The Day After
They say once you hit that 40 year mark then everything starts going downhill. I would have to agree and it’s not just the body. Every year since turning 40 has been harder than the last. I need to get a grip and make my life a better life. Fix myself body and soul.
Richard and the kids took me to Chevy’s for dinner and they gave me an iPod shuffle and a book for my present. Cortney dropped by my work and gave me 2 dozen roses with a Jamba juice and a beautiful card. Sterling also made me a card that told me he loved me to the moon and back and more (one of our nightly rituals) and wished me a happy birthday.
Although I really like my gifts and I appreciate them the one thing I really wanted was a card from Richard. He has always been able to pick very special cards that have always meant a great deal to me. He has this knack for finding just the right card and the words in them always touch my heart because it shows me how much he loves me or what I mean to him. Because we have been going through some tough times the last couple of months I mentioned to him that I didn’t want a card from him unless the meaning of the words in the card came from his heart. It may have been an oversight or he may have felt that he couldn’t get me a card because he didn’t feel he could give it from the heart. Either way I was still hoping for a card.
I am enjoying my iPod but I do have to hand pick the songs that I like. I let the computer pick random songs for me and not all of them are to my liking. But I have heard some that I like that I may not have heard had I picked them all myself.
Another year older and another year wiser. Here’s hoping this next year brings me the joy, happiness and contenment that I deserve and want.