Originally Posted By cstephens OK, I don't normally do this, but what the heck. Today is my 40th birthday. I've never really been one to think that much about age, and I'm not freaked out about it, but 40 used to be an age that I considered old. But I don't feel old. And in many ways, I certainly don't act old, and I don't really plan to act like what I might have thought a 40-year-old would act like. It's kind of bizarre, like I think I should feel a certain way, but I'm not sure what that is. But, we're going out with friends tonight for dinner. I found out a couple weeks ago that a friend's SO and I share a birthday, so I talked them into coming down this weekend, and we're having a joint birthday dinner at a new place that sounds amazing. When in doubt, eat, and eat well! /cs
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Have a great time. Nothing beats good friends and good food. And HAPPY Birthday! (Age IS just a number.)
Originally Posted By trailsend cs ~ I'll be 59 next month. My husband and I discuss this frequently ~ we feel the same as we did when we were 35. Oh, yeah, there are some things that cause a few extra aches and pains, but we still chuckle when we realize we're talking about people in their 60's when . . . hellloooo ~ uuusssss!!! The new talk is 50 is the new 30. So, missy, you must be 20! And Have a Very, very Happy Birthday! They say 50 is the new 30
Originally Posted By trailsend ^^^sorry about that last little blooper; I couldn't find it until I hit submit! Ok, so I'm senile.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder Happy Birthday cstephens When I was 17 I thought people over 30 were old When I was 30 I thought I was much younger than most 30 year olds when I turned 40 I was perplexed by this "over the hill" thing and felt they should push it up to 50 because I still felt young and still felt like I just left high school a short while ago. Back in "the old days" forty was old, but nowadays what with modern science, advanced vitamins, additives in the water, etc. one is not over the hill until 60 IMO Enjoy your dinner with family & friends. Please give us one of your terrific restaurant reviews
Originally Posted By Big Thunder I see trailsend seems agrees w/ me [I did'nt even see posts 4 & 5 until after I sent #6]
Originally Posted By goodgirl Happy birthday cstephens! You should celebrate! Go out to dinner. And then come back and write us a detailed report!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Happy Birthday. My mom says her 40's were the best years of her life, I'll be there soon enough! Enjoy!
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Happy, happy birthday! If it helps, I was a bit weirded out by my 40th birthday, too, but I can honestly tell you that my 40's have been my best years ever. I'm old enough to have finally acquired some wisdom and assertiveness and being comfortable in my own skin and good stuff like that, but still young enough to enjoy. . . everything, really. Here's wishing the same for you!
Originally Posted By friendofdd Actually one thing that can make you feel older is when your youngest child reaches 40, as my son did two days ago.
Originally Posted By FaMulan Felicitations, /cs. Embrace the 40, it's only a number! I hit 40 last June and it's really nothing. Sure, there are some extra aches and pains and I can't eat the way I used to (cholesterol) but I don't feel any older than I did when I was 20. Enjoy!
Originally Posted By Labuda Happy happy birthday, cs! I hope your birthday dinner tonight was (or is - hey, it's only coming up on 10 pm for y'all!) absolutely wonderful in every way! Happy, happy birthday to you!!! Here's hoping this coming year is filled with nothing but good friend, good times, and good food - your best year yet! And, btw "They say 50 is the new 30" - this bothers me. That means I'm about to turn 13 in a month and a half here! AIEEEEEE! Not AGAIN! lol
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>"They say 50 is the new 30" - this bothers me. That means I'm about to turn 13 in a month and a half here! AIEEEEEE! Not AGAIN! lol<<< Sure and in this case "they" are people in their 20's hoping that everything will be the same when they hit 50. Sorry, it doesn't happen. I have pains in places where I didn't know I had places, and it isn't getting better. I don't mind being in my 50's but it isn't 30 and I am happier accepting that.
Originally Posted By trailsend I think it's more of a state of mind, Goofyernmost. Sure you don't have the physical strength or endurance of being 30, but you do possess youthful thinking. This is becoming a huge difference between us and our parents. Even TV commercials are geared toward "retirees" who refuse to retire. The one I'm thinking of is the empty rocking chair on the front porch. We are healthier and will live longer. And many are now free to pursue a dream they've had for a long time.
Originally Posted By cstephens Thanks for all the nice wishes. Here's the place we had already picked out - Turner New Zealand: <a href="http://www.turnernewzealand.com/Restaurants.asp?mscsid=NBFJ6655LEG98KP0FW2SP1GJUVMT9HDE" target="_blank">http://www.turnernewzealand.co m/Restaurants.asp?mscsid=NBFJ6655LEG98KP0FW2SP1GJUVMT9HDE</a>,which had been recommended to me. Oh...my...amazing...goodness! What an incredible place. Definitely on the expensive side so it's seriously for special occasions, but it was certainly worth it. We ended up spending a leisurely 4-hour dinner there - review (with pictures, of course) to follow hopefully later this week. Today, I got to enjoy my Disney birthday by spending a few hours at the resort - got my birthday phone message from Goofy and a bag of flour tortillas (my favorite). And, yes, it's just the number thing, I guess, so I feel like I should be feeling something, but I'm not. The aches and having to watch what I eat (doesn't mean I do as much as I should though) have been around for a while for various other reasons, so age in and of itself doesn't necessarily play into that, at least not as a sole factor. But I type this as I sit here in my comfortable Disney jammies which was my husband's birthday present to me last year. Here's the design of the fabric: <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/images/DLR/jammies.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/im ages/DLR/jammies.jpg</a>. Stylish looking on a 40 year old, don't you think? /cs
Originally Posted By seanyoda Happy belated birthday. The place you chose for your dinner looks wonderful. I can't wait to read the review.
