F - I - F - T - Y ! ! ! !

Yesterday, my dad said in an email, "Don't wear black tomorrow just because you're halfway to 100!!" haha. I hadn't thought about wearing black, but seems like a fun idea!!
I woke up this morning (after sleeping in - yeah!!) to a table of gifts and cards, hugs and kisses, on my fiftieth birthday. So very nice!! I have to share some of the text of a couple of cards John bought for me. (I had no idea there were SO MANY "turning 50" cards!!)
Wow! 50 years is a long time! Do you realize that when you were a kid...

* Remote meant a secluded spot off the beaten path.

* Cable was something that supported a bridge.

* A video game was trying to make out what the fuzzy images were on a snowy, black and white 10 inch TV screen.

* A cell phone was what you used to make your one phone call from jail.

* A calculator was the accountant who did your taxes.

* An airbag was some guy who talked too much.

* Digital computing was counting on your fingers.

* High Speed Access was an on-ramp to the freeway.

* Surfing was something done on a board in the ocean.

* And a birthday was something you actually looked forward to!

And this one is my favorite...

On Turning Fifty...

The most precious gift

that comes

with time and experience

is the ability

to appreciate the

beauty

of the world

in its infinite variety,

and yet to embrace

the freedom

of Being

one of a kind.

This is the joy

of becoming

Fifty.

So here's to being half-a-century old,

and the wonderful blessings that it brings!!