Yesterday was lovely. So many people remembered and emailed me- it was such a surprise and I was really touched! My mom made halubkis for dinner (they are Slovak) and for dessert we had chocolate mint ice cream cake!!! After the meal, my mom gave me the Kingtinued CD and a red sweater. It was great- everything was great!

I guess the best birthday present came in the afternoon when I went to the mall. I was tired of hanging around the house and thought I would go to H&M; and have a look around. At the mall, as I was walking toward H&M;, I felt someone trailing me. I looked over to see a man trying to catch up.
“So you are still in the area and still single?” he said.
“Excuse me?” He seemed to know me but I didn’t know him.
“So you are single and still in the area” he repeated.
“Do I know you?” Maybe I went to high school with him?
“Of course you know me, Donna. You work for #$%@.”
“Oh, I am sorry, I meet so many people at work” I was really shocked he knew my name and my company but it seemed reasonable that I may have met him at a trade show or at a seminar I conducted.
“So, you are single, huh?” he said, yet again.
Suddenly, a young woman holding a toddler runs up to us and the guy says, “This is my daughter and her…Nanny.”
Then without warning, the man starts to yell at me: “So you like chicks, do you? That’s it, isn’t it? You like CHICKS!”
I was absolutely stunned- this outburst came out of nowhere. I could only manage to say: “That is entirely unacceptable, UNACCEPTABLE!” and I darted away, walking as fast as I could to the nearest shop. Once inside, I hid behind some racks of clothes. I tried to resume shopping but I couldn’t. I was completely and utterly stunned by the situation that just unfolded. It really didn’t make any sense. I guess he was flirting in his own weird way and when I didn’t react, he decided it would be great fun to humiliate me in front of the mall. Odd, isn’t it?

Regardless, it was a good day.