I am sitting in my kitchen feeling stiff and old which seems absolutely appropriate on this forty first birthday morn.....
I am not complaining mind you, I have waited for this one for a longgg time. Those of you who read me, or know me well, know that #41 by DMB is my life anthem - this is my my #41 birthday - so yay for making it this far - Look DAVE I did it.
The stiffness and elderly feeling is not just because I am middle aged either - it is because this last week has been quite monumental, to have survived it one piece is a miracle.
My dear friend Rebecca got married and I was in the wedding.
A lot of people are bridesmaids you are thinking - what the big deal is???
Well, when you are a Mom to a zillion kids, a full time college student, have a demanding job, and are in a wedding and expected to partake in all kids of festivities for days and days in a row - well holy shit - big deal.
I think red wine has replaced red blood in my veins. I feel like I may be hung over for all of eternity.
And you know what they say kiddos? - I am not as young as I used to be.
Really, minus the tiredness and the permanent state of pain my petite little feet may be in from my hot ass heels I wore (all day and night long - without taking them off once), I am feeling quite blessed today - have been all week.
Somehow I managed to end up with the very best people in my life as best friends.
And with those best friends, I got the best families as a bonus - so great to be included in precious moments like you are precious to the moment itself.
I was pretty much ecstatic all week long.
My friend Becca began as my hairdresser.
I walked into her shop a million years ago for a cut and ended up with a BFF.
She is priceless to me, one of my many champions - someone that I can always count on, someone that Loves me exactly the way I am and tells me that I should never ever change or compromise who I am.
Funny how hairdressers are the female version of the mans bartender....
I tell her everything.
In whispers below the hummmm of hairdryers - we chat about all the big, important stuff.
And boy, have we been through a lot together.
Our lives always seems to be working in unison - her kids are making her crazy - my kids are making me crazy.
Her life is upside down - my life is upside down.
we are always in it together and for that, I am grateful beyond what I can express here.
Years ago when we were gym rats, we saw each other alllll the time - now that I am in college and she has Ben,
we see each other a lot less and I miss her.
I am so happy for her though, that the time we spent working off out stress at the gym, is now spent laughing and smiling with her man, Ben.
Her Husband Ben :)
Since he came into her life, she has been lit from within and glowing - looks content and happy and settled.
I am so happy for her, I just cannot tell you - so happy.
It helps that I adore her husband too - would it be wrong of me to suggest that he is a male version of me? Well he is....
And I love him for it - he is hilarious and loud and a good guy - a genuinely good guy.
It helps when you love your BFF's hubby - definitely is a good thing.
So... I am tired and the joints are inflamed, but all for a good cause - all for a great time and a beautiful memory I can add to the bank.
It was a perfect weekend, the fact that it is Tuesday and I am still recovering - well that is an indication of the level of perfection I am speaking of.....really fun perfection.
And so....it's my birthday.
Hmmmmmm what to say about that?
Well - I am #41 FINALLY - I feel pretty good about it.
The events of this weekend tell me, I still got it....
Middle aged and still can rock the sexy.
I like that, not giving up on that - gonna be sexy til I croak - watch me.
Middle aged and still can shake my money maker - a dance floor and I, still get it on.
Like that too - never gonna stop dancing either.
Really, I feel pretty darn good for middle aged and in nine years I will be fifty - what what? Wow...
No really I do, I feel pretty good - really happy to be alive and to have made it this far, not complaining one bit about being where I am on the time line - like a cute boy I used to know, used to say - "it's all good."
Yes yes it is.
And with that - I am off to school - crazy - school on my 41st birthday - who would have thunk it?
Peace out peeps and love...
Thank you to my boys from the band, especially to my one true
Come and see
I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles
I'm coming slow but speeding
Do you wish a dance and while
I'm in the front
The play on time is won
But the difficulty is coming here
I will go in this way
And find my own way out
I won't tell you to stay
But I'm coming to much more
Me
All at once the ghosts come back
Reeling in you now
What if they came down crushing
Remember when I used to play for
All of the loneliness that nobody
Notices now
I'm begging slow I'm coming here
Only waiting I wanted to stay
I wanted to play,
I wanted to love you
I'm only this far
And only tomorrow leads my way
I'm coming waltzing back and
Moving into your head
Please, I wouldn't pass this by
I wouldn't take any more than
What sort of man goes by
I will bring water
Why won't you ever be glad
It melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
Why won't you run
In the rain and play
Let the tears splash all over you
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