I just celebrated my 50th birthday.
I am ecstatic!! I have thought that 50 is the perfect age for women since I was 8 or 9 and my favorite grandmother visited. She had just turned 50 and decided to take a tour of the country to visit family and friends. My grandfather didn't want to go, so she went without him.
She was so happy and energized, I decided then that 50 must be the age of freedom -- kids off on their own, husband safe alone at home if he wants to be, life settled, and time to relax and enjoy your life.
So, yes... Like my grandmother, my kids are healthy and independent, the (ex)husband is safe alone at another home, my life is more or less settled, and I have the time to relax and enjoy my life.
And I have a new guy whom I adore and who seems to like me. We're headed to DC next week – I'm presenting at a conference, then we're going to explore and be tourists. We're bringing folding bikes, and all our gear fits in two bike panniers each.
Grinning from (elderly) ear to (slightly deaf) ear...
She was so happy and energized, I decided then that 50 must be the age of freedom -- kids off on their own, husband safe alone at home if he wants to be, life settled, and time to relax and enjoy your life.
So, yes... Like my grandmother, my kids are healthy and independent, the (ex)husband is safe alone at another home, my life is more or less settled, and I have the time to relax and enjoy my life.
And I have a new guy whom I adore and who seems to like me. We're headed to DC next week – I'm presenting at a conference, then we're going to explore and be tourists. We're bringing folding bikes, and all our gear fits in two bike panniers each.
Grinning from (elderly) ear to (slightly deaf) ear...
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Beautiful!
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