Birthday Parties

OK, I know I'm 40, but Hey! I still like birthday parties as much as the next person. OK, maybe more. Can I help it if I never grew up, just grew older? Well, maybe, but don't expect that to change any time soon. ;-)


A while ago, Liz asked me if there was anything I wanted to do in particular for my birthday party. She graciously and lovingly throws me one every year and invites a small group of our friends over. This year, I told her that it would be cool to play paintball in the morning and then have everyone come over with their families for a cookout afterward.


I had no thought of how much work that might take, and as a guy, I was just thinking "slap some burgers and hot dogs on the grill and it'll be good." That kind of thinking is not what was going through Liz's head. I suspect that most women don't think like I do - probably a VERY good thing. So, I'm thinking a simple task and she was thinking a full meal in addition to what I had in mind. She graciously and diligently worked out all the details and pulled off a great time for us.


We (the guys) had a fun time playing paintball in the morning. Then we packed up and headed to our house for lunch. There was way more there than I would have thought to do. Salads, all kinds of soft drinks, etc, etc, etc. She did a great job! And, me? I had a great birthday party!