Birthdays

Being yet another year closer to the big 5.0 is not a day that I ever thought about as a younger person. My birthdays have meant so many different things to me, depending on the stage of my life. At 13 I was officially a teenager and allowed to get my ears pierced. Sixteen meant driving and dating. I hit 21 and thought I was going to set the world on fire once I got to start partying in legal fashion. Turns out, I was just one more girl who had primped and dressed up hoping to meet someone "nice". After 21, the birthdays didn't seem so important. I enjoyed being the "birthday girl", but the milestone became less and less meaningful. At 40, my husband bought me a beautiful, diamond ring guard for my engagement ring, making that birthday a bit more palatable. This year, I just know that I am a person with very unique world views, some conservative, some liberal, some somewhere in the middle. I guess I want what most people want: world peace, happiness for my husband and children, and myself, financial security, and health. When I find all of those, I'll post a link to them so you can find them for yourself.