Your Birthday

What timing on this one. Yesterday was my birthday.

To me it is another day and I prefer not to think about it or have any big celebration. It gets depressing.... but it beats the alternative, LOL

I know some people who celebrate the birthday month, birthday week, etc and I think that gets a bit extreme but then again, I don't get my thrills being the center of attention.

When I got up yesterday am, hubby had some pretty roses on the counter for me and my daughter had a basket of goodies from Bath and Body for me. TOTALLY unexpected. My best friend took me to lunch which is a tradition we have done since we met about 20 yrs ago. We went out to dinner last night at a favorite Italian place. This was just fine by me.

We do things throughout the year for each other when we need or want something so I do not expect gifts, make want lists,etc. I appreciate the fact they said Happy Birthday and acknowledged the day and that is enough for me.

I am quite fulfilled with my life and very blessed.

I spoiled myself, and my 9 year-old daughter, on my 50th birthday with a trip to Mexico for the two of us. And when my girlfriends asked what I liked, I told them and they threw a nice party and I got nice gifts. THEN, I stated that I was NOT going to celebrate my birthday again until I hit 100... I don't like making a deal of my birthday, at all.

I love to be spoiled on my birthday, and I equally enjoy spoiling those I love on their special day. I like birthdays, as the only guest of honor is YOU. I also feel like Mother's and Father's day are special.

I love to be pampered with gifts or a meal out or a celebration of some sort. I really just like being shown I am appreciated and loved, and a small gift is one of many great ways to do that. I refuse to let my husband spend any money on me for a gift if we are saving for something big, or if money happens to be tight that month. I would much rather be cooked for, but hubby doesn't cook much. =)

I like to celebrate my birthday, dinner out with hubby (night off from cooking). I have to verbalize this. If I say "oh nothing" then I will get nothing. :) Of course I love gifts but not necessary. Homemade things from the kids always makes me so happy but if I was given diamonds I would not turn them away. ;)

I tell her. She is pretty good at reading my mind, but I try and help her whenever I can.

She makes me smile.

Good luck to you and yours.

I think b-days are special. Right up there with Christmas. I love little gifts, items that are personable. I always provide suggestions when asked. There's always something I want, so I can roll off a list of options. My mom never can answer that question. It drives me crazy.

All I ever want is to NOT COOK!!!!

I've started asking for an outing. Like I want to go go a museum, so DH takes the day off and we do something together. I like that more than a trinket I will never use. I also have a running wishlist on Amazon. I do like a celebration, but I don't need a big hoopla.

Well, my birthday is a wonderful day because its MY birthday! However, I must share that day with a certain person. Who you might ask, well yep, my hubby! We have the SAME birthday. April 13th.

Birthdays are a BIG deal in our family but with two it makes it difficult. When we first got married, we didn't have much money and generally our parents sent us money to go out to dinner. In the last few years, money has gotten a little bit better so our presents are a little bit better. Our kids get a kick out of celebrating with us at restuarants and telling everyone its my mom and dad's birthday. =) I had a surprise birthday for hubby's 40th. It was great! He was totally surprised. I had a viagra cake and everything!!! We went to Disney for my 40th. Family joined and it was so much fun!!!!

Hubby turned 50 in 2010, we went to London and Paris. I was happy to forget about my day and totally focus on him. We went with friends and had a great time. However, my "special day" will be here in a couple of years so we will probably do something big

I like to in a small way, not a big party or anything. If someone truly wants to get me something it depends on who they are. If it's the grand kids or hubby I tell a few things I'd really like to have. The last thing I got for a gift was a Shark Steam Mop. I just can't go spend that kind of money on something for myself. It's hard for me when I see every thing in comparison to a gallon of milk.

I get excited around the first of the year because it's just a few days until my day. But I don't say much or hint.

The best thing about my birthday is that I get to celebrate it more than once. Once with my family, once with my in laws and with hubby and the kids and once with freinds. Usually with our parents, it's a dinner out or at my parents house. With friends it's sometimes a night out at someone's house (babysitter overnight) or out to eat. With hubby, it's gifts and just being with them that makes me happy. I prefer NO gifts from friends - them just being there is enough. Some friends agree with me and others like buying gifts. So I usually get gifts from both parents, my sisters in law and 1-2 friends. The rest just wish me a happy birthday but spend it with me celebrating :)

i never say "oh nothing" and it kind of bugs me when people do. i truly have never met someone who didn't say that as a kind of passive-agressive "i'm gonna say nothing but i sure do wish you'd do something but i'm sure you won't so i'll just say nothing to make you feel less guilty". ugh.

what kind of a person honestly doesn't feel their birthday doesn't deserve at least SOME kind of acknowledgement? even buying themselves a hershey bar at the grocery store :) i think if we're honest we would ALL say that yes, we would like a little special treatment for our birthday :)

for my part, i do have to tell hubby exactly what i want. i've even bought it myself before. he likes that, it takes the pressure off ;)

i'm a wonderful, hard working, special person. i deserve a special birthday! (even if it's a new pair of shoes and buying my own birthday cake!)

I love my birthday. It's the day I graced the world with myself. :) We do something together as a family, and sometimes have a special date out that night. I don't really care about gifts, truly I don't. I'd rather go out to a fun event than get a random gift (like last year we got a babysitter and then ate out, then went to a really fun 50's concert/play, and then dancing). But when my husband does buy gifts, they're awesome. I don't say "Oh nothing" if I don't mean "Oh nothing". I want to be acknowledged, and if I don't think anything is on the table, I have no problem saying "Hey this is what I want to do".....though I haven't had to do that in a few years now.

As I get older, I would rather just lay in bed all day with the covers over my head and act like it doesn't exist. If I ignore it, it will go away right? :)

I used to hate my birthday. Not sure why but I really truly hated it and as a child Im talking about. I am only 29 - but the actual 29 lol! For the last few years I have been leaning to really like my birthday and trying to remind myself that its the one day of the year that is just your day. Granted with that I tell everyone that I just want to do NOTHING on my birthday because I hate being the center of attention but I have def. started to milk the whole 'its my birthday' thing. When my husband asks me what I want for my birthday I always tell him that I just want to be surprised. He is awesome at doin gthings that just light up my day and they are usually things that mean nothing to others but are the world to me
Im turning 30 next year and my babies will be done with breastfeeding and such so I think I will actually celebrate with a real dirty 30 party

Heck yes!
They ask me what do I want.

They ask what do I want to do to celebrate.. and sometimes, they just plan the whole thing themselves.

All of our birthdays are a big deal, we are never too old to celebrate.

I know some people do not do much or anything, and that is fine for them, but I LOVE celebrating my loved ones birthdays and i think they enjoy celebrating mine too.

If I tell my husband, "Oh, nothing," that's what I will get. So I try to have something affordable in mind if he asks me. My birthday isn't a great big deal - I've had a lot of them already - but it is nice to see it remembered by my family. As far as getting gifts vs. going out is concerned, my answer is, "Both, thank you."

I believe that everyone should celebrate their birthday...it is that persons special day. My husband usually asks for a list of my wants...this year I gave him three things... he didn't buy one of those three things. I do appreciate what he bought (a new laptop/carry on bag for when I travel). Funny thing is though I have yet to use the carry on...

We do go out for dinner and the birthday person gets choice...no complaining from the others.

ETA:Today is our anniversary...I told him we aren't celebrating a few weeks ago...since next month we are going to Vegas...I said we'll pretend in Vegas it's our anni! He said "sounds good to me".

I am also not a flowers, jewelry person...he says "I got off easy with you!"...

Oh my YES I celebrate my birthdays.....I'm like a little kid when it comes to my birthday. ( and I'm in my mid 40's ) HAHA
I love my birthday. I love getting little gifts, lunch, dinner, whatever else they got too. :)
I pamper myself on my birthdays too. ;)

I don't like a big fuss for my birthday. I would rather my kiddos make something for me and a nice card from my hubby. I don't want a big deal. Just a little love and thats it.

Yes I do. Even though I'm no longer a deer hunting widow, it's still my birthday weekend so I'm going out with my girlfriends who all still are. I just found out my kids are going to be home with me so we'll probably do a family thing one night, but pretty low key this year. Then again, maybe my fiance will surprise me...I'll have to start hinting

We don't celebrate on the actual calendar date, we pick a date close by. I always get my trip to Disneyland and we usually get together with my parents, brother & sister in law and do dinner-sometimes out and sometimes just at my parents house. My birthday is near Thanksgiving so sometimes Thanksgiving dinner is a combination with my birthday if we all have busy schedules.
Because my birthday is so close to Thanksgiving and when stores are ramping up for Christmas shopping I usually pick something up that I've been looking at. This year I got my present super early and it's both my birthday and Christmas gift because it was Big.
Everything is pretty low key but we always acknowledge birthdays.

I like to plan it myself. I will usually plan to go out for dinner, I will buy my favourite cake to have at home for dessert, and I tell my husband and kids exactly what to get me for a gift, so that it will be something I want and will use. It is usually pretty low key.

its funny that you asked this being that today is my birthday lol .. we never really did too much for our birthdays (my fiances birthday is tomorrow) .. usually my mom asks in the morning if we want anything special for dinner and she makes whatever we want & gets icecream cake.. the past 4 years i think we just went to the bar for a few drinks.. we were never big on going out to eat, even for birthdays.. now we have an almost 2 month old baby .. this year we're just switching off.. tonight i asked for a small bottle of raszberry vodka and my fiance is on baby duty all night .. tomorrow its whatever he wants and i will do the same .. i got my present a few days ago.. he orderd me a football jersey and a little mini one for our daughter i found it online a few weeks ago and was like uhmm early birthday present?? .. usually we dont get eachother anything.. i think the first year we dated he got me a necklace and i bought him sneakers.. hes been asking for a new bottle of his favorite cologne for a week or 2 since it ran out so tomorrow while hes at work im taking a trip to the mall to get it for him
-in the beginning id say no0o i dont want anything.. but after almost 5 years together, 4 yrs of living together and a baby later i think we can be honest lol ...

Yes I like to celebrate my birthday.....Gifts are not especially necessary but I do like 'em especially for my birthday and Christmas. My big thing is going out and trying a new restaurant that includes a nice bottle of wine. Now I don't expect gifts from friends!!! Since we don't celebrate the "Hallmark" holidays and have never made a big deal about our Anniversary...I do like to be spoiled 2X a year. Christmas and my birthday :)

Nope, I've never enjoyed celebrating my birthday, even as a kid. Not sure why. I guess I always felt like it was just no big deal, just another day. Now I love to get homemade cards and gifts from my kids, and we usually get a cake with candles (again, mostly to make the kids happy) for me to blow out, but if my husband actually threw me a party? I'd be gracious and enjoy it, but it's absolutely NOT what I would have wanted. Luckily, he knows this about me. In fact, what I really enjoy doing on my birthday is leaving him with the kids and going out and just being by myself for most of the day. Am I strange? I'm really not being passive/aggressive when I say I don't want anything - I truly don't. And I truly don't like to celebrate my birthday.

We celebrate everyone's bday in our family. The bday person, big or small, gets to choose their favorite meal and dessert (homemade or restaurant). We usually get a few special presents for the kids, and just 1-2 for the adults. Usually we ask everyone for gift ideas, even the kids. Usually I suggest a gift card for a massage or time/$ to buy a few clothes (something I really only get for myself very rarely). This past bday all I wanted was to go camping with my family! We did! All my DH wanted was a date nigh/concert...we did! We make sure the kids are always involved in getting gifts for others - It is important to us that they participate in that by thinking of others wishes. Oh! We also try to always get a pic of the bday person blowing out candles- with cheeks full of air!

I don't think we go overboard, but we definitely have our own rituals.

I do dinner with the kids and hubby one night then a weekend night out with the girls! I like a homemade card from the kids and money to buy myself something :)

I'm with AV ... I like an outing, just me and my hubby. Usually dinner at a nice restaurant. I like small gifts/recognition from other people, but not a big deal. My mom and in-laws usually give me a little cash ... which is always appreciated! :-) I tell my husband what I want / where I want to go.

Yes, I love celebrating my birthday. I nearly missed being able to live my life. I was very sick when I was a child. At one point, I was told I would die without surgery to correct my condition. During the surgery, I flatlined, but thankfully doctors were able to bring me back. Life is so precious. Every moment we have here is truly a gift. Why would anyone not want to celebrate living to another birthday? The first thing I do on my birthday is thank Heavenly Father for giving me another year. I love that I have been on this earth an extra year. I am happy no matter what age I turn. Age is only a number.

As for how to celebrate, I love spending time with my family and friends. I love to hear people tell me "Happy Birthday!" It makes me happy to know that people care about me enough to want to share my special day with me. I usually eat my favorite take out/order in meal at home with my family and have a cake or ice cream. If someone asks me what I would like as a gift (usually only a family member), I have no problems telling them what I would like to have. I am not a big fan of clutter, so most of the presents I would ask for will get used up pretty quickly (chocolate, lotions, candles, etc...), or it's something I need. The only exception being books, then I would request a specific title or author. For my last birthday, I asked my husband for a new hairbrush and a new yoga DVD. I have the best husband in the world. He took my old brush with him to the stores and asked the salesperson for advice on a similar style brush. I love getting special pictures my son has drawn for me, too. The best thing I get has to be the big smiles, the "happy birthday" wishes and the big kisses and hugs that both my husband and my son give me from the start of our day. Yes, I love my birthday! I think you should love yours, too!

Yes, I enjoy celebrating my birthday just like everyone else. In our family (dh, the two teens and myself), all of our birthdays fall within 3 1/2 weeks and mine is last. After making an effort with celebrations and gifts for everyone else, I enjoy getting a gift and being taken out to dinner, too.

Yes, I do enjoy celebrating my birthday! My husband and I are a week apart, so we have a Tandem Birthday Soiree every year. This year is extra special and he's turning 50, so we're doing cocktails.

My guy rarely asks me for what I want, because he knows. I'm sure to get the newest-released dvd of Perry Mason (the first volume, he gives me the second volume at Christmas). If he asks me what I want, I tell him. I don't expect him to read my mind... we're not so good at that mind-reading stuff.

I have not ever really celebrated my birthday. I'm 35 and have never had a party or really had anyone make a big deal out of it. My parents even forget or mention it a couple of days after sometimes. it's really kind of sad. My birthday is 2/9 so Valentines day is right there too. we usually go out to eat for that. I am the party planner so every one of our kids has their special day and I threw a surprise b day party for my husbands 40th. I love to go big for all of them, i just never do it for myself. I have written down and posted what i wanted and still nothing. I think this year i'm going to plan a weekend with some friends and go somewhere fun. I want a birthday too!

I don't really like to celebrate my birthday, but I do use the excuse to make hubby take me out to dinner.

I used to enjoy my Birthday, now I don't like being reminded so much..haha. But, I do enjoy spending extra time with friends and family. I usually tell my husband that I want my son to pick out my gifts. I really don't want for anything, except to not have to cook on my birthday!
So, it's so much fun to see my sons face when I open his gifts. He is so proud! The funny thing is, is that as he gets older, he really knows what I like..!

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I once said nothing in response to that question and got nothing. I will NEVER say that again! I will say, whatever you think out of perfume, wine or chocalates...