Windy’s Birthday Party
Fun, Windy April 9th, 2009As you know, Windy had a birthday yesterday, complete with cake and balloons. Someone who saw me walking into the building with obvious party items asked me "Whose birthday is it?"
I couldn’t bear the thought of responding "A plastic bag," so I said simply "Someone special." It wasn’t really a lie, was it?
I emailed colleagues from my building to let them know they should come to my office for the cake cutting at lunch time.
But then something strange happened.
I heard a rustling coming from the cake room. A plastic kind of rustling.
Somehow Windy’s friends must have intercepted the email.
Stumble it!
April 10th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Thats great of his friends to turn up! Did any of his family show for the party, just out of interest?
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April 10th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I was touched and honored to share in Windy’s birthday celebration. It occurs to me, though, that the obligatory first birthday picture, complete with icing and other cake-related residue covering the one year old’s face, never materialized.
Too bad, but then, climbing to tree to reach Windy may have proven to be a bit harmful to your life and limb, no matter how humorous to your colleagues!
April 10th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I can’t believe that I’m going to say this, but I’m a little jealous of Windy. I only got one cake in the 4.5 years that I worked at my last job, and the turn out wasn’t nearly as good. People just took their slice and ran. No one sat around a table with me. Windy’s a lucky girl…I mean bag.
Do you think it would have helped if I had hung upside down in a tree for a year?
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Happy Birthday Wendy! You are SUCH a GOOD friend, Kathy!
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April 10th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Dorothy Stahlnecker — Amen, sister! And have a nice weekend yourself.
Trade Show Guru Steve — I’m glad it started your day off right. See how cake (even virtual) makes everything better?
John J Savo, the Authoring Auctioneer — In all honesty, it will be very sad. I’m in such a habit of checking for her whenever I pass a window that faces her tree. I seriously do not know what I will do. It wouldn’t surprise me if I cried.
Melissa K — I’ll never know. Either they’re in on it too, or they make fun of me as soon as they walk away. I choose to believe they’re with me on this.
Pricilla — I do! I only had one coworker remark that I might need some therapy, and it wasn’t over Windy. It was over this.
grannyann — No doubt. I just wish there had been some way to convey to her how many bags and people came out to celebrate her special day.
Monique — God, woman! I thought I’d never see you again! So glad you’re back in business. And you really didn’t think I’d get sane since I heard from you last, did you?
Anna — No, they were quite a reserved bunch. No singing, just quiet clinking of forks.
Wiggy — For the record, Windy is a she. I’ll forgive you that mistake just this once, though. Windy didn’t have any family there (no Walmart bags), but she had plenty of other celebrants from grocery and shoe stores.
BabaBooey — Yeah, I know. It would have been nice to have a shot of Windy in her high chair ready to blow out her candle. And should would have loved to get the very first piece all over herself. Hmmm, I could have asked you to climb the tree. Missed opportunity. I bet you would have done it.
Staci — Oh, don’t make me cry. That’s so sad. People should at least stay and say a few words if they’re given a piece of yummy free cake, don’t you think? I mean, there is a cake etiquette here.
Judy — I like to think that Windy knows how fond I and others are of her. It’s the least I could have done.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Oh man. I love your sense of humour. Though, I have to ask: do people look at you funny sometimes? Like they think you are a little crazy? Or is that just me that gets those looks?
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April 10th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
What a great party!
Bunch of old bags!
; )
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April 10th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Happy birthday Windy! Hopefully the party didn’t get too rowdy, or windy in there…*rimshot* :3
~DS
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April 10th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
OMG This is hilarious! I can’t believe that bag has been in that tree for that long! Happy B-day Windy!
Emily
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April 11th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Happy windy, birthday!
peace,
mike
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April 11th, 2009 at 9:09 am
hahah…windy is so loved.
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April 11th, 2009 at 9:55 am
You’ve captured a tender moment. Plastic baggies like Windy live for, like, what?, 250,000 years? And yet this crew hasn’t lost the birthday excitement. Of course they’re young yet, but we can all have hope for this generation, today’s young sacks.
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April 11th, 2009 at 11:42 am
PL I think it’s 50k years for a bag so there will be many more birthdays to come.
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April 11th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
So glad Windy’s friends could make it. A first birthday is so special.
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April 11th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
The first birthday is usually for the parents, anyway – Next year, Windy is sure to really appreciate it!
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April 11th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Steve — I used to get more looks in the beginning, when Windy was first stuck. Now that more people are interested in her, I’ve become sort of a goddess. OK, maybe not a goddess. But I don’t get the eye rolls anymore.
Ferd — Har! I love how this post brought out the Henny Youngman in everyone.
darksaturn7 — LMAO. Very funny.
Emily — I’m glad you guys enjoyed this. Some of my Windy posts get linked at places where people don’t understand the humor in it. Boo on them!
Mike Foster — Windy’s feelin’ the love. Thanks!
staciesmadness — She really is. And I think we’re all beyond thinking it makes us mental for caring about her. It’s a good thing.
P.L. Frederick — Even when Windy disintegrates entirely (pains me to think of it), she’ll live long in our memories, won’t she?
Mark — I can’t believe I never looked this up until now. Seems estimates run from 500 years to a thousand. You’re right. I see a lot more cake purchases in my future.
Joe — There will never be another one like it. I’ll just have to make the next one even better. Band? Open bar?
Lilaphase — That’s so funny you said that. I do feel like a parent, in a mental off-my-rocker kind of way. Yes, next year we’ll have presents and maybe I’ll record a few words to mark the occasion.
April 11th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
We are so glad Windy had friends at her party, how nice. Happy belated birthday Windy,you have hung in there for a very long time.
April 11th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
That photo makes me laugh every time I see it. The folks you work with must think you’ve gone nuts (or they think you’re very, very funny if you’re lucky enough to work with people who have a sense of humor).
Yay for Windy!
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April 12th, 2009 at 9:07 am
uh why does windy have more friends than i do. i’m hanging out with the wrong crowd and it looks as though her peeps would be a little more useful to me and recyclable.
was the cake good. what kind was it?
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April 12th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Lucky Windy 🙂
I however wonder about her elder sister, Stormy, who has left the place few years ago! Shouldn’t you offer her a ‘farewell party’ 😛
April 13th, 2009 at 4:19 am
Skitto, Peanut and Momma Jodi — Thank you for the birthday wishes. Windy would be touched.
The Hawg! — It’s a little of both, actually, but more of the latter. People are used to the bag now (and me, too)!
Natural — Honestly? She has more than I do, too. I’m not sure whether she’s had a falling out with her family. No other Walmart bags showed up. Hmmm. The cake was marble and delicious. Love me some buttercream icing, too!
Hicham — All of the other bags who joined Windy at one time or another have flown the coop. She remains alone again. She’ll get a wake when and if she leaves, but I’m guessing it’ll be another year at least before that happens.
April 13th, 2009 at 8:57 am
That? Is hysterical.
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April 13th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Awww, Happy birthday, Windy! Great turnout at the party, although some of the guests looked a little bagged.
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April 13th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
So…those bags aren’t “The Others” are they?
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April 14th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Christy — Glad you liked it!
Elle — Har! And ripped!
TheSnackHound — Nope. The Others were taken out of their tree some weeks ago. They hung low enough on the branches that the landscaping crew must have removed them. They were losers anyway.
April 14th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Looks like a great setup, hope everyone had fun and happy birthday to the Windy.
April 14th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Oh, what i meant is that they returned for the special occasion 🙂
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April 15th, 2009 at 11:39 am
I totally missed this until today. I can’t believe I forgot Windy’s birthday. Do apologize to her for me, would you? I wonder what she’d like?… a ladder, perhaps.
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April 15th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
OMG!!! I’ve gone through several of your post and comments trying to figure out WTH is a Windy??!! Finally, I realized, it’s a plastic bag. Yeah, I just bet the guy at the cake counter was looking at you funny. I’m sure you’ve been the topic of much discussion in the store… and his family!
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June 3rd, 2009 at 3:33 am
Looks like a fun, well organised kids party, well done on your efforts. I have no doubt everyone loved it.
December 22nd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
You are absolutely hilarious! I’m loving the Windy story. Gosh… Now I’m going to be worrying about her through the winter.
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April 11th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Best Post Ever.
April 12th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
We’re so glad Windy’s pals came by for the party! We hope she had a nice birthday! We were going to bring some nip, but Mom says plastic bags don’t like nip so we rolled in it ourselves.
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June 9th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Windy is brand new to me. But not knowing what she (how
do you know it’s a “she”?) has gone through, she looks
kinda shabby to me. What happens when she’s down to
shreds or not at all? Will there be a memorial service?
Kathy, you are crazy but I love you anyway.