Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

What I Did On My 50th Birthday

January 27, 2013

As Mr. Depp has no doubt told you on your visit here, I am 50 years old now. And that’s what my kids told me all day long – just listen:

Becky: You are OLD today Mom!!! But I love you anyway (gives me a big hug)

Well, wasn’t that sweet? I don’t mind being old if it means I am still loved by my kids in spite of it :-).

Even Chris called me yesterday and what were the first words out of his mouth? “Happy Birthday you old person!” Oh boy.

So, this is how I spent my 50th birthday. My brother Dan sent an ecard and a gift and then I received a text from my other brother David wishing me a good birthday. My mom and sister came over around 10ish bearing some really fun cards and to visit. We haven’t visited in awhile because yours truly can never seem to find the time. What a stupid excuse – I should go over there on Sundays while Mike is watching football. Much funner. The mail brought school books for the kids (HA) and a funny card from my sister-in-law Val. She turned 50 last August so she knows how it is. After that I made an awesome tuna salad for my lunch and declared it DIY day for lunch as well. We’d already skipped school (but MOM we never do school on birthdays!) so why not extend that to lunch time – I’ll just skip that too. HAHA.

I was going to make a Cocoa Goodie cake (apparently Ina Garten knows about it too – exact same thing), but dishes were piling up (AHEM – that is my husband’s domain) and I decided to go out for a Starbucks instead and to find something a cake at Walmart to celebrate with. Not to mention the noose of the realization I really AM 50 now was tightening and I just needed to get away for a breather. And maybe a good cry.

So I went to Starbucks and bought a GRANDE peppermint mocha – decaf of course. What? Oh well, yes, I do usually get the tall size, but, what the hell, it was my birthday so cut me some slack people. After that I went to Walmart and what did I find? These cute little cupcakes that looked like something in a fancy bakery and only six bucks for 10! YES – $6!! So I bought those – no big cake to tempt me later either. After that I went to the mall and bummed around feeling sorry for myself but also enjoying some time to look at things I never really get to look at. Like Vera Bradley bags. Well, I ran into a lady I knew and we had a good chat and gave out hugs freely as a way to bolster each other up in our trials. After that I felt SO much better that I decided, yes, I will go look for jeans today. But I also found an awesome denim jacket and I got it for only $20 ’cause it was on SALE!! YES! Did I find jeans? I did and it’s a good thing too – I can’t run around with jeans that have holes and scuffs around the hemline forever. Especially now that I have an awesome bag :-). Yep – the fashionista in me is back baby!!

Well, I went home feeling much better and my husband had done the dishes too (thanks honey) so we ordered takeout for dinner because I was skipping cooking dinner and I didn’t want to dirty up that clean kitchen either. What a….nice person I am huh? Bwahahahahaha. You only turn 50 once anyway. That was yummy and then we had the cupcakes for dessert. And we watched Spongebob afterwards to relax.

I went to bed feeling a little better about turning 50 and listened to some good tunes before falling asleep. And that was my day. So, do I get an A on my theme Miss Shields? :-)

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On January 27, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Miss Shields said:

No. Margins, margins, margins! Also, commas. They are your friends. Do not abandon them.
Finally, the word "fashionista" is hardly becoming of a woman your age and is questionable as to whether it is indeed a word at all.
If you must receive a letter grade, we'll go with a B- based upon the feedback I have left above.

On January 28, 2013 at 11:07 AM, java_queen said:

Hey you can be a fashionista at ANY age and I will be one if I want...ummm...Miss Shields. :-)

On January 28, 2013 at 5:15 AM, Julie said:

Happy birthday, friend!! You will make 50 fabulous!

On January 28, 2013 at 11:06 AM, java_queen said:

Thanks Julie ((hug)). I hope so - it's going to be a revelation that's for sure!

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