Since I was a little girl my mother always celebrated my birthday, she loved to deliver the invitations with a picture of me placed in a small frame, maybe her great care was because she was an only child. When I was growing up I started to protest and when my mother told me to smile to take the picture of the birthday card then I would pout haha She always gave me the opportunity to choose the flavor and theme of the cake, a funny anecdote is that she told me that for several consecutive years my cake was Snow White and the 7 dwarfs because that was one of my favorite cartoons. I belong to a very large family, I remember that on my birthday I received gifts from people I did not know, since my mother did not object to my cousins going with some of their friends. I grew up with this beautiful illusion of knowing that my birthday would be a reason to be thankful and celebrate. My parents were very sociable people and instilled in me the value of friendship, they always tried to find some reason to toast and celebrate, I remember that every weekend they remembered the time they had together and took the opportunity to cook together their favorite recipes, that was my childhood, surrounded by lots of love and family celebrations.
When I had my first daughter, I tried to repeat my family history, celebrating her birthday at my house, but over time everything changed, since birthdays were not organized in the garden of my house but it was more fun to celebrate in a theme park where there was some kind of attraction like swings, slides, inflatable mattresses. I remember that many times MacDonald's was the favorite place to hold this type of celebration and the children were very happy when they received their happy meal.
I still smile when I remember the celebration of my 15th birthday, together with my father and grandfather, they chose a large party room, there was a table with sweet and savory foods. My father hired mariachis because my mother loves Mexican music. My cousin hired some friends who had a musical group and they worked as a party entertainer, they sang all my favorite songs live, most of them were in English and I remember my grandfather got a little upset because he told me he preferred romantic songs in Spanish haha We enjoyed dancing and singing until dawn and they served breakfast to the guests who managed to stay up until that time. haha
I feel nostalgic when I look at this photo because 3 years later my grandfather passed away and when I turned 23 my father got sick and couldn't get over the disease, but I have the beautiful memory that I had them for many years of my life and that I fully enjoyed them.
My daughter has always been a very loving, charismatic and noble person, for personal reasons she left Venezuela for 6 years and during that time my mother and I always received beautiful gifts, not only on our birthday, but on the day of mothers, also on Valentine's Day. Many times we receive a surprise without that day being a special occasion, because as she says: Life is for celebrating and when you love you must show it, not only with words and gestures but with those beautiful details that fill your heart.
This year I celebrated my birthday on the island of Margarita with my daughter. I had the opportunity to personally meet two great friends from hive, that day we celebrated enjoying some delicious mojitos and a tasty pizza, they gave me a delicious chocolate cake and a beautiful decorated cup with which I drank my coffee with milk daily at the have breakfast, snack and dinner, as you may realize I love coffee! ha ha
On my birthday my daughter asked me what flavor she wanted for the cake, but the truth is that all desserts are my great weakness, so the flavor she chose was received with much love and gratitude! That day I enjoyed an exquisite pineapple cake, it had been many years since I had tasted this flavor, so this occasion was a very special moment to be able to enjoy every bite of my delicious cake!
I say goodbye to my personal reflection: Let's try to celebrate our birthday and that of our loved ones and friends, life should always be celebrated by raising the glass, you can fill it with wine, juice or water, the important thing is the attitude of gratitude that we have for our life , for seeing the sun every morning, for breathing healthy, for having a plate of food served on the table, for taking a hot shower whenever you want, for listening to music, meditating, breathing the air of the sea or the incense that you light in your home, there is no specific reason to blow out some candles and celebrate, you can do it every second by breathing, because this journey of life is truly a unique and wonderful experience, while listening to the heartbeat let's continue enjoying this great party that is to live!
