One of the most significant things my mom taught me growing up was the joy of celebrating birthdays. For every birthday, my mom let my brother and me choose what we would have for dinner that night. Mom would also make us a cake (whatever our favorite was!) and she gave us carefully wrapped presents that made us feel special and loved.
The answer to what I bought for myself is a Native American flute (this one, for my NA flute friends: https://www.bluebearflutes.com/product-page/cherokee-little-people-flutes-mini-flute) and the book "The Yoga of Eating" by Charles Eisenstein. :)