"sonicgabe" (gabeloewenberg)
11/03/2016 at 09:03 • Filed to: Birthday!
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"sonicgabe" (gabeloewenberg)
11/03/2016 at 09:03 • Filed to: Birthday! | 7
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My birthday was on Wednesday, the 2nd. I turned 41. Hooray, I’m old. Last week at the grocery store, after unloaded my basket, got rung up and paid, I had two or three bags and 12 pack of soda. The young lady cashier asked if she needed to have someone bring me a cart so that I could get my small amount of groceries out to the truck. I must look old now. Maybe I need to get some Just For Men for the grey patches in my beard?
For my birthday, which was fairly low-key as I’m apparently a feeble old man now, my wonderful wife did not disappoint with the gifts. She got me the new Jonathan Safran Foer Book, “Here I Am”. He’s probably my favorite contemporary author, so I’m pretty excited to start reading it.
One gift I got early (as she told me she bought it so I wouldn’t buy it myself), which was a vintage Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens for my camera. It is fantastic. It’s from 1963 and looks brand new. Someone took very good care of it for a long time. I’ve been shooting with it a lot over the last few weeks.
Sadly, I haven’t been able to shoot any cars with it yet. The opportunity hasn’t presented itself. But that will all change today when I photograph the final gift. She bought me a Ferrari. Really. Now, it is a 2013 model, but it doesn’t have a single mile on the motor. I can’t wait to open it up to see what it can do.
I don’t know how she hid it from me as she took delivery of it about two weeks ago. She’s really bad about keeping gifts a secret and had been asking me every day for a week or so if I wanted my birthday presents early. Every time she asked, I would tell her that it wasn’t my birthday and that I would wait. This really bugged her as she was very excited for me to get this.
I will post pictures, and maybe a video, of it later today, as soon as I can. Time to get my mid-life crisis on!
I’m still in shock. I got a Ferrari!
pip bip - choose Corrour
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:10 |
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happy b’day!
S65
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:19 |
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ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:23 |
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This is what I want! I’m a year from getting married, but I hope to have (and give) awesome birthday surprises like that! Thoughtfulness was clearly demonstrated. How long have you been married?
Also Happy birthday! You lucky guy, You!
TysMagic
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:23 |
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not even a crappy cell phone pic of the ferrari? I’m intrigued. Must see more. Must birthday harder!
Rainbow
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:26 |
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It’s an RC Ferrari, isn’t it?
V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:38 |
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Nice photos and Happy birthday.
Don’t fret the grey hair. I turned 40 this past June. I’m in the best shape I’ve been in for a long time.
Enjoy your family, friends, and hobbies. Take good care of yourself physically and mentally. Dont take any guff from anyone.
KnowsAboutCars
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:49 |
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Happy birthday! Have a 41 year old Ferrari.
$kaycog
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 09:58 |
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Happy Birthday yesterday! Have some cake!
TheRealBicycleBuck
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 12:12 |
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Happy belated birthday.
I know what you mean about getting old. After a guy I didn’t know referred to me as the “old man,” I decided it was time to get rid of my graying beard. :(
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sonicgabe
> Rainbow
11/03/2016 at 17:56 |
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Nope. Most definitely not an RC.
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sonicgabe
> TysMagic
11/03/2016 at 17:57 |
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Pictures are coming real soon!
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sonicgabe
> ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
11/03/2016 at 17:58 |
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Married since June. Long story, but we should have been married back in 1998 or 1999.
Agrajag
> sonicgabe
11/03/2016 at 18:52 |
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Happy birthday!