Unless you’ve been a student at the University of Texas, Austin, you may not know that there’s a glow-in-the-dark bowling alley in the basement of the Student Union. Said BA is open to the public and is a fun place for an adult birthday celebration. I don’t remember which birthday we were celebrating but friends showed and we had a blast.
Another year, I invited friends to pack a picnic lunch and fly kites. The weather was perfect.
When my sixtieth rolled around, I was looking for a location to throw a kick ass party and invite a lot of people. Our house was too small and most event places were too boring or too expensive or both. And then I stumbled upon the perfect location, a hardware store!
A Barnes & Noble bookstore had closed near our house and was replaced by a bougie gardening/hardware store. With a high ceiling, the center of the store had been left open for workshops on composting, solar installation, vermiculture, etc. After a conversation that elicited a few odd stares, management agreed to my odd proposal. The store would remain open and we would provide music and cake! What could be better?
Music was provided by my dear friends The Therapy Sisters.
We took a family picture which included our three kids, DIL and grandson. Hard to believe it’s been thirteen years.
A side note – a few weeks after the party, I wandered into a small neighborhood bike shop that had recently opened. I was talking to the guy behind the counter when he said that he had recently quit Tree House to take this job. I laughed and said that I had had my birthday party there. His eyes got wide and he blurted out,”you’re THEE Alex”?! Ha ha ha. I am indeed.
DOS TORTAS
the adventures of dos tortas 
How hilarious! Is it your birthday today? if so, happy happy 😊 We’ll be down in April so let us know what we can bring – happy to! Sending love to you three xo
Lorrie Jones
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Tuesday 2-25-25
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Got it -and happy in advance 😊
Lorrie Jones
Simple Serenity
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You are indeed! 😀 Many happy returns for tomorrow. Any hardware stores nearby?
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Haha nothing grandiose, thanks for the wishes,
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Hope your birthday was fab. Having a party in the hardware store ranks as one of the top parties I’ve heard about.
For my 50th, I went hang gliding. I had to be tandem with an experienced glider since it was my first (and last) time. Friends were at the landing site, singing happy birthday as I touched down. Then we will had cake. I’m so glad I did it and you couldn’t pay me to do it again.
For 60, I rented the women’s club clubhouse and had music and an absolutely fabulous potluck. 50 people or so showed up.
For 70, a small party at a friend’s house, and the following month a few friends and I went on a sailing cruise off the coast of Maine. That one will be hard to beat.
I don’t know what I’m going to do for 80 yet. Actually I have an idea, but I might do it next year, a year ahead of time because it’s getting harder and harder for me to get around. I’m considering a trip west from Arizona by train, then up to Vancouver, across Canada, south to Miami, and back up to Jacksonville. Then west again, back to Arizona. I’d get off and on the trains a lot, stopping to visit places I’ve never been and other places I’ve loved. I figure it would take at least 6 to 8 weeks.
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The train ride across Canada has always been on my bucket list.
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