Last week’s substack was about the Beyonce debacle and mess. This week, my actual birthday week. I’m coming off the high from Weekends with Adele.
Birthday month activities - Las Vegas edition. The main event was Weekends with @adele . After my Beyonce floor seats debacle I was so scared for what would happen. It was smooth sailing. Adele is amazing. Flawless. The voice. The face. Where are her pores? Face beat to the gods. Eyeliner looking impeccable. Banter hilarious.
I bought these tickets when mom was dying. Literally it was the week I was working from mom’s place. I remember being in the queue. I remember getting the tickets thinking, this will bring me joy. And I’ll have the experience connected to mom somehow. One last birthday gift from her.
Thank you to @aprilme91 @christian_z23 for spending this night with me. Thank you @artemis_279 for the bestest weekend. Thank you Adele for the amazing concert. Thank you Mama GingGing for this bday gift.
This time around I had purchased these tickets directly from Ticketmaster. There were no shenanigans. I shared the experience with April and Christian, two friends who helped me get through the pandemic through work zooms and games of Among Us, Mario Kart, and post pandemic brunches at Babe’s Cafe/trips to Universal Studios.
The weekend was full of lobster buffets, lounging in pools, shopping at outlets, and embodying this bestie trip energy.
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Except instead of doing crafts, Ivy and I played video games, ate frozen pizzas, and took pictures like this.
When we got back to the valley it was time to repack my bag for a staycation near the land of Disney. Mike had plans to go to the park with his best friend the day before my birthday. So instead of having to drive back and forth to the valley, I booked a hotel within walking distance. I spent the day working, writing, and then hitting Disney California adventures for some solo Disney adventures.
At midnight Mike gave me my birthday gifts. Memories of previous, precious birthdays with space to create more. Tears happened when I saw the pictures of my parents. I am missing them something fierce right now. I know they are always with me. But the whole that’s left in my heart still hurts.
My birthday wish is to continue to make memories with my loved ones. My birthday wish is to continue to live on in my parents memory. My birthday wish is to honor all those previous birthdays and continue to find joy.
