A colorful ending to a wonderful day!
Yesterday I celebrated my 65th birthday. I don't feel "old." I certainly don't act "old." Some days I am downright immature. Yet, I have two cards in my wallet that tell the truth of my chronological age: my Driver's license and my Medicare card.
When I arrived at my spanish class, the ping-pong table that we sit around for class was set up with cheese-filled chocolate muffins, mint-flavored yerba mate, colorful plates and napkins. As classmates arrived, a pineapple cake, flowers and gifts arrived with them. What a delightful surprise! My dear friend Linda gave me a wonderful card which read,
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing."
The photograph on the card front showed a woman "of a certain age" wearing a bathiing suit, standing inside a large black swimming/rafting tube while sporting pink-rimmed sunglasses and a broad smile. I hope I can continue to play and enjoy every moment of whatever ages I am fortunate enough to experience.
As I am the family photographer, I rarely have photos of myself. My spanish-class, art-class, writing, traveling, wine-drinking friend, Paula, took photos of the spanish class party and posted them on her blog. Take time to review other parts of her blog. It's a winner!
I arived home from my class to find a huge bouquet of flowers from my husband and a written invitation for a dinner date in the evening. We went to a favorite Italian restaurant for a romantic dinner. It doesn't get much better than that.
During the afternoon, thanks to Skype, I received birthday calls from Bejing China, Sydney Australia and Rio de Janeiro Brazil as well as a birthday song from my almost five-year-old grandson.
It was a wonderful day!!!!
Posted by: Sonia | February 02, 2006 at 11:28 AM