Saturday, May 10, 2008

Welcome Over the Hill

Today, my long-time good friend (since January, 1988!) Steve Buccellato turns 40.

Poor man. I promised him that it will get better tomorrow. It's the lead-up to 40 that is so stressful, but the reality is he'll wake up tomorrow, and everything will be normal, and he'll feel a little silly for having stressed about it at all.

At least, that's what happened to me.

4 comments:

Marie Javins said...

I mean, tomorrow will be as normal as it can be when you have a strange version of adult chicken-pox. Not the best way to celebrate any birthday.

Matt Hollingsworth said...

I assume, knowing *me*, I'll be hungover the day after my 40th, which is in December. I don't feel any stress about it in the first place, though. Steve's stressed? Happy Birthday Steve!

Linda said...

Happy birthday to Steve!

Steve Buccellato said...

Thanks, Marie. And, thanks to those who've commented here & emailed me.

The only "good" thing about my getting the Shingles, is that the severe pain & discomfort have really distracted me from the woes of turning 40 these past few weeks! Instead of stressing about my where I am in this milestone year, I've have more simple concerns--like trying to find a position that it's possible to sleep in!

In any case, yesterday I had a nice day, in spite of the pain! A bunch of us met up for dinner & karaoke. Being with good friends & family really helped me feel better--as did the alcohol! I'm just sorry you couldn't be here with us, Marie! You were missed!