Mrs. D Turns…
Today is Mrs. D’s birthday!
Five years ago we were both struggling our way through life in low paying theatre jobs. We met through mutual friends while doing shows, she was stage managing an excellent production of Sweeney Todd, while I was across town running lights for an equally great production of La Cage Aux Folles. In a town like Portland, where the theatre community is comparitively small, one can play “six degrees of seperation” and remove up to five of those degrees between anyone who ever worked there. So, when two of our actor friends that I had worked on a show earlier that year with ended up as the main characters in Sweeney Todd, one could almost say it was Kismet.
Five years and five birthdays later, after trial, tribulation, knocks, culinary school, and the occasional out-of-state move, we are looking to expand our horizons. Details will, of course, be forthcoming, but for now just keep the number 43 in mind…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. D!!
July 18th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
Happy Birthday Mrs. D! You’re a shade younger than me.
July 18th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
What a sweet entry. Kismet, indeed!
A very happy birthday to the Missus. I, for one, am looking forward to hearing all about the new adventures afoot. May the year to come be full of delicousness.
July 18th, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Happy birthday!
July 18th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Happy Birthday to a fellow July baby!
C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E ! ! !
July 18th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Love to you, birthday girl.
Lots of warm wishes and happiness.
July 18th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
Awwwwwwwww….. thanks everyone! And thank you Chopper, baby!
My sneaky husband posted this while I was off at work. Now he’s off at work, so I get to sit at the computer tonight and play guessing games as to what he’s got planned for my belated birthay celebration tomorrow. Yes — this time he’s actually been able to keep a secret!
July 19th, 2006 at 6:12 am
I don’t eant to give away any secrets, but I’d advise wearing a hat.
July 19th, 2006 at 6:44 am
Or a french maid outfit (sorry, wrong thread :^)
Happy birthday!!
July 19th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Yeah, now it’s your turn with the maid outfit, Mrs. D! J/K Happiest birthday wishes to you! And kudos to Chopper for posting this and keeping his secrets secret! Have a wonderful one!!
July 19th, 2006 at 7:28 pm
Have a great birthday. I will try hard not to be jealous of how young you are.
July 20th, 2006 at 9:26 am
Hope you have a Very Happy Birthday! I have really enjoyed reading your blog for the past couple of months. (1st time that I have ever replied to any!)
July 20th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
Yay! More birthday wishes! Thanks, everyone! We had a pretty nice time, though it was interrupted by a two hour trip to the doctor’s office (not for me but for my mom.) I’ll post some details in a bit — soon as I get the worm guts off of my camera. (Five guesses as to what that means we did!)
PS to Teri: Comment any time! Nice to have you here!
July 21st, 2006 at 12:41 am
A belated happy birthday to you, Miz D!
Worm guts? Given Chopper’s creative recipes and penchant for unique presentations, my mind is wondering in directions that I wish it wouldn’t…
July 28th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Extended happy birthday wishes! Must be a young’un thing where you still want to celebrate. grin
August 1st, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Kimberly — nah, just a little fishin.’ I meant to post about it, but I’ve been up to my eyeballs in caregiving for my mother right now, as she’s got a nasty case of cellulitis.
Thanks, Kitchenmage! Heh. I’ll still celebrate when I’m ancient. It’s nice to have a day where you can get away with being a bit spoiled, don’t you think?