That turned out to be a bit awkward, unfortunately. I showed up late because I had been spending time with Kristin which probably turned out to be a good thing. I had been very good friends with the middle brother after high school, but I had put in my 0.02 cents about his then girlfriend some 13 years ago. Well, they’re married, now, and she still holds a grudge something fierce. He shook my hand, but he refused to talk to me… and that kind of hurt. I had been ready to apologize for my criticism back then, but… whatever! I did come away with the garter belt! I think the other guys in competition were a little upset that an outsider came in last second and snatched it up!

The main event for this weekend was Kristin Rene’s birthday of course! I had grand plans to make a cake from scratch and to fashion in the likeness of Dora the Explorer, but I ran out of energy after a visit, a wedding, and shopping, so I ended up buying a 1/8 sheet cake and decorating it myself. Kristin didn’t seem to mind, though. This birthday was a little subdued with everything that is going on (divorce) so the gathering had to be kept smallish. My brother, Tryg, his wife, Cara, and two sons Gunnar and Per were there, my step-mom Eileen was there, as were my friends Chris and LeNeeshia and their son, Jaiden.

Kristin liked my present most of all, I think.  I bought her a little traveling vet clinic with kennels and instruments for the ventrinarian in training who is on the go.