age 7, one of the best birthday gifts ever
the Ramblin' Rose
well, it happened...
like a train moving down the tracks
with it's light beaming directly in my eyes.
today
I turned 40.
how the heck did this happen?
not one to look back in life and dwell,
I have been doing more of it lately
and find myself in a bit of a melancholy mood.
I have a 40 year old baby book
my mother so sweetly put together
oh so many years ago
and found myself looking through it
on the eve of the big day.
What details lay here?
I was born at 8:45 am
I was 8 lbs 3 3/4 oz, 20" at birth.
I smiled spontaneously during my 3rd week.
True to form, I held off on saying my first words
as long as possible - until my 16th month.
when we were living in NorCal
H and I both read Any Human Heart.
It is likely the best book either of us have ever read.
we have held on to it knowing we will go back to it again and again.
recently this book was brought to life by PBS
and I found myself moving through the mini-series
in my state of melancholy.
still cognizant of
how short life is,
how quickly time goes,
and how important the now is.
I get the mid-life crisis thing,
I think H and I have been there
for awhile.
How I chose to embrace it
is my decision.
time to
move forward
thoughtfully,
with consciousness,
and with foresight.
Happy Birthday Me!
May I Make it a good one...
