Birthday Fun

Rick's birthday was Sunday.  

I had plans but it was his birthday so whatever he wanted is what we would normally do.

On Saturday he told me he'd like to just be home, work in his workshop, watch a movie and maybe have a Rum Nap. Ah, the notorious rum naps that he used to take at our lake house. 

Of course I laughed at his plans but it's his birthday so whatever he wants.

I bought him shorts and new swim trunks because the Y's pool opens up at the end of the month. Not a fun birthday gift but he still he did say he needed them and I acted like, REALLY?  He put on his swim trunks and they fall off him and he loves to swim and he anxiously awaiting for the pool to open. 

He's lost so much weight that none of his clothes fit him. The number on the scale has not changed in months and it drives him crazy. He religiously goes to the gym 3 x a week and he's more active now than ever. I told him to forget the scale since you have dropped another size in pants without losing weight it's all working for you.

His doctor told him she was fine with his weight as it is. 

He asked, "With this belly, really?"  She said, "Yes, all your numbers are perfect and you're not a small man so I think this number is just where you need to be."

He was not happy hearing this. 

Me? I'd be doing cartwheels if a doctor ever told me that in my life time.

Rick's pant size was 44. He now wears a 38.  He was wearing 42's and they were falling off him. He was standing in the kitchen when his pants just fell down. I laughed and asked if he had zipped and buttoned them. 

Oh he did.

So now all those new things purchased for a size 40 are now too big. 

I told him he can't afford all these new clothes stop it.  He laughs. 

Me? I'm going the opposite direction. Steroids, sedentary due to my back, it all sucks for me.

So his birthday shorts and swimming trunks were a 40 thinking he was no longer a 42. But he skipped 40 and went to 38. So we must return them all. But the best present of all was his Bob Ross class.

OMG he had the reaction of a little boy. He kept saying, "For Real?"  

He had a ton of questions most importantly to him was WHEN?

I told him he had to wait a couple of weeks. So yes, he was a poodle on linoleum just as I thought he'd be.  He will be antsy until we get to go.

Every year I make him his favorite dessert for his birthday. It is normally a beer cake. It is a really good cake and easy to make. But this year when I asked he said he wanted Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cake (bars) Really? 

He said that was what he was hankering for.  Okay then.

He overdosed on them Sunday and then proclaimed, don't send those shorts back I may fit into them after all these bars. We did exactly what he wanted. He worked in the workshop finishing up a new bowl. He poured himself some rum and more rum and we watched a great movie on Prime, called American Fiction. I would give it a big thumbs up. I highly recommend it.  

Saturday afternoon I planted some fragrant plants on my back deck area.

By fragrant I mean the likes of lavender, mint, lemongrass and the like.

They are in a window box on the railing of our patio.  They say these plants will keep away the mosquitos.

If you don't want mosquitos to bother you, sit by me. Because you will then see the swarm all around me. Everyone swears these plants work. We shall see. Aside from the window box I have some all around the patio. 

Rick likes the smell of them too. We were sitting out there and it was a bit breezy and we caught a whiff. It was nice. I can't believe those damn mosquitos don't like that. But I sincerely hope they really hate it.

Oh and Saturday we had pedicures and drank wine. I got him to go with me. He had these women in stitches. 'The Rick Show'

Of course they couldn't believe he was going to be 69. They thought he was in his 50's. As we were leaving I had to be a ball buster and say, Rick they said all that because you tip them. How much would you have tipped if they told you you looked 79?

He laughed and told me to let him have his dreams it was his birthday.

😀