Tuesday, May 3, 2011

No. 31 for Nate

Red Velvet cupcakes
Today marks Birthday No. 31 for our first-born child, Nathan.

We had him and his girlfriend Sara over for dinner last night, as it was just about our only opportunity around his special day. Sara's taking him to dinner tonight at a fine restaurant and they're hosting a big bash at their house next Sunday. (Yes, it's Mother's Day but it's also an extended celebration for him.)

Lori prepared pozole, the same dish I wrote about recently and which we served to our good friends, Bob and Deb, when they visited last month. It's been a big hit every time so why mess with success? Throw in some red velvet cupcakes for dessert and you've got one great meal.

For the last 10 months, Nathan has been the only one of our three kids living in Portland. Yet it's not uncommon for us to go two or three weeks without seeing him and Sara owing to conflicting work schedules and social calendars.

So, it was fun to see him two days in a row. On Sunday, he joined our team at a bowling fundraiser/pizza party for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Then, last night, it was dinner and birthday gifts. It's good to see him and his sweetie so much at ease with each other around us.

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