Happy Birthday to Me
Today is my birthday. This is the second year in a row that I have spent my birthday away from Mrs. Ozz and my boys. Last year I attended the GFI National Conference in Chicago on my 40th. The flight home was canceled and I spent a night in a very nice full service Marriott compliments of AirTran Airlines. I was able to share that evening with the Youngs since they were booked on the same flight home from Chicago last year.
This year I am in Washington D.C. due to work and I am fortunate enough to land a couple of nights in the J.W. Marriott at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue. Yes that is just a couple of blocks from the White House and it is a great hotel. The front desk left a bucket of beer in my room today with a bowl of nuts and a Birthday card. That was a nice gesture, but I just wish they had left a bucket of Coke Classic.
I was on my way to D.C. last night when I ran into an old co-worker and friend. He is working for a three letter agency in D.C. like me and is staying a few blocks away in a different hotel. He asked me what I was doing for dinner tonight and asked if I would be interested in joining him a some others for dinner. I love food and had no idea they would actually choose a a Tex-Mex restaurant. One of the men that I met during dinner was named Reuben. He and I started taking about our families and really hit it off. We soon realized how great of priority we both put on serving Jesus Christ. I shared some stories and he shared some. Then he shared a story about his daughter. If you are a fan of the TV show called “America’s Got Talent” then you probably know about Reuben’s daughter Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn Maher is one of the youngest contestants to advance to Las Vegas on America’s Got Talent.
My birthday ended great. I had a good dinner and made a new friend. I hope you enjoy the video.
July 29th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Happy Birthday!