yep, Dav did have a b-day

Lest you think we forgot Dav's b-day several weeks back, he actually had a cupcake! Dav keeps telling me no celebration, etc. so I keep plans minor, but I got the cutest cupcakes from Citizen Cake...and [gasp] I even let Tesla have a little!

This was the Friday we planned to leave for Willits and Ukiah. We both came home early from work, planning to leave around 2 or 3. But by the time I fed Tesla, packed clothes/food/amenities, fed cats, ran an errand, etc. it was 4pm. So we decided to wait until after the commute rush and leave at 7pm. In the meantime, Michelle and Fia stopped by to give Dav a small gift, and we hung out. We had champagne. We had the cupcakes. Michelle took a picture of us.

Then my brother stopped by to give Dav some chocolates, Jeremy joined soon after, and we got hungry for dinner, and soon we were too relaxed to even consider driving. So we continued the evening, and it ended up being the perfectly low-key birthday that Dav likes - hanging out, talking with friends and family with no big fuss. Our goal next year is to distract Dav around early October so he will forget about his birthday. That would be the best gift, he said. So with Ian's, and Jeremy & Michelle's help next year, we may attempt a campaign to contact everyone we know to specifically not say anything. We'll see if that works...