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Nick's Birthday
This really happened. It is best read starting from the end and working forward one e-mail at a time.
"Steve"
10/09/2003 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
Happy Birthday, Nick!
It is the birthday committee's proud honor to invite you to a party
celebrating the life of Nick on Saturday October 11, 2003 at 4:00PM
Bring money for Pizza, and there may or may not be a cake.
I hope you enjoy your super secret surprise birthday gift from Mom and Dad.
I (well by that I mean Mary Ellen) got you a really great gift too. So I
guess I will see you Saturday. I hope you have a great birthday. Have fun
at the volleyball game!
Confidential to Dave at work:
It HAS to be the Cubbies!!! I am hoping for the Sox and the Cubs, game seven
with Sosa on the bench with a corked bat splinter in his giant steroid
filled a....rm.
----Original Message Follows----
From: "JEANIE"
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 10:47:20 -0400
Nick,
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!! Since your dad sent you this already I am glad that
I didn't tell your brothers in my email what I got you for your birthday.
Hope you enjoyed the balloon and ribbons. (Don't enjoy the one ribbon too
much!) Have a great day! See you tonight.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
.............................................
Love, Mom
>>> <Dave> 10/09/03 09:59AM >>>
Oh my! Steve's comments below were in a couple of other notes he sent last
night. They are too good to be left out of the birthday card. BTW, I
happen to know that Nick has a class this afternoon at Eastern and will no
doubt check his school account.
Funny thing, just this morning Nick and I were talking and he drifted off
from one topic to another. He realized it himself and noted that he does
that now and then. Of course he thinks it is something odd about him
rather than his age. Reading the notes below I can't quite imagine where
he got it from. Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, would anyone object
if I posted this entire note on my website for the world to enjoy? One
more question, is anyone taking bets on who is going to win the world
series? Nick seems to think that the boys basketball team may win
the state tournament this year.
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Happy Birthday Nick,
Dave
A member of the Official Birthday Committee
P.S. Note sent 7:58 p.m. last night by Steve
So now I think that maybe we should just call the whole thing off and just
have a party for his 19th birthday. I mean by then he will be coming home
from college for probably the first time. It will give him a chance to
showcase his tattoos and/or piercings. Lets face it, what does he really
have to look forward to; there is no 3:2 beer anymore, he does not get to
drive tomorrow, and he still lives at home so it isn't like he will start
going to clubs that allow 18 and over people. Maybe we should just all give
him a little pat on the back tomorrow, like "congratulations, we all lost
the bet" and then have a party in November when he does not have to get a ride to it.
Or we could just hold off and put his name in the christmas hat two times
and let one present be a late birthday gift from all of us.
Confidential to Joe:
I know, I thought that we were giving this to him as a card. What kind of
birthday card doesn't say happy birthday?? "Gee Nick, we couldn't decide on
what card to get you so we got you this one, I know I know, it says "Get
Well Soon" but that is what you get from a birthday committee."
P.P.S. Note sent 10:37 p.m. last night by Steve
So I just remembered that Tyson and Shelby wanted to say Happy Birthday too.
Well when I was talking to Mary Ellen about it Shelby circled and then peed
on the floor then Tyson licked it up and tried to bite her leg off but I am
pretty sure that, loosely interpreted, that means Happy Birthday Nick!
Oh and on a side note... the LSAT scores come out Oct 27th, not the 23rd.
So I am really looking forward to the 4 extra days of complete and utter
agony. Seriously, 4 more days to not know ANYTHING about my future plans is
fun. I mean I am looking at my options right now, if I aced it, it is off
to law school, but if I bombed it, it is off to the job search for another
year. I could become the most overqualified Diner cook ever. Or maybe I
could go for a job in the real McWorld. Seriously, they do have a 401k.
"JEANIE"
10/09/2003 07:47 AM
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
Steve you are a goofball. We can't access our work emails from home...at
least I can't and I don't think your dad can. I think you always make a
sound even when it is only a email. Call me, we need to discuss the
parking ticket I received.
Nick's birthday - I guess we are at Saturday at our house at 4:00 for a
cookout. Don't worry about the present. I got it.
Joe - thanks for reminding me about the cd case. I had forgot that he had
specifically asked for one. I will pick him up one tonight.
Let me know if there is any problems with Saturday.
Love, Mom
>>> "Steve" 10/08/03 10:45PM >>>
So I have just gotten over my feelings of "my entire family hates me". I
realized that the birthday chain card stopped here because you guys are too
cool to check your work email accounts from home. So I guess the question
is, if you send an email to a group of people and no one is there to read
it, does it make a sound???
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe"
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 16:36:49 -0400
All;
I convinced Nick to eat at your (Mom & Dad) house on Saturday night, as long
as it's early. Still no idea what to get him for his birthday - he said
something about a case for his CDs.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "JEANIE"
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
I don't know what to do. I wanted to do something nice for him since it
is a special birthday but I am now starting to pull my hair out trying to
figure out what to do. All my comments and suggestions are growled at.
Maybe it is all towards me, I really don't know and am running out of
time.
Love
Mom
>>> <Dave> 10/08/03 03:36PM >>>
My 2¢ for what it is worth... why not each of us just add a comment and then
the last person who receives it forwards it on to Nick as his birthday
card from all of us.
P.S. anyone try to locate the cent sign on a keyboard recently?
"Steve"
10/08/2003 03:28 PM
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
hahahaha
WE are crazy, all completely crazy!! I really love this birthday by
committee. haha
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe"
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 13:06:41 -0400
As far as I know, he would like to go to the game on Thursday, come to our
(me & Angie) house Friday night to watch scary movies - maybe he's trying to
break his fear of them, and then dinner at Mom & Dad's on Saturday night.
Have him call me and I'll sweet talk him.
As for what to get him.....no clue.. ..yet.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve"
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Nick's Birthday
I do not know what to do about it. I say we just have dinner at our house
on Saturday anyway. But I have not talked to him about it at all
----Original Message Follows----
From: "JEANIE"
Subject: Nick's Birthday
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:10:49 -0400
Joe and Steve,
I am unsure what to do about Nick's birthday. He is being uncooperative
about it. He doesn't want to go out to dinner like we did for you. He said
he wanted a cookout at the house instead. He is now insisting that he is
going to the volleyball game and doesn't want a cookout. (I have already
ordered a cake.) I asked if he wanted me to pick up pizza and for us to get
together after the volleyball game and he growled about that. I will still
have his cake. Talk it over and let me know what you two think we should
do. You are still welcome to all come down for dinner, whether it is home
cooked or I pick up pizza or if you can come up with something different.
He also won't tell me what he would like for his birthday - nothing is all I
get out of him. Let me know what you two come up with. I have to go home now.
Talk to you later.
Love, Mom
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