Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!

Don't you love birthdays?  I do.  I get to have other people tell me how cool I am--a bunch of them--all on one day--or even over 2 or 3 days if I play my cards right.  Oh, and speaking of cards, I got those, too.  What fun!

    So, happy birthday to me!!!  I love how I can feel like I'm in my mid-20's when I turn 57 at 9:45 tonight--oops, that's 7:45 Pacific time.  I talk to a lot of people who are all upset that they're getting "old."  I'm not thrilled with the physical aspects of it but I'm getting a total kick out of the benefits of it.  People actually treat me nicer than they did when I was 30--they hold doors for me and sometimes even offer to carry things for me.  I like that.

    I get senior discounts at a few places already.  I get it at the bread store and I got it at a buffet I went to a couple of weeks ago.  The older I get, the more places will honor me with discounts.

    I get to become more comfortable in my own skin.  I can actually remember a time when I sat in my living room with the phone on my leg, calling everyone I knew because I was desperately lonely.  No one was home except a woman I had called a friend and I discovered that the only reason I was there was to be the person she could talk to when she needed to talk.  She couldn't handle it when I needed her.  How sad it was back then.  Now I can't even imagine feeling either lonely or bored.  There's just too much to do and too many friends I just haven't met yet. 

    At 17, 27, or 37 it never would have occurred to me to start up casual conversations with people I'd never met before.  I do that all the time, now.  I talk to people at the hairdresser, in the grocery store, going for a walk, everywhere.  It's fun!  I sometimes learn so fun stuff, sometimes I think maybe we both feel a little better because we talked to one another.

    Yes, I like being 57.  Have a scoop of ice cream in celebration of my birthday (I like ice cream better than cake).

    One more time!  Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!

Comments

[Lynne Morrell]

yay!!!!! Happy birthday to you! Hope you had a lovely celebration:)

[Cynthia]

I had (and am having) a lovely time. Last night a friend and I went out for dinner and then a play at the community theater. Why in the world don't I have season tickets? I always seem to forget how wonderful it is until I go again. Yes, simply must do that next year.

Got a lovely gift from my daughter--how sweet she is. I'm joyful and grateful and having a whale of a good time!