I began celebrating half birthdays when my youngest brother, Matthew, was around 8 or 9 years old. He was bummed out that his February birthday was too close to Christmas. So I made a deal with him to celebrate his half birthday in August. I don't recall it being too extravagant; I think I gave him a card and a small toy.
Since I got married and had my own family, I continued the tradition in our household. Again, we tried to keep it simple by giving each other a 1/2 Birthday card (normally hand made or on the computer) and a simple gift in the neighborhood of $25-$50, often a gift card. We love gift cards because you can hold onto them until a sale rolls around at your favorite store and then they become the gifts that keep giving.
We like celebrations. We've celebrated the anniversary of our baptism days and even the feast days of our patron saints.
Today happens to be my 1/2 Birthday. I came home from Mass and had a small gift bag waiting for me. In it, courtesy of our "homerdogs," Calvin and Hobbes, was my favorite cologne (Happy for Men)
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Since I got married and had my own family, I continued the tradition in our household. Again, we tried to keep it simple by giving each other a 1/2 Birthday card (normally hand made or on the computer) and a simple gift in the neighborhood of $25-$50, often a gift card. We love gift cards because you can hold onto them until a sale rolls around at your favorite store and then they become the gifts that keep giving.
We like celebrations. We've celebrated the anniversary of our baptism days and even the feast days of our patron saints.
Today happens to be my 1/2 Birthday. I came home from Mass and had a small gift bag waiting for me. In it, courtesy of our "homerdogs," Calvin and Hobbes, was my favorite cologne (Happy for Men)
. Think about adding 1/2 Birthday celebrations to your family. It can be a lot of fun, especially when your loved is surprised.
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2 comments:
Two blogs spoke about 1/2 birthdays today. I think my family is going to have to give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration!!
That is too funny! Sharing half birthday traditions is great!
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