50!

Last Friday, March 7th, was my 50th birthday! That amazes me...you never really consider being that old until it hits (or is getting close!)  You spend a lot of time in life trying to achieve that next goal...then you get to a point where you've hit most of them (not that you can't continue improving) and so now it is more that rather than accumulate more (I've done the first apartment, first car, first condo, first house, first husband :), first child, etc.) I want to refine what I have.

I started the birthday off early by going to dinner, on Tuesday, with some college friends.  In college we spent our birthdays together since we were all born within 1 week of each other.  What are the chances of that?  Lisa, Inez and I met in the dorms and we met Birthe the following year in our apartments.  Lisa, sitting my me, is Feb. 28th; Birthe, sitting across from Lisa, is March 3rd; and Inez, sitting across from me, is Feb. 29th.  Then I am March 7th.




Here is a picture from our 21st birthday.  Birthe is actually 4 years older than us and we remember at 21 wondering how she was still alive at 25 and not married!   How could anyone live to be that old?!?!

Friday was a fun day.   My friends from the ward, Julie, Julie and Teresa took me to lunch at Kneaders.  So yummy.

Later in the afternoon I received a delivery of beautiful flowers from Joy and family!  Such a fun surprise!!  They are beautiful!!                

We were going to go down to Mom and Dad's for dinner, but mom got sick...we postponed it to the next Friday.  This meant that Jacob could go to his friend's birthday party from 4:30-6:30, which meant Jason and I could go out to dinner.  

When we all got home Jason and Jacob brought me my presents...a beautiful bracelet, Sees candy :), and a certificate for Jamba Juice!   Then we lit the candle on a buntlet cake (perfect size for a family of 3) 

and Jacob and I blew it out.  

 Now we can head on to the next party coming this Friday!!!