I Had a Great Day on My Birthday Yesterday

United States
July 28, 2022 10:55pm CST
First, a grat big thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday yesterday. I had a wonderful day. My first stop was to go to Dunkin Donuts to get my free any-size coffee. Then since my daughter had sent me a Dunkin Donuts gift card for my birthday, I also had sourdough toasted bread with Avacado and roasted tomatoes. It was delicious. Then I headed to my next stop...which was really an errand that I had forgotten about but that's another story for another post. I then went to: Ollie's Bargain Outlet to stock up on my favorite herbal tea 3 thrift stores Dollar Tree Then I went home to change and my husband took me out to dinner at Provino's Italian restaurant. I don't know if you have a Provino's near you, but if you go there on your birthday, your meal is free. So I had a salad, garlic bread, and ziti with vegetables in spaghetti sauce. For dessert, we split a piece of Lemoncello cake which was light and sweet and the perfect ending to a wonderful birthday dinner. My husband had to run to Publix to get some coffee so I had him drop me off at Michael's craft store which was in the same plaza. And I treated myself to a new drawing notebook and some Pigma pens to use in my creative doodling. Oh, and guess what I got for my birthday: 5 Dunkin Donuts gift cards. My family certainly knows what I like! All in all it was a very good birthday!
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Jul 22
Happy late birthday and I am happy that you had a great day.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
30 Jul 22
@Kouponkaren Which is true!
Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@marlina Thank you. I always say "better late than never!"
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
29 Jul 22
Sounds like a great birthday.. Belated birthday wishes to you. I too enjoy doodling.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
5 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren You are welcome. Yes, I do Zentangle and creative doodling.
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@arunuma25 Thanks for the birthday wishes. Do you do Zentangle or creative doodling?
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 Aug 22
@arunima25 You do? That's great. I don't like Zentangle...too many rules and words. That's why I just prefer to call it creative doodling so I can create what I want and not have to name every design or doodle.
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marguicha
@marguicha (223023)
• Chile
29 Jul 22
Happy birthday! Dunkin Donuts is one of my addictions
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@mariguicha Oh, mine too. I got another Dunkin Donuts gift card in a birthday card today!
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106298)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Jul 22
Sounds like a wonderful day.
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@wolfgirl569 Yes, it was fin and I got some free food. That's always fun for me!
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13020)
• Ireland
29 Jul 22
@kouponkaren I wonder how many people try to have a birthday 5 times a year at Provino’s? Happy birthday, and May there be many more of them.
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@xFiacre You know, you may be right. They never even asked to see my license to prove it was my birthday. They did last year, but I went with my friend last October and they didn't ask her either.
M Cheung
@Beestring (14560)
• Hong Kong
29 Jul 22
Sounds like you had a great birthday.
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@Beestring Oh I definitely did. I learned a long time ago that it is up t me to create a good birthday for myself. Over the years on the birthdays I never did anything special I was always so disappointed by the time my birthday was over.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (14560)
• Hong Kong
30 Jul 22
@Kouponkaren Good to know you had a great birthday/
Judy Story
@jstory07 (139717)
• Roseburg, Oregon
29 Jul 22
It sure does sound like you had the best birthday. happy Birthday to you.
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@jstory07 Yes, I planned a great day for myself, knowing no one else would and it didn't disappoint.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Jul 22
I'm glad to hear that you had a very nice Birthday, filled with kindness and joy!
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@kobesbuddy Yes it was a really fun and delicious day. I finished the leftovers tonight from my birthday dinner. They tasted even better tonight!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19306)
• London, England
30 Jul 22
Glad you had an excellent day. Did you eat too many donuts?
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 Aug 22
@Ronrybs No, I didn't have any donuts...I got coffee at Dunkin Donuts. I had a scare with my heart a few weeks back and donuts are definitely NOT heart healthy! So I didn't indulge.
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Nocturn Person
@amelied (117)
• Indonesia
29 Jul 22
Wow! That's great thank you for sharing this heartwarming story of yours. Happy belated birthday for you
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Karen Hellier
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
30 Jul 22
@amelied Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
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