When my mom turned 39, the year I am entering now, she decided she wasn’t going to go beyond that. At 40, she received a mug that said, “39 Forever.” I remember using it and seeing it and having no real comprehension of the whole getting older part of life. Now that I’m getting there, I still don’t comprehend getting older.
What I do know is that I think I’ll be looking forward to 40. When I get to 40, hopefully I’ll be done with all the surgeries and the treatments and have cancer in the rearview mirror. There are a lot of dependencies and things that could go wrong, but I do hope to be done with this part within a year.
But for today? I’m working a little, going out to lunch shortly, having pulled pork nachos for dinner, and just relaxing. Went for a walk with the dogs and am just kind of kicking back and relaxing.
An interesting thing about my birthday is that it is also my sister’s birthday. We are not twins. I just happened to be born on her birthday when she turned three. We spent our childhood pretty much being treated like twins since we weren’t too far apart in age and one party is easier than two. We did get our own sleepover parties sometimes, and once I remember making tiny pizzas with all of my friends. We would usually get our own cakes, though, so that was good.
Best birthday present she ever got. I’m sure she’ll agree!
Anyway, this year for my birthday I am just requesting anyone reading this to do something nice for someone. Open a door, buy them a brand new car, help change a tire, send them on a cruise - anything. I’ll try to do the same, and will also try to be cognizant of making sure I’m nice to people whenever I happen to come across them.
I have made it my life’s mission to make TSA agents smile - I’ve got a pretty good track record.
Oh! And I found out it’s also DOGust 1st, so I will celebrate the birthdays of all our rescue dogs, current and those that have come before. Apparently today is also National Girlfriend’s Day. I am failing on this one as I have no plans to hang out with any girlfriends.
I’m pretending today that everything is normal and that I am fine and I’m happy I only woke up sore this morning because I lifted weights yesterday.
And… apparently I share a birthday with Jason Mamoa aka Aquaman. He’s a year older. What makes this even more fun is that we attended the same middle school and high school for a time. Obviously we weren’t best buds or I’d have known we shared a birthday.