stretch...

every january

disney on ice

comes to town...

.

and my sweet sarah

declares she is taking me

for my birthday

this year we lucked out

with front row seats

toy story 3

was the feature

i had forgotten about

the pretty purple octopus

until he almost

landed in our laps

it brought back memories

of a letter i had written

describing the feeling of being

strangled by the tentacles

of such a creature

what a difference

one year makes
today i was thinking

i'm so blessed
to have found so many

loving and accepting

arms

that have wrapped around

me just like

stretch with his smiling face

and that is a wonderful

birthday feeling