Birthday Reflections

As I talked to my parents on my birthday this year, I realized something that I had never understood before: my birthday is not just about me--it's a huge event for them.  It's a day that they fondly (I hope) re-live every year while I'm just worried about cake and presents.  It's an important day for them in a very different way than it is important for me.  Every year on my birthday, they remember the day they became parents--the day their lives changed forever.  Sure they celebrate with me, but they celebrate with each other also, just as Alex and I will every August 16 to come.