So This is What it Feels Like

Diana flew out Father's Day weekend to celebrate Chuck and Sharaya's graduation but also because I was turning 60.

Yep. The Big 6-0.

When I say that number in my head I imagine... well, I imagine my grandma ~

This is my dad and his mom. She was in her early 60s in this picture. 'Nurses' shoes, rolled stockings that hooked with a garter... 

Yep, even while camping! Me and my two older sisters with our grandma. This is what I think of when I hear "Sixty years old!"

 

They surprised me at work with a coconut creme pie (my favorite!) and serenaded me as I stood at my desk. A friend told me a bunch of them were making their way to the front office to surprise me and saw me come out into the hall. They flew into the children's ministry quad so I wouldn't see them! When they thought it was all clear they started down the hall again only to see me pop out of another office so they all rushed into the work room... I guess I didn't make it easy for them! 😂

Chuck had a bouquet of flowers delivered to me at work. One of the custodians found out it was my birthday and bought me some flowers. Sharaya brought over some flowers with a small balloon... by the end of the week our house looked like a florist!

Diana flew in the day after my actual birthday so she had some cookies delivered to the house! They were so good! We nibbled on them for days.

 

I got so many cards in the mail! Chuck posted on FB and friends spanning 55 years of my life commented and sent greetings! You go about your life, day by day, year by year not really knowing if you're making any kind of difference at all and then something like a major event comes along and... well, it's just very humbling.

I'm still learning: about life, about myself. It seems every new decade brings new insights and I tend to see the world a little differently. And the older I get the more I know how little I know! There's always more to a story!

If this is any indication of how it's going to feel being in my 60's, bring it on! I'm ready!