Happy Birthday Baby….
they said as they looked over the sleeping chubby, dark haired little girl who changed their lives forever. Never wanting to miss a thing, she stayed up as late as they did each evening, chatting and observing their every move, and slept in every morning just the same. And little did they realize at that moment, that she would stay the same through all of her years.
Happy Birthday Baby, he whispered in my ear last year as he left for work that Saturday morning, while I slept in. Kona had a gig at NY Pizza on my birthday, so myDarlin’ Robert Kenui Pope & I celebrated my birthday on Friday. And even though we both thrive via being with our friends and family, I cherished times with just the two of us. I rushed home that Friday before my birthday as he had a special surprise planned for me.
And we went to the Square, to my favorite shoppe to pass time until he received the text that our table was ready. I wasn’t sure exactly where that was as there are a few places on the Square that I like. The window seat at Kiosco? How I love this man! It was no small feat to score a reservation on a Friday night and he did it just for me. And we talked, we laughed, we ate, we loved our lives just as it was in that very moment.
Eleven wonderful birthdays with myDarlin’, each one with a just ‘you and me’ time in addition celebrating with family and friends. And the time that we spent alone was our special gift to each other. And we would say to each other, ‘we have a good life.’
Over the years, family and friends have played such an important role in celebrating each year’s gifts of life. With each birthday card, each flower, each gift of kindness, each smile, each kiss, each hug given to me, I pause to focus on how important each of you are to me and how much I love this life; yesterday, today and tomorrow.
And as I wake to sunshine streaming through the branches of the trees outside of my window, I am filled with gratitude for another birthday, for the gift of Ohana, the gift of love and the gift of God’s promise of eternal life.
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