How to Have a Birthday Gathering

We don't say we are having a birthday gathering. It's always a birthday party. But you might have a little gathering before you go out to dinner with a group of friends. Maybe people will just come over, talk. Watch some television. There won't be a lot of people there. Maybe there won't be any music or dancing. And inside the envelope is probably a card saying, hey, you are invited to my party. What about this one? After the group sings happy birthday? No, I will not sing. You can't have a birthday without cake. Right? Come on, that cake looks pretty good. That might be, it looks like it has some wal