Today was Dawn's birthday and despite her having to go to work I tried to make it a memorable one.
When we got up she opened her gifts and cards. Brady and Jim gave Dawn a book and a couple of CDs. One was a Bruce Springstein double album, the other Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. I too gave Dawn a couple of books, a blouse, a pair of pyjamas, and a small Hertford plate to put on our bookshelf alongside the anniversary ones from Cambridge and Scotland.
However, Dawn's biggest surprise welcomed her when she got home. I'd left work early today so I could make this evening a little more special. First I picked up some more rounded pebbles for the front yard, then I fixed her Daddy's picture frame (The Pink Lady) and touched up the woodwork before hanging it on the wall again. Then I touched up the paint work around the light fitting in the bedroom that Dawn had been waiting for me to finish.
In the kitchen I placed a nice bunch of flowers in a vase on the counter, and on the stove were some fresh mussels for dinner. I'd never cooked them before. But they're one of Dawn's favourites so I thought I'd give it a try. Last but not least I'd bought her a brownie for dessert.
Oh yea, I also printed out the Scotland diary. I had promised her I'd finish it by today, so it wasn't right that she couldn't read this too.
Happy Birthday, Dawn.
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