What would you like for your birthday?

A couple of weeks ago I told family and friends that I would like snow, last weekend I was joking to everyone at work that I would really like some snow...

I was 13 the last time it snowed on my birthday and I was so excited and surprised as I didn't know it was coming, it gave me quite a fright actually when I pulled back my grey, white and pink nineties geometric curtains to let the light into my oh-so-sophisticated grey, white and pink room ;)

I was thrilled with my birthday present, a pair of grey 'baggies', an early form of combat trousers I suppose and a pair of red suede boots with eyelet lace-ups. There haven't been many shoes since that stole my heart like those. Boy did they look great against the snow, yes it was a bad idea wearing them, my Mum and Granny warned me but that wasn't going to stop me. I remember slip-sliding down to the high street and meeting up with everyone and enjoying a magical day, a magical birthday...

Fast Forward 26 years, I have just worked that out twice, just to be sure that it's not like 16 years or 6 or 10 minutes ago.

I sat at my desk late last night, I had the right hand curtain open on my right hand side so I could see the dark illuminated by the street lamp, I checked every couple of minutes to see if there were any snow-flakes or dreaded rain. There was a film on which I barely paid attention to, I was selecting photos and papers to work on a new challenge, I kept turning to the right and... was that one? Yes and there is another and there are just a few drifting down. 

It is about 00:30 and it has snowed on my birthday. 

As it starts to come down heavier the street lamp goes out for the night, thank goodness, otherwise I think I could have sat there all night.

I have been very lucky today.