EastGirlsWest

I don’t just have a birthday day. I like to streeeeetch it out over many days, at least a weekend, up to two weeks if possible. While I don’t particularly like getting older, I do love celebrating. Because “celebrating” means food, wine, gifts, socializing and getting final approval over the celebration plans. It’s the best.

Celebrating can also involve pampering oneself, so Angela and I kicked off Birthday Eve with a trip to the spa for facials. What better than glowing skin and lingering scent of lavender in my nostrils to help face the onset of The Big Three Five? Plus, Robert the esthetician raved about my skin to me, which was very kind. The Boyfriend pointed out that I was paying Robert for his services, and it was probably a strategic retail decision for him to rave about my skin. To which I said shut up, he was totally being sincere.

Saturday night brought a differnet kind of celebration: the annual Emmy Awards ceremony for the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Boyfriend was nominated, along with our uber-talented friends Michael and Nick, the charming and inspiring Will Marre, and many other colleagues. Turned out to be a big night for our crew! Michael and Nick each made multiple trips to the podium - once with The Boyfriend - winning for this show and these spots. When you get to the spots, watch the one labeled “Sisters” - it’s the winner, and damn good, in my humble opinion.

Now we have a pretty gold statuette in the house. And I got a second chance to wear a really fabulous dress that I bought for a wedding last year. So pretty much a successful night.

And then we went home, where I enjoyed my LAST hour of my 34th year watching a procedural crime drama on the DVR.