My daughter's 5th year high school reunion is Wednesday. It seems to me my 5th year high school reunion was not too long ago, no way 28 years ago! I can clearly picture my high school classmates, the desks, the cafeteria, the teachers. I really don't believe I was in high school that long ago. I do not think my kids can even imagine me ever being in high school.
My birthday was this past weekend. The boys at home made me thoughtful, appreciative cards. Inside the cards the message included their sentiments "And for 51, you do so much!" Their perspective is that 51 is so old! My perspective is that life is just starting.
smiles...keep your perspective...it will carry you forward....ha...and it is...happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteI am fifty and feels that my life has just began:) lately someone leave a comment in my blog that it is nice that me and my husband are still sweet to each other although we are not young anymore:) so welcome to the club of the oldies. Just joking. Belated happy birthday:)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteI saw this the other day: 'the older you are the older old becomes'
happy bday....and like Miller said, keep that perspective :)
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday greetings. As I hurtle towards fifty I realise it is not old at all, whereas when my mum was fifty I was convinced she was ancient!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday! I remember when I thought 50 was old. Now my oldest daughter is almost 50. I still think of myself as young.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, My son thinks I am old too and I am 42. Dont worry, when they are the same age, it wont seem old at all.......
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday. My 20th high school reunion is this weekend, so I know how you feel.
ReplyDeleteAnnmarie, I remember looking at 40 year olds and thinking that they were getting really old... Now I look at 80 year olds and think about how young they look! It's all about one's perspective... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteMy favorite years have been 36,42...and now I'm about to be 56 next June...for some reason...it feels like it's going to be one of my favorites too...I love being "old"
ReplyDeletebtw...happy birthday to you!
ReplyDeletebelated happy birthday to you!! I like the way you think! I'm 56 and I'm happy now, I don't live in the past!
ReplyDeleteYep. I turn 40 in two months, and 40 is a lot younger than it used to be. Happy birthday to you!
ReplyDeleteyour right about that!!! :) remember when we were younger though, didn't you think 40 was so old! Happy Belated birthday, here's to another 50 years!
ReplyDeleteeeek! 51 years old is old?? Don't get out the rocking chair yet, my friend. You are just getting to your prime!!
ReplyDeleteno don't even tell me 51 is old--happy belated birthday :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday! The older I get, the more I feel life is really just beginning. With each year that passes I am more comfortable in my skin and can't wait for what the future holds. I like your perspective!
ReplyDeleteOh Happy Birthday! Belated anyway. Our age is all about perspective.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Annmarie!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny how time changes our perception on age? When I was a teen I use to think 36 years old was very old and now I think 90 years old is very old. ;P
Hope you had a glorious day and this will be an amazing year as you continue to walk in youth!
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That's so cute! I can remember being in high school & thinking my oldest sister was positively ancient at 29! Lol What was I thinking?
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday. I miss 51. It was a GREAT year. Let's just say, the 50's are a tough decade. It's amazing how many changes happen in the 50's. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! You're still very young. When I turned 50, my son reminded me that 50 is the new 40 and so on.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
I am right behind you! Happy Birthday!!!! It no longer seems old at all...but it sure did!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! Your kids know you do so much for them, even at 51. :)
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Birthday and Happy Thanksgiving, too!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated and Blessed Birthday, Ann Marie. I'm with you - I don't feel that far away from high school, especially since I've reconnected with classmates on Facebook. But, my 30th reunion is next year . . .
ReplyDeleteAt 58, I agree... we are just getting started:) Have a blessed week and Happy 51st Birthday! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember when I thought 51 was old.
ReplyDeleteheehee
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PS. Happy belated b-day!
Oh, I hope you had a wonderful birthday! I am a few years older and I agree. I am not ready to be called old yet. Happy Birthday! Bonnie
ReplyDeleteEh, what do those kids know. I like your perspective better. Perception is reality. Happy Birthday!!
ReplyDeleteWe 50-somethings are a select bunch!
ReplyDeleteI think it best to live by how old you feel, as if there were no calendars around. How old would you be if you didn't know when you were born?
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ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I hope you had a great day! 51 hmph? 51 is a fun year! For me it was great but like your high school it doesn't seem that long ago. My kids are old enough to start to see the reality. One wears bifocals!
ReplyDeleteHey- you and I are the same age- i turned 51 two weeks ago. Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteI was 51 thirteen years ago :) Happy Birthday ...enjoy it :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday- I loved being 51!!! How did we ever get out of our 20's is what I want to know! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteyou are right I don't feel like it has been that long either. I too can remember clearly being in the cafe with all my friends.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday.
Cathy
Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm glad to hear someone say that! I was beginning to feel quite ancient at 59! And I know - doesn't 18 seem like just last week? Although I'm glad it wasn't. I am so much wiser now (believe it or not). I would like the body back, though.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was younger 30 seemed SOOOO old! Now I'm 35 and I feel so YOUNG! I think it's the times that are changing too...we have more possibilities to stay "young" for longer! My dad is 67 and I literally forget that he is that "old." By the way he takes care of himself and his demeanor, you would never know! AGE IS JUST A NUMBER! ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou done good - happy birthday. sandie
ReplyDeleteAnnamarie! hi!
ReplyDeletelife is what you make it. kids don't get that yet. they think life is just about them and their needs/wants. i'm pushing 60 and i don't feel old. my 6 year old granddaughter is ALWAYS saying, 'o ya, that is cuz you are old, huh?' i want to wash her MOUTH out with soap, i tell ya!
and ...had to wish you a happy birthday, too!
ReplyDeleteyou were a bit sly on how you mentioned that, but you didn't get past me. hahahahaha.
Happy belated birthday!! I love your attitude on life! I am turning 41 in 2 weeks... and just not loving it :)
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ReplyDeleteWhen my kids make a remark about my age, I hit them with my cane.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed your birthday.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. Mine was last week and the kids made it great. I remember thinking 50 was really old. Now that I'm half way through that decade, it seems not so bad.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya sista! 50 is the new 30! Happy Birthday and have a GREAT Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. I hope you had a great day!!
ReplyDeletewell, we'll all go through that phase of life
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! It is amazing that you, at 51, can keep up this blog so well...hahaha, kids are so funny!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your prayers, my friend. Today's treatment was not a problem at all. 'Our God is a Mighty God'!
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Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belabted Birthday , Ann :)
ReplyDeleteNo, thet're right, it's old. Trust me...
ReplyDeleteI just received an e-mail inviting me to the next High School reunion -- what a shock -- 50 years in 2013! Happy Birthday, Ann!
ReplyDeletePerspective saves the day! Enjoy your birthday!
ReplyDeleteGreat perspective and age is nothing till we feel young and energetic :)
ReplyDeleteMy best wishes for future ahead...
Nowadays 60 is supposedly the new 40. I was worn out at 60, but I was reborn a year later. Now I'm ten months short of 70, life's not bad at all.
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes.
I was around 20 when Farrah Fawcett turned 30. In my great wisdom I solemnly stated that I hoped I would be that well preserved when I turned 30. I used "well preserved" for age 30. That was long ago.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma always said she was 19years old, except those days she was 17years old! Like you said,it´s all about perspective :)
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All the best,
Maria
I like your perspective. I am closer to 60 than 50 and I still feel young!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a little girl, I figured out that I would turn 52 in the year 2000. I thought to myself, "I might still be alive then."
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday and yes life is just beginning
ReplyDelete51 isn't old!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
Happy late bday dear! Wish you the best:)
ReplyDeletekisses chris
happy birthday :)
ReplyDeletelife is always evolving into new experiences and phases.
nothing gets too old.
Wow! Happy Birthday! It's true that 50+ is not old if your attitude is young, and when hair turns gray, coloring it makes all the difference.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday! And I hope 51 is one of your best years yet. :)
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA!!! That birthday message is hilarious. Little stinkers. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday!
Great lesson in relative perspective on that age thing! Sounds like you had a great birthday. Want old? I went to my 40th high school reunion a few years ago. The one and only reunion for me.
ReplyDeleteLOL Love your perspective!! Happy Birthday! :)
ReplyDeleteAt 51, you're a spring chicken! Happy belated b-day! Hope it was great!
ReplyDeleteI have the philosophy that you are only as old as you feel and as I still like to go out and do things like climb trees and run through corn I am still very young...when I am of an age where I can no longer physically do this I will still have my wonderful memories to reminisce on, with this in mind I am never going to get old and have told my children so!!
ReplyDeleteOh and Happy Birthday to you too.
I swear as we get older it takes Longer and Longer to get "OLD"! I dont think I'll ever be old LOL
ReplyDeleteI work with some amazing people, who I just found out are all near retirment age! These people keep right up with me (I'm 33) in our very physcially demanding job. I'm amazing out how YOUNG old is!!
The biological clock doesn't slow as we age. Although it does seem to have accelerated. Then we hear things such as 50 is the new 40!
ReplyDeleteI think we are as old as we feel. But... it doesn't necessarily mean you're fit as 40 year old. It's related to your state of mind.
On that note, happy 41st. birthday! :)
Happy birthday!!!! Now I know the secret of looking so good at 51 - have lots of kids - they keep your runnin'! Yikes! Botox may be cheaper:-)
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