I turned 37 - OUCH

For real.....I can not even believe I am that close to 40.  Where has my life gone?  I know, I know I have so much life left but It just feels like I was JUST turning 30 and 25 and 21.  I must be having fun!  Birthdays are so different for me now.  I was talking to one of my dearest friends.  She was trying to take me to lunch and make me feel special she had a lot going on that day including her sons birthday.  I said, "It is OK, it is JUST another day!"  And then it hit me.  It is NOT just another day.  It is the day that the Lord blessed my parents with their very first baby.  I still remember that excitement, fear, love and all the emotions when I had my first child.  So it is never JUST another day.  It IS a day to celebrate.  But...I was sick so there was no celebrating in the Curti household.  However being sick did not keep me from feeling loved.  From facebook messages, cards and gifts, flowers and goodies I felt loved.  Now I just need to make time for a pedicure and some fun!!!
Happy Birthday to Me!!!
(and to my birthday buddy Dominick!)
Thank you Mom and Dad for wanting me, for taking care of me and for loving me!  As a Mom I now know just how special that Jan 19, 1975 was to you!  And I will remember to celebrate!