So all in all my 40th birthday was great! I also had a small get together with some close friends and we had such a good time. My wonderful friend Candy made me beautiful CD filled with pictures and memories of my life through the years with all my family and friends. It really was one of the sweetest things any one has ever done. My good friend Colleen also got me this unbelievable birthday cake shaped like a very fit young mans torso..with of course a bulging package! Sooo funny!! Another good friend actually made me a cake, which was smashing awesome! The best part about it was that she made it with her own two hands...how thoughtful is that?! It was a great year.
With all that said, I must share with you the most thoughtful, sentimental, cherished gift this year came from my parents. 40 years ago my parents were married at a very young. My dad was just 18 years old and my mom 20 years old. My dad worked very hard and they didn't have alot of money but each week he'd get his paycheck and walk to their jeweller and put some money down on their wedding bands. Once the rings were paid for they had a really small wedding. It wasn't that important to them to have a big, lavish wedding not to mention the lack of money they had to do that. They simply decided to go to the justice of peace and be married in the city council building. My mom looked beautiful in her yellow 70's styled dress, and my dad was smashing in his brown polyester suit. So young, (not so) innocent..smiles, but the two were truly, madly deeply in love. They had their struggles...it certainly wasn't easy for them, ups and downs constantly. But through it all, they remained certain of one thing..they would stick together, fight for what they had..and what they had was love! It has taken them 40 years to understand many things about eachother, they have grown, changed but still are the same...madly in love. They really our my role models, many people comment on how tough the trails and tribulations have been for myself and my husband you know, with living through the ups and downs of our life. When I think of that...I wonder..."how did MY parents survive all this life trauma's?" Seriously..I was born with severe health conditions, which they had to deal with as young adults, then my brothers problems arose later in life to cause almost world war 3. THEN, they happily become grandparents and within a short time their grandchild was catastrophically injured and paralyzed from the neck down at 15 months old. So here in later life..you think its time to settle down and enjoy your grandchildren..my parents took on another role in life. They had the burden of thier daughters (pain and suffering) related to the car accident, a son-in -law who was just trying to survive. Clearly as the years went on we were hit with another Open heart surgery for me, my dad was diagnosed with cancer and we had a one year old little girl...FUCK life was hard! I CANNOT believe we survived those years.
How do 2 people take on so much...I mean their shoulders are not that big!! All I can say that with the strength, love, guidance and perseverence that my parents projected daily...we would not have made it to were we are all today.
Ok, so i've rambled basically just wanting to give you a back ground understanding for why my birthday present meant the world to me and will forever remain around my neck and close to my heart!
It was with much surprise to me that my parents had their wedding bands melted down together and made into a locket..FOR ME!! It's mine and i am in LOVE! Let me share with you this locket that will stay with me for the rest of my life. This locket symbolizes everything to me..it was made from the ring my dad wore every day to work, usually having to walk or hitch hike, the rings they held their new born son with, the rings that welcomed my husband into the family, the rings that felt our foreheads as children to see if we had a fever, the rings that rubbed our backs or at times had thrown shots at someone who was insulting our family. These rings are much more than just melted down gold, its my life...they have been apart of everything...I literally have our whole world melted together to sybolize the love of our family...I am so blessed! I will cherish this gift forever!
Here are a few pictures of the lockey, finished with a new chain and two picture of my parents on their wedding day~
What You Need
8 small chicken drumsticks (1-1/2 lb./675 g)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup Kraft Signature Asian Sesame Dressing
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. freshly grated gingerroot
Make ItHEAT large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 min. or until evenly browned, turning occasionally. Drain.
STIR in remaining ingredients. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium heat 10 to 12 min. or until chicken is cooked through (170ºF), stirring occasionally.
kraft kitchens tipsSpecial ExtraGarnish with 2 chopped green onions just before serving
As you can see...this locket has my name written all over it!! Isn't it beautiful?!
So dinner was great! If I could change one thing though..i'd probably would have boiled those chicken drumsticks before cooking them in the frying pan. IT took so long to cook that chicken thoroughly and by the time it was finsihed...the chicken skin had burned..
Oh well, it was a good try! Well Zeta's..i'm exhausted,, good night and god bless~
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