Happy Birthday To Me.....

No, I'm not talking about the B Horror/Slasher film that came out in the 80s. Its actually my birthday today and I can't not (I just did the double negative thing, didn't I) have a post on my blog on the day of my glorious birth 34 years ago. And in Shanghai alone, the city of 22 million, I share my birth date with approximately 60,000 people (thanks Will for the fast calculation).

My actual due date was December 29th, so I came a little early that year. My Grandma (gosh, now I'm second guessing myself if I remember the story) was sick in the hospital with pneumonia. My parents told me I was sooo smart - I knew how to breath right away - well, sort of - I took a breath a little too soon and so I swallowed some amniotic fluid - thus had to be rushed to the University of Michigan hospital in an incubator (Years later as an L&D nurse, I realized I was not as smart as my parents led me to believe - it was not amniotic fluid, it was meconium - I inhaled my poo - that may explain a few things).

I also learned that my Dad freaked out because my head looked like a banana (Oh, those first time dads, how they freak out about that!) Then, my mom freaked out too because WHO IN THE FAMILY HAS RED HAIR!?? (Its lucky that I, too, looked like my Dad!) For years I've heard the story that there was a girl in high school that my mother didn't like (hate is a strong word) who had red hair - She figured if she didn't like mine, that she would dye it! In the end, she thought I was a keeper... red hair and all. Well, then she proceeded to give me the "Pebbles" look for the next several years. Maybe that is the reason for all my hair issues now. hmmm - either that or I should go back to that look - I was cute!

So I really don't have an agenda today. Will is working hard to keep me in the lap of luxury and to pay off my NEW PRESENT: The canon zoom/fancy megapixel, image stabilizationl and video camera all in this neat little itsy bitsy camera! I'm so very excited to bring you all more photo ops of Shanghai! The girls and I also thought about starting our own reality show. The Shanghai Lifestyles of the not so rich and famous .... starring the members of the Tai Tai for Life club. We're definitely thinking fame and fortune for sure!