A happy birthday

Ah. Another birthday. 

I always thought I'd age gracefully. 

That's not actually the case. 

I felt an impending sense of dread about this day. It marked the beginning of the last year of my thirties. 

That was weird. 

I'm sure there's a lot to this whole insanely insane fear of aging thing, but I'm not really through processing and/or overthinking it enough to get it down on paper. 

So for now, I'm just ignoring it. 

And I'm already saying that I'm "40." 

You know, just to get used to it. 

That in and of itself seems a tad insane. 

Anyway, my birthday got celebrated whether or not I wanted it to. Which I am sure is a good thing. A friend came into town just for the day, and a group of us got together to see her at a local park. That was nice, since a lot of friends were there to see her, and I got to see them too. 

Two of my favorite things: cupcakes and irises. I will probably end up changing my name to "Iris" one day. People say it sounds like an old lady, so I figure that since I'm there, it will be a perfect name for me. :)

Ah. The first one of the season! Another one of my favorite things.

My mother-in-law from Tennessee sent me my most favorite gift - a Target gift card. I managed to swing by there, you know, since it was my birthday.

These are the shoes that I wanted to buy but didn't. It was hard to leave those suckers behind, but really? Where exactly would I wear these? Don't answer that. I'd wear them everywhere. That's why I left them at the store and bought a much more practical (well, for me) pair. 

It was a gift card and it was my birthday. Back off the shoe buying, okay?

 

The day concluded with my husband's gift for me. Flowers, and a trip to one of our favorite restaurants. Then we went to see "The King's Speech." 

I don't have any pictures of that part of the day. I think I was exhausted and past the point of picture taking! This was what I saw on the way to the movies, though, and I did manage to snap a picture of it.

What ran through my mind was, "Wow. That's the best present I got today."

 I am so thankful for the love shown by so many kind friends and family. I was showered with gifts and cards and calls and sweet fellowship. I am humbled by the amazing people that God has allowed me to call friends. They are precious, and I am thankful for the ways God has used them in my life. I guess in that way, birthdays aren't so bad.

So hello, last year of my thirties. I hope we have fun together, grow more like Christ and part ways nicely at the end. 

Forty? I better start getting ready now...