This is the year. This is the big one. The really big one! And the only reason I will survive is because I have been preparing myself for almost a decade!!! Turning 40 almost killed me. Not because I felt old, or because I was in failing health, but simply because I never saw it coming. I was NOT going to make the same mistake with 50. So as soon as I was able to think clearly again, I started preparing myself. For the last two years I have been telling people who asked my age,"I'm almost 50." And you know what? I think it worked. Here I am ~ turning 50 ~ and I am not really phased by it. Well, maybe a little. I have decided that it is stupid that we mark our age in years. What does that number tell us???
Luckily I have a wonderful family that keeps me grounded but also gives me wings! I have delightful friends who share in my exuberance for life, and who are willing to go out and celebrate it with me! And this year, I spent my birthday with these good friends at a karaoke club!
Oh we girls were quite amazing.... or at least some of us were! The gentlemen were, without a doubt, much better, though!
What a hoot!! I have not laughed that much in such a long time! Thank you, all of you!
But as much fun as it was spending time with friends, I also needed some time to take care of me. To sort of 're-group', as it were. To take inventory of my life and set new goals for the future. And what better place to do that than at a gorgeous hotel in Oman! So off I went to (almost) Muskat for a weekend of pampering!
I had a lovely pool and long, peaceful stretch of beach ~ just what I needed for relaxing! The beach was actually covered in these large (and teeny, tiny) shells! So pretty and perfect for beach combing ~
I was not alone, however... little birdie foot prints gave away the other guests ~
And then there were the crabs!! So many of them, and so white... I've never seen white crabs before. Kind of creepy, but fun to chase down the shoreline!
I loved the sun and the peace. This is exactly the way I wanted to spend my birthday ~
Today I am 50. No, I'm not in the best shape of my life, but I am working to stay fit, I enjoy life, I am happy. I don't feel the way that I think 50 should feel. I feel joyous! I feel lucky! I feel thankful! I feel full of life!!!!
Luckily I have a wonderful family that keeps me grounded but also gives me wings! I have delightful friends who share in my exuberance for life, and who are willing to go out and celebrate it with me! And this year, I spent my birthday with these good friends at a karaoke club!
What a hoot!! I have not laughed that much in such a long time! Thank you, all of you!
But as much fun as it was spending time with friends, I also needed some time to take care of me. To sort of 're-group', as it were. To take inventory of my life and set new goals for the future. And what better place to do that than at a gorgeous hotel in Oman! So off I went to (almost) Muskat for a weekend of pampering!
I had a lovely pool and long, peaceful stretch of beach ~ just what I needed for relaxing! The beach was actually covered in these large (and teeny, tiny) shells! So pretty and perfect for beach combing ~
I was not alone, however... little birdie foot prints gave away the other guests ~
And then there were the crabs!! So many of them, and so white... I've never seen white crabs before. Kind of creepy, but fun to chase down the shoreline!
I loved the sun and the peace. This is exactly the way I wanted to spend my birthday ~
Today I am 50. No, I'm not in the best shape of my life, but I am working to stay fit, I enjoy life, I am happy. I don't feel the way that I think 50 should feel. I feel joyous! I feel lucky! I feel thankful! I feel full of life!!!!
