The first day of November. So you know what that means? It's the first day of my birthday month!!!! Wheee! My birthday is Nov 23, which just happens to fall on Thanksgiving this year! That happens every six years and I absolutely love it! I'm sure it has to do with the fact that when I was little, I was made to feel special when this happened! The last time it happened (six years ago!) my mom sent me a spray of red roses and a Turkey beany baby! The time before that, Glen got me some roses and it had a little plastic toy turkey stuck in amongst them.
So what the heck is the turkey and roses connection you may ask? Well, one year when I was little (8 or 9?), my birthday fell on Thanksgiving. I remember my mom telling me we could get a cake for my birthday and I could have anything I wanted on it! Wow! This was a very special treat! I thought for a moment and then said I wanted a birthday cake with a turkey and roses. The turkey was for Thanksgiving and the roses were because I was so in love with those big fluffy bakery roses made out of frosting that I wanted to have a whole cake full of 'em! I still recall my mom telling us that when she placed the call to order the cake, she asked for the turkey and roses and the man on the phone asked her to hang on a second. She heard him yell out, "Hey Joe, can you make a turkey?" She could then hear way off in the distance someone answer back "Yep." Then the man came back on the line and said, "Okay lady, we can do that." LOL!!! So that is why when my birthday falls on Thanksgiving, a turkey and roses shows up somewhere.
I hope you have a wonderful day and if it's YOUR birthday month too, let me know!!!! :-)
That's a classic! Love it! I love stories like that, thank you for letting us know when your birthday is. I know I asked you the last time but I am so bad in keeping things organized!
Posted by: Malou | November 01, 2006 at 08:09 PM