What a Party!

On Saturday thirty-six of my family and friends surprised me with a birthday party for my 70th birthday.  For the last three months I had been questioned, lied to, mislead, and generally confused about what was going to happen on October 20.  To see that so many people came to celebrate was the most affirming event of my life.  I have a fantastically loving family and awesome friends for whom I am ever grateful!

The presents which ranged from poems to bottles of wine seem hold such special significance that it had to be an act of the Spirit among us.   For the next month this blog will be my experience of the gifts of love that were given to me and a thank you to each and every person who came.  Today they are still on the floor of the living room just as we left them on Saturday. Each day as I am moved to experience one of the presents, I will remove it from it's wrappings and on this Blog write about it and thank the person who presented it.  In this way we will continue the party together for the next month . I hope you enjoy!