The birthday

So you say its your birthday?  Its my birthday too!!  Love that song!!

I am 50.  Holy cow.  When did this happen?  I don't feel 50.  Not that I have any ideas what 50 should feel like, but it is not this.  When I was in my 20's and 30's I remember looking up to women like Katherine Hepburn, Phylicia Rashad, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep etc and thinking they were so poised and self assured for women "their age."  They had such a grace and classic vibe to them that I wanted to emulate when I was "their age."

So, here I am - "their age."  I can do this.  I think. Maybe.  Except I really should behave like an adult.  But I don't feel like I am 50 old.  My 50 is not the same as my mom's 50 and certainly not my grandmother's 50.

Enough nostalgia.  My birthday.  Today. Uneventful but nice.  No party, no over the top celebration.  Just my family; close and together. We have our health, laughter and blessings to many to count.  My friends showered me with birthday wishes in person. in texts and phone calls and all over Facebook.  I feel their love and friendship and it makes me realize how much they all mean to me.

Over the past month I have thought a lot about what this coming year will bring.  I see so many life changing things on the horizon and want to enjoy all of it.  To help me get there, I put together a list of the 50 things I want to accomplish while I am 50.  Some will come easily and naturally.  Others will take work.  My goal is to blog about one a week and hash out why it is important to me.  I am hoping I will learn more about myself, my strengths and overall be a better wife, mother and friend to the many people who round out my world.

So, here it is my first foray into the land of bloggers.  The writing is a little rough, I will do better.  But it is a start and that is good.  Tomorrow, I think I will swim.