It’s My Husband’s Birthday

Today is my husband’s birthday and also his first birthday since he abruptly ran out of our home on December 28, 2011 with no advanced warning whatsoever. I texted him about how he wanted to celebrate his birthday this year and I said that it could be as fancy or as simple as he wants. I saw him briefly in person before a dinner at our church last Saturday and he basically told me that he’s not into celebrating his own birthday this year.

It’s so sad but it’s his birthday and he can celebrate it or not celebrate it as he wishes. I have no other option but to honor his request and not get him a card or a gift. But I’m still putting up this special blog entry to let him know that I’m not going to totally ignore his birthday today.

In fact, I’m playing the same Facebook game that I played for my birthday last month by looking up what song was popular on the day that my husband was born. This one is interesting. It’s one of those rare instances where both sides of the same 45 R.P.M. record were hits in their own right. Both songs are by Elvis Presley. One side is a song called “Don’t.”

The other side is called “I Beg of You.”