Monday, March 9, 2009

Growing Up Right Along with Jacob!

My mom, me, and Grandma Bastian
Ah, we hit the big 45 this past weekend! (I have to admit my age-it is sitting right there on the cake.) A kind friend pointed out to me that I am now closer to 60 than 30. That is such a comforting feeling. :) Actually as long as I can cut and color my hair and get a pedicure now and again, I feel pretty good about my age. :)

Funny how I feel like I'm at a plateau in my life right now. I was telling Jason that you spend your 20's and 30's graduating, getting your first job, your first apartment, first car, first home, finally getting married, your first baby, you do all your "firsts" and then life seems to go along and then you see your kids heading towards all of their "firsts" (not that Jacob is close to those firsts yet--he is still working on learning to walk--a new group of firsts) and you realize your life is no longer heading up hill, but it is going downhill. I don't mean that in a bad way, but rather that you're done with a lot of your own major "firsts." Weird!

I did have a good b-day. Went to dinner and a movie with Jason on Friday night, Saturday had dinner down at my mom's with the family and Sunday we went to Jason's sister's house to celebrate the March b-days.


Dinner at Mom and Dad's with Elizabeth, Heidi and her family.











Blowing out the birthday candles with Jason's family.





Aw, Mom!.....I can't believe she kissed me in public!

Hanging out with Uncle Jared.

Present time!!Jacob and Grandpa Wong

10 comments:

Blake and Sheri said...

Happy Happy Birthday Linde!!! You look fantastic!

kristina said...

Happy Happy Happy Birthday Linde!!!! I hope you had a fantastic day!! I wish SOOO badly we were at Grandma and Grandpa's house so we could celebrate with you!! Happy Birthday!! AML
-brook

Jessica said...

Happy Birthday! I love your shirt in the 1st picture! Jacob is so big I did not even recognize him! I think you should come and visit more so I know what my cousin looks like! Have a good week! AML :)

Heidi said...

Like I said on Saturday, we are all getting older! Glad you had a good birthday weekend.

Thomas Family said...

You make some good points about the transitions in life. Now, many of the firts in your life will focus around Jacob. It is coming full circle.

I am glad you had a good birthday. Happy belated birthday!!

Kass said...

Happy Birthday! You are so darling & young :) Those strawberry cakes looked amazing! Yummy!

kristina said...

happy birthday lucy! looks like you had a great day! AML

Karen Mello Burton said...

Happy birthday! I am sneaking up on 45 in a month. But life is good and we are in a good period here, don't you think? :)

Andrea said...

Happy Belated Birthday! You know....40's are the new 30's.

As the World "Kerns" said...

Looks like you had a good birthday! Those cakes look TOO GOOD! You look GREAT!