Monday, December 05, 2011

29 candles...er...48

Soooooooo..............

I had my birthday yesterday.

ya ya ya....I don't normally celebrate my birthdays. I HATE to, actually. It's something that I dread every year.

But I've done some thinking on this subject and this is the conclusion that I've come to.

I AM going to celebrate from now on!

There was a time in my life when I thought I wouldn't make it to age 20, so to make it to age 29...cough cough...is a pretty big accomplishment! No, to be 48 is a big deal.

I remember being a teenager and thinking, (God! 48 is OLD as dirt!) well, it really isn't! I still feel young...I try to keep up on my appearance so I don't look like an old hag...at least not all the time!! I can still get around, I still have my health, despite some scares the past few years. so, why shouldn't I celebrate??

When my mom died, that first birthday after her death was a rough one, to say the least. Each year, it gets just a little bit easier. My mom and I didn't have the best relationship, but it was ok at the end. I could hug her and tell her that I loved her and she could do the same to me.

So from now on, I will be celebrating my birthday...and I expect to get cards and lots and lots of gifts!!! ha!

So, the husband took me away for the weekend!! It was sorta for my birthday and sorta not, but I pretended it was all about me! We went to a fund raiser for a fellow trooper with stage 4 brain cancer. Now, y'all know how much I LOVE to go to trooper functions, right? well, this one wasn't too bad. We had a really good time together and with 2 other couples. And we might actually be taking ballroom dancing lessons because of this! Crazy, I know!

So then we stayed in a sweet hotel and the next day did some Christmas shopping at a big huge mall. It was fun having him all to myself and we laughed and had a great time together. Nice, huh? :)))

So, in a couple years, when I turn the big FIVE OH, I want to have a HUGE blowout Blogger party!!! Wouldn't it be a blast to all get together in a central location and party our butts off? Can I get an AMEN?????!

10 comments:

David Dust said...

Happy belated birfday!!! And yes, a Blogger party would be phenomenal!!!

Love you!!

XOXOXOXO

San said...

AMEN! Can non-bloggers come to your blogger party? Pretty please?

Gnightgirl said...

AMEN! I'll be 50 the same year as you will (only I'm in January). We'll have a twofer!

Big Mark 243 said...

Happy belated and isn't Ohio central enough..? If folks can't get there it means they live across an ocean..!

S'A said...

Happy Belated Birthday! I'm right behind you--I turn 29, uhm, 48 in March. I think Ohio works!

Beth said...

Ohio???OHIO???? well....there are some NICE parts of Ohio...I just don't live in one of them! But I suppose we could do Cleveland. Hey, Cleveland rocks!!! Cleveland is about an hour from me. I live in the ghetto...ya do NOT want to come here. Unless drive-bys, hookers and drug deals are your kind of thing. seriously.


Im serious. There was a drive by last night, shots fired....about a mile from me. and there was a crack house 2 houses down fromme. Empty now tho. in fact, there are LOTS of abandoned houses around me.

Ok, I didn't mean to write a book. :)

MJ said...

Amen! I'm so there! Wherever the party is...

MJ said...

Amen! I'm so there! Wherever the party is...

snugs said...

I am IN!!! Even tho you missed my big 50, lol

Mark in DE said...

Happy belated birthday, TrannyBeth!! I just turned 48 yesterday.