Since Amy has been so sick (but recuperating nicely), Alex's family birthday celebration is going to be postponed for a week or two until Amy is ready to party. :-)
SO! I decided to seize the opportunity to have a special day with Alex and whoever he chose to include. We decided last night that we'd go to Buffalo Wild Wings today for lunch. Our first thought was to take only Alex.. for HIS day... HIS birthday.
But, if you know Alex, you know that his generous spirit would not be able to pull off that whole "it's all about me" thing. It's simply not his nature. Alex knows that life is much better when shared.
This morning Alex texted me to ask if it would be okay if he brought his brothers. Well... heck... I planned on that from the beginning, so.. sure!
Richard added a bonus surprise by meeting us for lunch and to celebrate Alex.
We laughed about Gregory and Alex ordering wings that were almost too hot to eat. We laughed while Gregory wiped the perspiration from his forehead and Alex wiped the tears from his eyes. We laughed while Carnel, the Captain of our area, danced and sang to Alex and reminded us to always be funky and fresh (like we're not already????) We laughed while our server, Ezell whispered behind a menu about serving the cake we brought - as if Alex had no idea what we were talking about.
We laughed.... and we celebrated Alex.
Happy birthday, dear Alex. Happy birthday to you!
Welcome to your 13th year!
