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Dec 9: Birthday Bashes
Posted On: December 9, 2008 10:51 AM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
I was driving along A1A early Monday morning, listening to a satellite radio blues station. A classic tune called “Stormy Monday” came on and I turned it up. But the title and message of the song couldn’t have been more ironic. It was a gorgeous South Florida morning, full of sunlight, and I wasn’t feeling down at all. Quite the opposite. This good mood probably was enhanced a bit because Tuesday, December 9, is my birthday and I always look forward to that day. I’ve celebrated a lot of birthdays in the Fort Lauderdale area now. All of them have been special to me in one way or another.
So this got me thinking when I stopped for coffee. Really, how great is it to have a birthday in December in South Florida? Pretty great. Lots of people all over the country are enduring their own stormy, cold Mondays now. Stormy Tuesdays through Sundays too. And they’ll keep on having more of these during the next several months. Me? I’m driving beside the Atlantic Ocean with my car’s top down. That alone would be reason to celebrate as my birthday approaches.
This year, a couple friends are throwing a very nice dinner party for me. That’ll be wonderful. In years past, I’ve run the birthday gamut from very private to very public parties. One time there was a large gang of us who met for dinner at Bravo, my favorite Italian spot in Fort Lauderdale. Not too many years ago, I had an even more memorable birthday celebration right here in town. This was during one of those big birthday years – you know, the kind with a zero at the end of your age. Never mind which one. Anyway, my former wife arranged for a beautiful white limo, which drove us for appetizers and cocktails to Jackson’s Steakhouse on Las Olas. We sat in the bar at a small table and sipped Belevedere martinis. Then it was back in our stretched-out ride and off to dinner in a private room at the River House restaurant, where I ordered filet mignon. The evening went on and on, with Sinatra tunes playing on the stereo and champagne flowing in the back seat. Ice cream at Kilwin’s, drinks at Taverna Opa, more drinks and dancing at Cheers. Then finally home about 4 a.m. It was a great birthday and, yes, my ex and I remain good friends. She’s a wonderful person. In any case, all this to say that South Florida really is an ideal kind of place to celebrate my birthday. Having the chance to savor a warm, sun-drenched birthday in December just makes it all the sweeter.
So this got me thinking when I stopped for coffee. Really, how great is it to have a birthday in December in South Florida? Pretty great. Lots of people all over the country are enduring their own stormy, cold Mondays now. Stormy Tuesdays through Sundays too. And they’ll keep on having more of these during the next several months. Me? I’m driving beside the Atlantic Ocean with my car’s top down. That alone would be reason to celebrate as my birthday approaches.
This year, a couple friends are throwing a very nice dinner party for me. That’ll be wonderful. In years past, I’ve run the birthday gamut from very private to very public parties. One time there was a large gang of us who met for dinner at Bravo, my favorite Italian spot in Fort Lauderdale. Not too many years ago, I had an even more memorable birthday celebration right here in town. This was during one of those big birthday years – you know, the kind with a zero at the end of your age. Never mind which one. Anyway, my former wife arranged for a beautiful white limo, which drove us for appetizers and cocktails to Jackson’s Steakhouse on Las Olas. We sat in the bar at a small table and sipped Belevedere martinis. Then it was back in our stretched-out ride and off to dinner in a private room at the River House restaurant, where I ordered filet mignon. The evening went on and on, with Sinatra tunes playing on the stereo and champagne flowing in the back seat. Ice cream at Kilwin’s, drinks at Taverna Opa, more drinks and dancing at Cheers. Then finally home about 4 a.m. It was a great birthday and, yes, my ex and I remain good friends. She’s a wonderful person. In any case, all this to say that South Florida really is an ideal kind of place to celebrate my birthday. Having the chance to savor a warm, sun-drenched birthday in December just makes it all the sweeter.
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Happy Birthday...Hope you have many more.Especially in Ft. Lauderdale. Don't know of a better place to celebrate.
Posted By lauderdale dreamer | 12/09/2008 3:40 PM
Posted By lauderdale dreamer | 12/09/2008 3:40 PM
Posted By marinelife | 12/10/2008 9:04 AM