March Madness....

has nothing to do with basketball in my world. While I like basketball very much its not something that I will watch with bated breath at the edge of my sofa with friends and a beer. I certainly won't be packed into an arena of any sort to watch a game with sweating hot dog aromas and loud obnoxious patrons whose social graces leave me short of dry heaving down the steps on the way to the disgusting restrooms that breed more disease than an overused hypodermic needle. That maybe an exaggeration but you get the quite vivid picture don't you?

March is a crazy month for normally because of the celebration of both Cydni and my birthday. While I don't really celebrate my birthday we do celebrate Cydni's. Actually Cydni's birthday is usually a big deal. I go all out for this day. Our tradition is to play hookie if the day falls on a school day. No work for me and no school for her. Its the girliest day of the year for me too. We get Mani/Pedis and eat great food, maybe see a movie. We buy a new outfit and take pictures too. I love this day with her. I told her years ago that it wasn't just her birthday it was the first time we ever did anything together. We worked really hard to bring her into the world and that this day should be celebrated together because of all the hard work. She loves for me to tell her stories about her birth and all her past birthdays we spent together.

Its funny though that while this singular day and event would seem like nothing much to tackle for a whole month that March is given every year turns out to be a whirlwind of many other things to achieve alongside this celebration. This year my closest friend here in North Carolina is moving back to California. I will be helping her prepare for that transition. Also to help out I may be moving into her condo and renting out my house. So that means packing and moving this month. Then to add insult to injury, Cydni and I are going on a Disney cruise the first week of April so everything has be done before April 5th when we leave for Florida. To top that all off I won't be here when my friend leaves because she leaves for California while we are away on the cruise. So no goodbyes.

It will be a bittersweet month. I am not sure how I will fair. Too much change isn't good especially when lumped altogether like this. oh well, not to quote Gloria Gaynor or anything but...."I will survive"