Thank you so much, everyone, for your thoughtful birthday wishes to me yesterday! It was really fun to read through the poems of those of you who left poems. And they are too every bit as good as mine! And longer!!
My husband gave me a surprise birthday party two saturdays ago. I certainly wasn't expecting anything then, but there was a whole room full of family and friends and chocolate, so it was really nice! Yesterday I got to open season 6 of Buffy (woohoo, the musical!!) and my husband took me to dinner. I made him go get me a cake. He hadn't planned on that, and at the end of the day I told him I still needed cake. It's my actual birthday, after all! (Poor guy! He's too good to me!)
Velvet-no candles to blow out for the wish, but I certainly wished that everday could be a chocolate day!
Clara - it seems you have high hopes for me! "Best selling author!"

I'd better get writing something I can actually publish instead of fanfictions, huh?!
Tom -

Thanks for the inention of giving me a poem! You're just lucky that others did it, huh? Pressure's off!
Lang - you need some serious comma therapy. Thanks for collaborating with
Cori and coming up with a poem for me! I think I'm going to print them all out and put them in a book! I especially love that you guys rhymed "passerby" with "pass by." That's my favorite line!
Cori - ditto above, and thanks so much for your kind words!
Laurette - thanks for making me feel old! HA! "Even though I was born when you were eleven." Seriously, thanks for the sentiments! Tell your brother "okay hunt."
Elaine- your smilies are so much fun. I love that chocolate one!
Darcy - Thankk you for the poem! I don't have any dinner mints, and I also don't need that purple rinse!

You guys are so visual with your smilies, and they are great fun!!
Greg - way to make me feel middle-aged!

Thanks for the wishes, and I still feel and look 16, so I think I'm doing pretty good!
Helen - thanks for the wishes! The chocolate was yummy, but I didn't get the wine! I need to speak with management.
David, Hilly, Shelly, alkisti, Phoenix92, and Caoo - Thank you so much for the warm birthday wishes. Turning 30 means I need more of them, right?! A good time was had by all, and I gave up responsibility for the day. YAY!
Thanks again, everyone!
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Oh, and HAPPY DAY! More birthdays! March is so much fun!!
Happy Birthday,
Matthew and
Darren!! Our VTM head honchos!!
So, you know this is coming, so just brace yourselves, please:
Happy birthday to our VTM heads,
We appreciate all the work you've put into making our threads!
Kick back and relax on this day of great cheer,
And be thankful you've got many more years before meds!
We here at the forums can't thank you enough
For the work and the effort, even when it's been rough.
You've given us such a great place to come play,
And you've given us bells, whistles, and lots of pretty stuff!
May your birthdays be happy and peaceful and blessed,
May you find just the right amount of fun and some rest.
May you do all the things that wish to today,
May you be granted your every birthday request.
Have some cake and some ice cream, some candy and cake,
Remember how much we love this site that you've both labored to make.
Someday, perhaps the planets will align,
And we'll be privileged to meet you and give your hands a shake!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!