Birthday Milestones

Yesterday was my fifty-first birthday.  It was as quiet day, no fuss and no muss, just the way I wanted it.  Gerry bought me a big comfy manager chair for my office, there were birthday greetings from family and friends, and a special piece of turtle cheesecake after dinner, but all-in-all it was a day just like any other. 

My fiftieth birthday was similar in some ways, but it felt significant in that I was crossing over into a new decade.  There was a bit of apprehension as I considered what being fifty meant. Now that I've passed that milestone, I expect that birthdays will be fairly insignificant until I reach the next milestone.

Sixty, you're thinking?  No, fifty-five.  Why?  Two words: retirement eligible.

7 comments:

Deb said...

Happy Belated Birthday.....I'll be 48 in March....strange #.....I forget how old I am most of the time...usually have to count...okay I was born in 62..and it is what year??? can't be...

JD/ Jill said...

Happy Belated Birthday!

Anita said...

Happy Belated Birthday. I do know what you mean about milestones...I'll be 28 this year and all I can think about is that I want my 30's to be the start of the best decades of my life. :P

Carmen said...

Retirement eligible? That sounds great. Those 4 years will fly by! This year I celebrate 52--still feel 20 something. Sometimes I even act that way.;P

Karen said...

Happy Birthday, Linda! Wishing you a year full of happiness:-)

Terri Tiffany said...

You are still so young! I turn 55 this year and just going back to work! What is retirement???

Kara said...

Happy Belated Birthday! It sounds like a wonderful day:)