Birthdays

[PrincessFiona]

How do you feel about them? Were there any milestone birthdays that had you feeling different about life? Do you hide your real age?



Kris

[LadyFoot]

I love using them as an excuse to be with the people I care about. I felt a little weird about turning 26 (last year). Something about truly getting past "early 20's" that meant to me I have to actually be in the adult world now. I have a number of people in my family who are great examples of living life to the fullest regardless of age, and that's what I'm trying to focus on as I get "older". At this point in life (which I recognize isn't really that far along), I don't see the need to hide my age as long as I'm living well.

My 27th birthday is next week. I'm super excited about it because my best friend from college is coming to spend the weekend with me and (miracle of miracles!!) DH's schedule got switched around and it's one of his incredibly rare days off this month! All I want to do is eat peach ice cream and spend time with those two beloved people.

[alotofyarn]

I don't care too much about them. I hit 30 in April, and I thought it would be a big deal. It turned out to not be so bad, because I feel really happy with what I've accomplished so far. If I hadn't had E already, I think it would have been a lot harder. I don't hide it - I don't think I look 30, and even if I did, I'm not ashamed of it.

[ladymoreta]

Today is my 33rd birthday! I like to celebrate birthdays, but nothing over the top as far as parties. This year, my parents are keeping the kids, and DH and I are going out to a nice dinner in Dallas. Getting older hasn't started bothering me yet.

[JDAZ11]

Happy Birthday!!!

[WolfpackWife]

I'm...weird about my birthday. From most everyone else, I don't really expect or need attention, cards, acknowledgement, etc. but do enjoy hearing from friends and relatives via text or email or FB. I do like to celebrate with my husband and my parents/brother. In the past, I've done big dinners/nights out with lots of friends, but because my birthday is two days before the 4th of July, usually people are on their way out of town. For the past 5+ years we've always been at the beach so I usually spend my birthday at the beach - no complaints here!

My birthday is a little bittersweet for me because while I like the celebratory aspect, I am always a little sensitive about how quickly time is passing (I'm a Cancer so - very emotional). A birthday reminds me of how fast the years go by and I reflect a lot, but I do that every time something I'm looking forward to is over - a holiday, new years, birthday, milestone, etc. I turned 28 last week and I'm okay about it, but like I said - bittersweet. There are a lot of changes I want to make in the next couple of years, and the year I turn 30 (2016), DH will have just matched and likely he'll have started his residency the day before my 30th (I've warned him that he needs to pull out the big guns for my 30th because it's very likely he won't be there for it. Double that "blow it out of the water" aspect if we don't match where we want to [i.e. - further away from family]) so we'll see. I'm sure I'll be emotional about it, I always am. Getting older doesn't depress me necessarily, but it does remind me of how short life is and that everyone I love is also getting older.

God, I'm waaaay too emotional.

[WolfpackWife]

Today is my 33rd birthday! I like to celebrate birthdays, but nothing over the top as far as parties. This year, my parents are keeping the kids, and DH and I are going out to a nice dinner in Dallas. Getting older hasn't started bothering me yet.

Happy Birthday!! Weird side note - the SECOND I read that, a FB notification popped up saying "Today is LM's birthday." Ha!!

[Curegirl]

Happy birthday LadyM!!!

I'm weird about birthdays too. I don't like making a big deal about it but if it's forgotten then I get sad. Just some acknowledgement and I'm good for the day. I do like celebrating other people's birthdays though.

[MrsK]

I'm turning 40 this year. When I turned 30, I had all my friends over for a party. It was so much fun that hosting my Annual 30th Birthday Party the Saturday after Labor Day became a tradition. I really enjoyed entertaining my friends and introducing them to one another. I introduced DrK to all my friends at one of my Annual 30th Birthday Parties. The tradition fell by the wayside once we started moving for his training. Since he was off cycle, we were always moving just a couple weeks after my birthday or we were new in town and I didn't know anyone. I haven't really celebrated my birthday in years. Now that I'm turning 40 and we are hoping to stay put for a while, I'd like to renew the tradition but I'm pretty sure that DrK will not do anything... and it looks like the ILKs will be visiting too. Poo.

[SoonerTexan]

Birthdays

40 is a big one MrsK!!

I love birthdays. I'm really into them, though less into my own now that I have kids. Theirs are more fun.

DH is always bothered by the "getting older" aspect. I'm not. Maybe I will later as I'm only 26 right now.

Given were both 26 and he's a doctor (though not near done with training) I have an established career, 2 kids, a minivan, and a mortgage, I don't feel like behind at all

Actually I'm pretty sure once I hit my 80s and 90s I'll be like, bring it on, I've done it all and I'm ready for a nice rest

[MrsK]

Well, I also have to compete with the boards this year.... *sigh* no party for me. Maybe I can get a do over and turn 40 again next year.

[MAPPLEBUM]

MrsK, when is your birthday? And happy birthday again, LM!


I like birthdays, at least while I'm still in my 20s. Hopefully I will continue to as I age. Love celebrating so it's not just me. I love doing special things for husband too. A couple years back he promised to take care of me on my bday and didn't do nearly as much as he had the year before. Since then I just plan what I want and tell him if I want something specific and/or surprise. It works well.

My birthday is next month and I'm already pretty sure I know what I want to do: rent a pontoon boat for the evening and invite closest friends on a booze cruise. There's a lot of great bars and restaurants with docks so we'll cruise around stopping as we please. It will be awesome.

[MrsK]

MrsK, when is your birthday?

Sept. 20. That's 5 days after the boards and 4 days before the Jewish high holy days this year.

[ladymoreta]

Thanks all!

[Pollyanna]

No issues with birthdays for me. I'm 45 and don't feel "old" or "young", I feel like me. I don't do the "well, I'm getting old" crap. I have zero, I mean zero tolerance for that. Hate hanging around folks that talk like they have one foot in the grave. For heaven sake, life is short enough, enjoy every minute and stop trying to get to the nursing home before your time My Italian grandmother spent the last 30 years of her life saying, "I be old now, I gonna die", lol. The Irish grandmother used to say, "you can be old or be dead, I choose the former" Irish grandmother had a very hard life, as did my Italian grandmother, but I would say she enjoyed her daily life because she had a great outlook. So I play on the swings, slide down the slides, swim with the kiddos and keep up with technology. Not because I'm trying to be young but because I'm trying to live. Age is simply a number, being "old" is in your head.