My birthday is tomorrow. I'll be 53. I'm ok with birthdays, well mine anyway. I have a hard time with Thomas' sometimes. Maybe because he's my oldest and some days I can't believe he's going to he 27 this July. It can't be that long ago that I gave birth to him. It's truly amazing how fast time passes us by. I don't have this issue with Alyssa or Lelly's birthdays and not Sam's either. Although some days it feels like yesterday for so many of Sam's milestones such as junior high, being schooled virtually due to the pandemic then next thing I know she's physically attending high school. And high school flies by as all you seasoned parents know.
The only birthday I had a hard time with was 30. And I still don't know why. It just seemed such a large, difficult number of years to have aged. 40 was ok, pretty cool actually. Tommy threw me a surprise party. I was mostly surprised and we had a really great time. He really outdid himself. 50 seemed to simply sneak up on both Tommy and I since we were under quarantine at that time. My mom drove out here to do a drive by "Happy Birthday!" She parked in our driveway, we chatted for a bit and she went home, it was sweet. I didn't want a party for my 50th anyway. I wanted Tommy and I to go away to celebrate us both meeting the big 5-0. The next year we celebrated in Las Vegas and last year in Aruba so I really have no complaints.
I'm not sad about turning 53. Probably because it's still close to the number 50. I like my life. I have my husband who loves me and shows that love just about every day of the week. Like most married couples we've had our share of challenges; Thomas being the top of that list. But we are together after all that was thrown at us when we were younger. I still remember my transformation from this quiet, trying to take it all in young mother to a very vocal, say what's on my mind whether you like it or not, advocate for my son. I've transformed again to suit my life as it is. I believe we are always in a state of transformation. We change and grow as we age with the new challenges that we confront and we lay the past to rest. Bringing what we've learned in to the issues at hand in the hear and now. That it's okay to ask for help, that there's nothing wrong with listening to someone's help/advice and deciding if that's the way you want to or don't want to deal with a situation. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with going with your gut. Even when it doesn't make sense to other people.
I have a job that I love and co workers who are simply amazing. The paras at my school go above and beyond and I rarely hear them complain. Working as a para in my school is not for the faint of heart. They provide physical care to the students in addition to assisting with educational assignments put forth by their classroom teachers. And lest I forget the teachers who work hard man. Bringing out the best they can with the students they have assigned to their classes.
And I totally enjoy my co-office nurse, Meg. We've been working together a year this summer but it feels like longer; in a good way. I've learned quite a bit from her and we've learned a lot of things together. She's a total team player who is so very fast to lend a helping hand. And OMG how we laugh! Sometimes we laugh at ourselves and sometimes not. We laugh a lot about what nurses find humorous which usually isn't that funny to most other people.
So after midnight, it will officially be my birthday. I've had a wonderful weekend so far and have been spoiled rotten by my family and friends. I love them all so much. And today all my kids will be here to celebrate and for that I'm so grateful!
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