Oh my goodness, I have missed a couple. Sorry, I was busy feeling old. . . . Yes, I remember the bear hunt dad had to go on when we were little. It was not like the song that they make you sing in elementary school. I also remember that dad let me look at them the morning after. That was more than a little traumatic.
So, my birthday day was great! I woke up and took a nap, someone had told me that that was OK now that I was old. Then I went out for dinner with my boyfriend and a couple of our friends and for the first time in my life, I ended the evening in a casino 30 minutes from my home and got to bed at 3am (PS - woke up at 11am, I have not slept in like that since I was 19). That is something that you should do on your 21st birthday . . . .not your 30th! And I got a card from Auntie D that stated "Congratulations, you are over the hill" and she wrote in "1st", I am over the "1st Hill". Great! I think that that particular card summed it up for me. When you turn 21, you are crawling up the hill and right when you reach 30, you realize that just beyond the horizon is another hill, but at least you are standing up at this point.
You are so right about holidays and special occasions, enjoy the day and the moment. There is no use is being upset if it is not what you expected or planned. Anything can be fun if you are in the right mindset and as far as Christmas, I have not celebrated Christmas with my family on Christmas in a long time, but as long as we are all together long enough to have Auntie B knock someone over to get a present at the dice game . . .that is Christmas.
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