[phisigduchesscv]

Yep, I've got one of those birthdates that sucks. Mine is December 1st and like DeltaSigStan I got the "here this is your birthday/christmas present". That wouldn't have been so bad but often it was something small - now my sister and one of my brothers would always get a small present for Christmas and birthdays but I would get a small present combining both days.

Also, my other brothers birthday is on December 8th. While I was still little (until about 8) if the day was during the week we would end up with combined celebrations. Not good for him when I'm 10 years younger then him.

What I've ran into the past couple of years is that my birthday has been on the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend so no one has been in town to celebrate or was out doing holiday shopping. That was a big bummer for me when I turned 35 last year, I wanted to have a big blowout but couldn't

Carolyn