healthy1

Well, today is my 50th birthday. I used to think turning 50 would bum me out, but now that it has happened, I feel quite the contrary.

My husband took me and my daughter out to dinner at my favorite restaurant. That would have been gift enough for me, but much to my surprise, he had something else up his sleeve. When we returned home, he handed me a large envelope that had clues in it. One of the clues was letters that were scrambled to make a sentence. I finally figured out the clue and it read “Will you marry me again?” I was so moved and my eyes immediately began to well.

As if that weren’t enough, my husband then said we were going to renew those vows on a cruise in June. After I picked myself up off the floor, I hugged, kissed and thanked him over and over again.

You know, a friend asked me the other day how I feel about turning 50. In spite of my health issues, I thought for a moment and said “Instead of saying ‘I am turning 50 - oh God!’ I am saying ‘I am turning 50 - thank God’”.

That about sums it up.