Hurry up and eat your cake

It seems to me that we Americans are always too busy to celebrate birthdays with real gusto. Now, I'm not talking about a week long blownout birthdaypalooza - but something more than a quick song and a slice of cake.

This person you are supposedly celebrating has survived another year of existence. They've grow another year wiser with another year of life experiences. They continued to bring joy to your life and a smile to your face. And if they haven't - well why are you all the sudden pretending to be a best friend to them by buying them a cake and singing to them?

Let's get real people. Birthdays only happy once a year and today is their day. Do more than you normally would - show them how much they mean to you and surprise them a little with something truely heartfelt.

Like take them fishing and a give them a blog post. That says something, right honey? I love you and Happy Birthday!