May 25, 2015
All about me :)
Getting dressed up in one of my new outfits to take the girls for a walk.
Trying out my newly refurbished bike.
I haven’t been on a bike for over 7 years. I have been wanting to ride again so I asked Colin to take both our bikes in and get them overhauled 😮 and so he did to the local bike shop. We got new tires, the chains checked and greased and a few new pieces here and there but the bill was $302.00! I could have bought a new bike for less than that. Nothing to do about it but lesson learned, get a quote first. So I took my bike out for a spin. I almost fell off right away. Most important is that I can’t get on nor off easily. Hard to tell from the photo above but the bar I have to raise my leg over, which no longer has too much flexibility from the hip surgery, just can’t do it anymore. This particular bike has a high bar, it almost looks like a male bike. Certainly not safe for me. What do do? More on that later.
A blog reader forwarded this on to me. Was it a premonition?
Friday dawned sunny and very nice. Colin had promised we would spend the entire day together. Not to be.
Midday the door bell rang and I received a special delivery.
Very cute indeed. Colin did manage to surprise me with a case of that very special Pinot Gris that I had posted about a few weeks ago. I love the two oversize jewells they attached to the box.
Last year we had plans on how to celebrate my birthday and those never came to pass because of jobs that needed to be done ASAP due to weather. In our life the job always has to come first because weather is so fickle. So this year Colin promised that we would spend my day, the 22nd, doing whatever I wanted to do. So I made a list, some of it as simple as driving around in the golf cart together to look at all the changes in the park since last year, going for a canoe ride and going for dinner. I knew he was torn when the job came in and it could only be done on my birthday. So I told him to go ahead. Only thing is he had no idea when he would be home last Friday evening. I had gone shopping at Costco the day prior ( still no Copper River Salmon, darn ) and bought myself a container of raspberries. That was my breakfast on my birthday and I enjoyed every bite as I ate the entire container. It wasn’t that big 😛 I was very inspired with the case of very special vino which will be opened only on special occasions over the next several months.
A special card from a friend who goes back to Grade 6. She has never ever not sent me a perfect card year after year.
Still I was sad and unsettled. It was my first birthday without both parents. None of my siblings recognized the day ( my brother did the next day ) and I was just feeling lonely. Colin did come home in time for a late dinner at 8:00PM.
First I received this very very cute card. You pull from the right and it opens all four panels while playing conga line music. The expressions of the dogs on the card were priceless. Two even looked similar to our two girls. It says ” You deserve the kind of birthday fun that just keeps going…and going…..and going..all day long”
So we discussed it and short of changing the day I was born we decided that this year at least we would celebrate a month later on June 22nd. So in effect my birthday will just keep going and going on.
So we got dressed up and were off via the golf cart to the high end Italian restaurant here in the park.
We both had the linguine with lobster and fresh asparagus. It was melt in your mouth perfect and I ate every bite.
The next day while Colin worked on his photos on the computer I was off to a meeting.
He stopped me as I was heading out to take yet another photo of another new dress.
In the background to the right you can see a brand new comfort style bike which we brought home for me to try. I can actually sit on the seat with my feet on the ground plus I can get my leg over the bar very easily. So now I have new bike 
I just better use it. So now we have one extra bike that we have put $150.00 into. Some lucky person on the Isla is going to be very happy next December 😀
So that this post isn’t 100% about me…..
This is Caeli’s normal relaxed position during a midday nap.
I have to say that I was totally surprised to see Carmeh in the same pose up on the bed.
We sure love our girls.
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Happy belated birthday!
I love all your new clothes, but the pink one near the bottom is my favourite of this batch.
Thanks Rae. I still have a few more to trot out.
Happy belated birthday – you are looking fabulous! I’m glad you enjoyed a delicious dinner with your hubby…
I’m going to buy a new bike this summer when I get to Portland. I’m going to use my Visa card “cash back” (I charge everything and pay off the entire bill every month) to buy a Specialized Women’s Expedition Sport Comfort bike.
I can’t wait to get to Oregon – home of fantastic Willamette Valley Pinot’s!
Thank you Cheryl. That sounds like a very interesting bike. I would be interested to learn more about it. Portland is such a lovely city. We usually just past through but one day I would love to spend more time exploring the place.
Happy birthday Contessa. Love that birthday card, it is so cute.
You and Colin are both looking great for your dinner out.
Ruth
Thank you Ruth. It was so special to me for us to get out for a meal together.
Belated Happy Birthday
New clothes look. The new bike will be alot of fun and great exercise.
Thank you my friend. I am looking forward to the using the bike. Walking is great but this will use different muscles.
Too quick with that submit finger, should use laptop instead of tablet.
Read, new clothes look great!
🙂
I will join the crowd in wishing you a very Happy Birthday. You look great, healthy, well rested and happy. One cannot ask for more than that no matter what age!
Enjoy the wine!!
Thank you Nancy & Doug. I think by showing these photos to everyone, it will be an incentive to me to keep up the healthy lifestyle. I have to confess, I did open one bottle and we shared the rest over the next few days. Superb 🙂
Great post Contessa! Happy Birthday to you from the Wood Clan. We wish you health and happiness – and lots of wine – in the year to follow!
Thank you Wood Clan. I so appreciate your comment. I know you just had your own birthday celebration. Life is good for all of us.
Happy birthday from us to you! The only thing looking better than dinner is you! Enjoy that Pinot!
Oh Shelagh and Peter, how sweet of you. You always manage to bring tears of joy to my eyes.
Nice to catch up with how you are doing…. looking & feeling better is so important.
It certainly is and now that I have achieved that I am going to work to keep it up.
Happy belated Birthday!
You are 2 days younger than me ,,LOL…..
It sure does feel great, to be able to buy some new (smaller clothes) you are looking awesome too!
Thank you Mr. Awesome who is older then me. Guess I will always have to look up to you.
My birthday is May 24th and my 41st wedding anniversary is tomorrow the 27th of May, I hate the month of may we celebrate my birthday and wedding anniversary in June. Happy Birthday a few days late you look Marvellous and your clothes and dresses and bikes look even better..Who says a person has to celebrate in the month they were born, some baloney always befalls me and my hubs in May so we just have always celebrated in June and for Fathers Day I go big and really spoil my hubs since his dad was missing in action for his Mom and 7 living siblings and my dad went to pieces after my mom passed with cancer as a young woman I was a wee one..Life is for the living I say, since I neither had my Mom or my Dad for my life and my husband had to step up and be a provider young and often and so I say why not love and spoil those you choose to marry and adore!!!!!!!!! I read your blog, I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved dad and sorry your Mom is not here also..One never knows what will happen in life, CARPE DIEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY MOTO..Happy Happy next year the entire month of June..you sound like a cuttee pie and most people don’t have your work ethic and the love you have for your wonderful husband and your darling doggies no they don’t celebrate and enjoy yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why is it that May always has things coming up? The best thing is to just live each day to the fullest. However it is nice to kick up your heels and really celebrate every now and then and as you say no matter the day. Thanks for reading my blog and commenting when you can. I so appreciate it.
Happy, happy day to you!!! or month 🙂 haha Surely do love reading your blog and pictures of ‘the girls’ is added happiness for the day. You look lovely in your new dresses!!! Looks like you are having good weather there….
Hola Dolores and thank you. It is so nice to have clothes that aren’t falling off of me. Glad you enjoy the blog and the photos.
A Belated Happy Birthday, Contessa! Looking quite the fashionista gal in your photos – especially love the blue outfit with you and Colin by the lake – that’s a great color on you! Looking good there – take care – and drink a glass of wine for me……..xoxo
Thank you Connie. I love that turquoise outfit. It is a skirt with a blouse and I was gifted a beautiful turquoise stone necklace this past winter by Isela, Heriberto’s wife ( Colin’s Culiacan maestro ) and it goes with it perfectly plus I have a pair of my Mom’s earrings which completes the ensemble.
I will dedicate tonight’s glass to you my friend 🙂
Happy belated birthday! Looking good! See you on Friday.
Thank you my good friend but we may have a complication re the road trip. Will get in touch later.
Well I think birthday celebrations are best served being spread out…enjoy your month…love your summer wardrobe – helps with it being “all about me” which I also agree with and have grown used to since practicing myself…LOL..cheers
Sometimes one just has to put one’s self first. Besides I really needed new clothes.
Happy belated birthday Contessa.
Nice to hear from you Sue and thank you.
Happy Belated! Love the new dresses – seeing them has made me want to go shopping for some. : ) You look beautiful, new dresses or no. Enjoy your month. What a good deal that is!
Thank you. I actually don’t enjoy shopping, it is a chore rahter than dun so finding some things that I really liked was great.
Happy Belated Birthday
Sorry haven’t keep up with writing you
Sold the camp and have been really busy since landing in Ontario
When we do get to SW Ontario , will be busy renovating our house and such
Hauled some things north from Arizona , and will haul some stuff form Atikokan as well
not sure if we will need all of it
So will be down to only 1 home in Ontario
Haven’t made any winter plans yet
Kids all want us to stick around till the new year…….we’ll see if that happens
Posted on Trip Advisor finally
keep in touch
enjoy your summer
Great to hear from you Nancy. You two have been busy. Down to one house from three and now your fun begins. I think your lives will change. You certainly will have different summers surrounded by lots of people. Enjoy the transition and I so hope it all goes very smoothly.