I'm 50!

 coconut cake made from scratch by Meg

 party flags

 my mom and me

 cupcake heaven...and ginger creams (thanks La)

 beautiful roses!

My B-Day weekend. Fabulous party put on by Megan with some help from the brothers. Food, friends, and lots of good conversation. 50 roses from my honey! This is what 50 looks like on me.

I set out to do 50 things by age 50 two years ago...I got close but still have stuff to do....maybe I'll do a 55 by 55 and see if I can complete it.

Someone asked me if I was really okay about being 50?  Yes I am. It is really no big deal. Age is just a marker. I look at living this long as an adventure. I know I have a lot more adventure to come. Some of the things It wanted to do by 50 were;  to loose weight and I lost most of it, re-found a little but I am back on the diet wagon......I mean the eating healthy and exercise wagon. I wanted to be healthier by 50 and I am and doing better every day at taking care of myself. 
So now I begin the next 50....I know it will be a bigger and better adventure; after all we come from a long line of 'long livers.'

MCC

Finding 50

I have decided that this is a re-birth year, and I ought to figure out who am am and want to be for the next half of my life...yes I think I will live another 50 years or at least I am working on having me be healthy enough with a keen mind to do so.
As Grandma Butters used to tell me...some people have long livers and some have short ones. We have long livers so plan on living for a long time. Because of this I know that it is important to create quality of life for myself for the next 50 years.
This year I will continue with the eating healthy and up my exercise. I want to work on my learning and discovering as well....
It should be an interesting journey.
MCC