Well, I am 50 and all I can say is Life is good! My brother & sister in law came to visit & since I haven't seen them in 4 years, it was a great treat. It would also be the first time anyone in the family, other than the boys, met D. I was a little nervous... I wanted everything to be perfect & of course, I wanted D to be perfect. No ignorant comments, no temper tantrums. No "the world revolved around me" attitude! It was quite a tall order, I must admit.
I was lucky and happy to have their help with the party. I hadn't had a birthday party in 40 years - not since my mom died. So, I threw myself a party. And what a party it was! I rented a tent, with tables and chairs. I had a jazz band come and play. I had tons of food. The basement was all painted and actually, the blue looks very nice! (whew!). And best of all, I had my brother & sister in law here.
There were people milling around, listening to the music, and my sister in law and I were busy serving food & getting things in order. My brother was mingling & entertaining folks with his nutty stories. D was cooking on the grill (he LOVES that grill!) Every time I had a free minute or two to look around, I saw people having a good time. I saw laughter on peoples' lips and in their eyes. It was wonderful. I love to entertain! The day was wonderful!
But even more wonderful than the day was how D handled the entire weekend. He was friendly and sweet to everyone. He sat & listened to my brother's crazy stories. He complimented me on how I looked (which is a big step for him - plus, I've since seen the pictures, I didn't look very good at all! LOL... I've got to loose weight, but I digress!) When everyone was leaving, he gave EVERYONE a hug - without reservation (I guess the germ-a-phobia took a hiatus). He was the sweet guy that I met on line a few years ago. And my brother & sister in law liked him!
Now, one might think that at 50 I probably should only care about what I think of the man in my life. But the little girl in me who always looked up to my big brother really wanted him to like D. It was so important to me. I was thrilled when I saw the two of them interacting, both at ease, talking about God knows what. I felt like I had his blessing, his approval. And the little girl and grown woman in me craves his approval. I am soooooooo grateful these days. Grateful for D, grateful for my kids, grateful for my sister in law (who loves my brother so much!) and grateful for my brother, who loves me, cares for me, prays for me and approves of me & D.
50 is starting out to be a pretty good year!
I was lucky and happy to have their help with the party. I hadn't had a birthday party in 40 years - not since my mom died. So, I threw myself a party. And what a party it was! I rented a tent, with tables and chairs. I had a jazz band come and play. I had tons of food. The basement was all painted and actually, the blue looks very nice! (whew!). And best of all, I had my brother & sister in law here.
There were people milling around, listening to the music, and my sister in law and I were busy serving food & getting things in order. My brother was mingling & entertaining folks with his nutty stories. D was cooking on the grill (he LOVES that grill!) Every time I had a free minute or two to look around, I saw people having a good time. I saw laughter on peoples' lips and in their eyes. It was wonderful. I love to entertain! The day was wonderful!
But even more wonderful than the day was how D handled the entire weekend. He was friendly and sweet to everyone. He sat & listened to my brother's crazy stories. He complimented me on how I looked (which is a big step for him - plus, I've since seen the pictures, I didn't look very good at all! LOL... I've got to loose weight, but I digress!) When everyone was leaving, he gave EVERYONE a hug - without reservation (I guess the germ-a-phobia took a hiatus). He was the sweet guy that I met on line a few years ago. And my brother & sister in law liked him!
Now, one might think that at 50 I probably should only care about what I think of the man in my life. But the little girl in me who always looked up to my big brother really wanted him to like D. It was so important to me. I was thrilled when I saw the two of them interacting, both at ease, talking about God knows what. I felt like I had his blessing, his approval. And the little girl and grown woman in me craves his approval. I am soooooooo grateful these days. Grateful for D, grateful for my kids, grateful for my sister in law (who loves my brother so much!) and grateful for my brother, who loves me, cares for me, prays for me and approves of me & D.
50 is starting out to be a pretty good year!
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