James's birthday

[smile_n_cuddle]

Some observations about James's birthday...

We met (and began dating) Sept. 15th, 2002 (dang, it was THAT long ago??). My birthday is Sept 18th. His is March 15th.

Do the math... he's exactly 2 years, six months, and three days older than me... and exactly six months away from our "dating" anniversary..

Well, to boggle your mind more, yesterday I was the exact same age he was when he met me, exactly 2.5 years ago to the day. :-)

I know, I'm a dork...

In more shallowness, I bought this new lipstick that was on sale and it's lasted all day very nicely. I think I'll wear it a lot!

Now, tonight I'm going to celebrate James's b-day with him... here's what I think I'm going to do.

1) take him to Splash's for dinner
2) take him to a bar with live music and dancing
3) go grab some ice cream for dessert...

The only problem is that I have to convince him to get a pair of shoes. He lost his nice dress shoes so all he has are sneakers and court-shoes.

In the alternative:

1) Splash's for dinner
2) Movie
3) ice cream

Now, I'm gonna have to convince the boy that he really DOES want to go out... and he's not going to want to do the dancing/bar thing, but if I GET him there, I know he'll LOVE it (and want to go again)...

But on the other hand, how easy is it for guys to shop for shoes? Also, should I force him to do something he will initially not want to do, but then wind up being glad he did on his birthday?

Ahh, I can tell I'm thinking like a lawyer already.

Thoughts?

Comments

[rinabeana.livejournal.com]

Well, don't "force" him per se... a well-timed guilt-trip could work, though! (hee hee) The way my mom and I have to deal with my father is to make him think something is his idea. This is often easier said than done, but I think you could pull it off!

[niff.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm so bad at trying to make people think it was their own idea - so maybe I'll practice tonight!!

I'm better at being Big Bossy Sister and telling them to do things Because I Said So. ;-)

[rinabeana.livejournal.com]

I hear you! I'm a total Big Bossy Sister! (You kind of have to be when you have two youngers sisters, though, right? I keep telling myself that!)

[niff.livejournal.com]

I have three younger brothers! LOL - always wanted a sister :-)

I figured I'd have to have a daughter to make up for it, but daughters and mothers have such a tumultuous relationship during the teens I'm not sure I can handle it!!!

[rinabeana.livejournal.com]

My relationship with my father was more tumultuous than with my mother. That's probably my personality is very similar to my father's. I want both daughters and sons! (You know, after I find a husband and such!)

[niff.livejournal.com]

My dad and I are quite similar - but in that we are both introverted, organized, intellectual sorts who love finding beauty in nature and in music.

My mother is the exact opposite of us - she's very extraverted, doesn't mind clutter, etc. She and I had a very tumultuous relationship... mostly because I bossed her around a lot. :-\

[rinabeana.livejournal.com]

I suppose it's the strong confrontational personality types who clash with each other. My father and I are both opinionated, stubborn, and domineering. My mother is not. That's not to say that I'm not similar to her in many ways (my love of reading for example), but our personalities are very complimentary.

[niff.livejournal.com]

I never would have taken you for "opinionated, strong, and domineering!!" LOL - it's amazing how much we can see through journals or online interaction.

My dad and I, I think, come across as soft on the outside, but very tough underneath. We are opinionated, but quietly so, I think. We tend to be very reserved and logical.

When I was growing up, my dad would talk me out of bad ideas - he'd always give me his advice and leave the decision with me. We worked well this way - I never had a curfew, problems with friends or anything like that...

On the other hand, I was domineering with my mom b/c I felt she wasn't enforcing things with my brothers, LOL. I think I made life very difficult for her.

[rinabeana.livejournal.com]

I'm a pretty anal control freak, but I suppose you might not notice that from my LJ. (I have gone on a few rants that must make me seem crazy, though.) By the same token, I don't view you as someone who would make life difficult, so there you go.

I think I'm fairly logical, but I'm also pretty hot-tempered (as is my father) so such volatility goes against our logical abilities. It's a constant struggle. (heh)

[niff.livejournal.com]

Hehe - you sound Irish. Are you? :-)

[rinabeana.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm half German (fourth or fifth generation I think), a fourth Greek (second generation), and a fourth English mix (our ancestors came over on the Mayflower). There might be a tad of Irish in there, I suppose. My dad's side is all German and he's the one I get most of my personality traits from!