aging rapidly

ok, so mm went to the first of two birthday events of the season tonight........i am fortunate to share a birthday trimumverate of sorts with 2 of the running community....our birthdays fall in a 1-2-3 domino effect......and we have celebrated them as such for low these 20 years..................now that birthday #3 has gotten remarried, his new wife has chosen to celebrate his birthday separate from our usual bookclub birthday bash.........so tonight we drove to lex. for a nice dinner with the same friends we will see at our own house wednesday night........in fact...we will be setting up an auxilliary table, as our numbers have reached beyond the max. of what the stephan-family table can hold........my mother always told me that 14 was the most she has ever seen around the table when she was young......we expect 16 on wednesday.....and what to fix for dinner?......i am thinking about chicken breasts marinated in honey and dijon mustard, then encrusted with ground pecans then baked..............................though i am tempted use use my birthday grill for ther occassion........my mother and my spouse went together to buy for me the granddaddy of grills.......stainless steel, side burners.......the whole shebang.......our old grill decomposed after 17 years.....it was time for a replacement................i am also thinking about side dishes......maybe some sort of cole slaw, beet salad, and greens.....................again, i am unsure......so much pressure after having the book club at my house on my birthday for 5 straight years....................