What happens now?

Ok, so if I am almost 50 and I live to be a 100, that means I am half way through my life. My grandmother Eva, my moms mom, lived to be 104 and was as healthy as a horse up to the day she peacefully died at home. What have I done with the last 50 years of my life and what will I do with the next 50 years? It's so easy to look back and see how you would do things differently. There are a few things I would change but on the whole it is what it is. If the decisions I have made and the experiences I've been through hadn't happened, I wouldn't be the person I am today. I truly believe that everything happens for a purpose and a reason. I like who I am today. Getting "older" is cool. Things that used to drive me nuts when I was younger don't bother me quite so much anymore. I have relaxed in some areas of my life. Like housework. What is up with that? I used to freak out if things weren't just so. Before we left on vacation I would tear the house apart to clean it. Even colsets. Just in case someone broke in they would find my closets nice and clean. What a freak. I find it is easier to let it go a little more than I used to. I still have a hard time sitting still. Except on cruises. Maybe because I am trapped on a ship in the middle of the ocean and can't get off. I will actually nap and read books. What a pleasure. I don't do that at home because I always feel there is something else that needs to be done. Hopefully during the next 50 years I'll learn to let that go too.

Welcome to the next half!

I'm turning 50 this year. I'm really excited about it. If you think about it, if I live to be a 100 I'm half way there. It's interesting to look back on my life and see where I've come and exciting to look forward and wonder where I will go. Who will be with me? What will I accomplish? What is out there? So you know a little bit about me, I've been married to a hot guy named Dan for 25 years. We met in a bar in San Diego on a "I hate men night" for me. I had just come out of a not so great relationship and there he was. He noticed me first, asked me to dance, bought me a beer and we talked for 3 hours until my friends made me leave. He wrote my name and number on a napkin that we still have. The rest is history. We we're engaged 3 weeks later and married 1 year to the date that we met. Love at first sight does happen! We have 2 great kids, Reid and Sam. Sometime I'll write about Reid and his amazing entry into life, but that's a whole other story. My reason for doing this blog is a challenge I made to myself the first of the year. Do new things. I'm a creature of habit. I don't like change. I like fun. I'd like to live in Funville if it was a place. Or on a cruise ship. Love cruising. So come along and enjoy the ride. This year has already proven to be a year of change and opportunity. It'll be fun to see where it ends up!