Five May Birthdays

      My friend, Nellie (here we are when she and her husband Art came to San Antonio a few years ago) turned 66 this May.  We graduated high school together in 1966, and this is the year that our ages match our graduating year.  

      Then Lea had her 80th birthday. I wrote about the Thursday writing group celebrating her 80th and I included  a page from her essay in an earlier post.  (Here she is on the left, with Becky on the right).  She's a luminous presence that makes her a role model to women of all ages.

      When Marcus turned nine on the 17th, he said that the best thing about getting a video game from Jackson was that it meant he could spend more time with his brother on his birthday.  These two are best friends--as you can tell.

      Jackson said, "We better enjoy the time while we can because soon I'll be going off to college."  (Jackson will turn 13 in October--but "soon" means different things when you're 12.)  Marcus replied, "No, I'll be in your pocket."

      Last Sunday, Veronica ran a race on her 36th birthday. (I remember thirty six--it was the last year you could get all the candles on your birthday cake from two boxes). Here's Veronica, my daughter-in-law on her new horse. 

Will and Veronica in high school

At high school graduation,1996.

                               Then they went their separate ways--for 13 years.

   

      When they found each other again, Veronica was the mom of two-year-old Nathan and an assistant principal.  Will, already a firefighter, had gone back to UTSA to complete his degree.
       They celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

Christmas 2013

       On Sunday, May 26th, Will will be 36.  He's a captain in the rescue division of the fire department, a daddy, a husband--and loves his work and his life. Here he is when he was  Elena's age:   

                                               HAPPY BIRTH-MONTH to you all!