Hello, my name is Amy and I am forty years old.
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Okay, so I am more at peace with this than I was, but to work out the remaining kinks and tribulations, I am going back to what helps me best, writing. I cannot believe that the last time I posted here was in January!!! SO much has happened. SO much. Coming back to this blog now, so close to the end of 2018 is like a reflection of my whole year. And what a doozy it was. But, let's get back to my turning 40.
So if I celebrated my birthday with my family and friends already, I can't claim my thirties anymore can I? I guess that's okay because I had an amazing, amazing SURPRISE birthday brunch!!! Who throws a surprise birthday brunch, my hubby... who happens to know that brunch is my favorite meal of the day. Too bad it's not a daily occurrence.
But since my party was so awesome and pretty much made it okay to turn 40, I am going to share that story with you all. 😉 Saturday, I ran a Jingle Bell 5K (the same one that one year ago jump started my love-hate relationship with running) with a group of friends from work. We all met at my apartment since I live across the street from the park that the jog took place in. We had previously planned on going out to brunch afterwards, but the race day plan found only one runner joining me with another friend who wasn't in the race for brunch a couple of hours after the race. That didn't make me scratch my head at all though. LOL
My runner friend suggested we go back to my place after the race to freshen up for our ladies lunch date. The fact that my husband was awake, showered, dressed and out the door on a Saturday with our son before I got back (it was still the morning) didn't make me scratch my head either. LOL I did notice that my friend had a really nice outfit to wear and I thought, "Damn she is being fancy for a hipster joint." LOL And I proceeded to pick out an old sweater, jeans, and worn out boots. I put together an outfit I had never worn before and never will because it was just, eh. Thank God I put on a necklace. LOL She insisted on driving and we were off!
After circling the joint for a while, hello parking in Brooklyn on an Saturday afternoon, we finally found a spot and were about 10 minutes late joining our friend, who miraculously arrived early. That should have made me scratch me head, LOL, she is never early. Well, as we proceeded to walk up the stairs (me first as insisted upon by my friend) to the party room, which I was fully aware of since I checked this place out for my son's communion party, 🙈, I got about half-way up and stopped. Not because it finally hit me, LOL, no, no, no.. Because I thought we were interrupting someone else's party!!!
Well, the first people I saw were my sister and my niece who live 8 hours away! That's when it FINALLY hit me!!! Duh!
My husband had orchestrated a surprise birthday brunch party a week before my actual birthday with the help of those two awesome friends. My parents, my brother and sister and their families were all there!!! They drove 8 hours from Buffalo to spend a day with me. 😅 My in-laws were there as were my closest work friends. I was absolutely surprised and absolutely touched. It is not often that the people I care about most are all in the same room together. That's a downfall for not living close to family. So when they all are (and it's not a funeral) it is amazingly awesome... as is my husband. 💖💝 He got me good. They all did! The effort, the thoughtfulness, the smiles... they all made me feel so special and loved.
I don't think I'd mind turned 40 again. In fact, every year after this one, I am absolutely positive I will forever feel that way! LOL
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