Thursday, May 17, 2012

It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To

So let's backtrack a few days to Mothers Day on Sunday when I was woken in the wee hours of the morning with 4 extra pair of legs wanting to snuggle under the covers while I bleary-eyed opened their gorgeous array of handmade and Mothers Day stall gifts. I'm not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination but their excitement was infectious and I loved every minute of it. Truly.

We had the first dusting of snow on Mt Wellington over the weekend too, so after pancakes we decided to drive up the mountain and give the little boys their first snow experience. Unfortunately the road to the summit was closed due to the unexpected snowfall so we hiked a bit by foot until we at least found some snow. It was a bit patchy but enough to delight the kids as well as make a mini snowman.

To finish off an already lovely day I was treated to a relaxing full body massage with an amazing Chinese masseuse, a Mothers Day gift from the Pianoman, which was sooooo heavenly. The Pianoman scored major brownie points as it has literally been years since I have had such an indulgence and if anyone had asked me what the ideal Mothers Day gift would be for me, I would have instantly said a Massage.






It is just as well The Pianoman scored those brownie points because yesterday it was my Birthday and my adoring Husband forgot. Not exactly the end of the world. I told him straight up that there was a pretty good chance there would be another one next year. However, it was almost worth it just to see his face turn white as the kids starting singing "Mummy is the Birthday Girl" over breakfast. Priceless!

In all our years together this has never happened. For the record, The Pianoman is the most kind and generous soul and was completely mortified. He has been given a hard time by all and sundry, mostly because it is so out of character for him. 

So how did it happen?

Well obviously he knew my Birthday was coming up. We chatted about it last week and thought of a few things we might do. There were even a few cards and presents dotted around the house from interstate family. I don't like to make a huge fuss but we usually go out for dinner or something. So when he announced at the end of last week that he had a "work" dinner on the following Wednesday evening, I simply replied "Yep, no worries" which really translates in my mind to "I wonder where he's planning on taking me". He does this sort of thing all the time. He also tries to surprise me but has never managed to pull off a real surprise because I cotton on well in advance. But since I'm a good sport I didn't bring up the topic of my Birthday again simply because I didn't want to spoil his "surprise". 

However, there was no surprise. There was in fact a real work dinner on that he had to go to. 

I still had a lovely day - a gorgeous morning tea with the Girls in Richmond and a little celebratory dinner with the kids at home. There was lots of phone calls and e-mails and extra hugs and kisses. My Husband forgot my Birthday.The Pianoman came home for lunch sporting the largest bouquet of (guilty) flowers I have ever seen as well as 2 tickets to the Uni Revue. I'm clearly not distressed by the oversight but I do intend to milk it for a bit. Just for fun. The in-laws believe 3 months of grovelling is in order. What do you think?



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  1. I saw your blog featured in the newspaper today. Love it - what a great discovery. BTW I think 3 months is only just enough penance:)

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    1. Thank you - and I have a feeling his penance may last just a bit longer than 3 months thanks to today's article :-D

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  2. At least!!!
    Lovely mention in the paper too.

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    1. Thanks Ally! Caught me completely by surprise. I had no idea until a friend e-mailed and told me this morning :-)

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  3. I think I would be so shocked I wouldn't know what to say!

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  4. Happy Birthday Mel!
    While I always remember hubby's birthday and special ocassions, he's not so good at it, so that would have been normal for us. I normally milk it for about two weeks!

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  5. Three months at least. In fact I think he should spoil you rotten for the next 12 months, given that the opportunity to prove that forgetting was a one off won't come around again 'til then!

    A belated Happy Birthday Mel x

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  6. Ooh, and I think we need a link to that article ;D

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  7. Oh poor Pianoman and poor you anticipating a surprise. Happy birthday by the way.
    I'm a big softie so I'd probably ask my hubbie to make all my cups of tea for at least a week, actually maybe 2 weeks.

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  8. Happy birthday Mel, yes some grovelling is required but perhaps another massage would be just the ticket.

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  9. First off Happy Birthday Mel! I'm sure that he'll make it up to you. My parents forgot my birthday once, they saw me all day (I was a bridesmaid at my best friend's wedding) it wasn't until the best man wished me happy birthday in his speech that the penny dropped! I'm only their first born.

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  10. Oh Mel, I LOVE your snow pictures, they are just the epitome of Winter fun, gorgeous! I have been up Mt Wellington a couple of times when it's been snowing and it really is the most spectacular of places, a real wonderland. Also think morning tea with the girl's in Richmond sounds pretty delightful... Loved Richmond when I went there. Need to get back to Tassie for a visit one day soon.
    Now, as for hubby, my goodness. Poor you and poor him, he must have felt so bad. Maybe the thoughtful Mother's Day gift can allow him 'some' redemption. But you should definitely give him a bit of stick about the birthday.
    It's funny because hubby and I have our birthdays together, mine is first, then the next day is his! We have always joked that there is no way he can ever forget mine, because it's the day before his, haha! He'd be pretty hopeless if he did forget! The one catch with that for him is if he doesn't make a big fuss and then I DO, he feels bad... and let me tell you, there have been numerous years where that has happened.
    xo

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  11. Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mel! Looks like hubby is not the only one to forget! xo

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  12. Oh no! Don't worry though this little oversight on his part can be used as ammunition for years to come, my husband did it to me a few years ago and it has been very useful.... a little something that I pull out every now and then to keep him on his toes, mwahahaha (rubbing hands together with glee and snickering evilly!) xx

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  13. Yes. Milk it! Funny thing. I'd use it as an excuse to buy myself something pretty.

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  14. Ha! Finally I'm reading this. Yep, Mel, milk away, Sweets! J x

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