The countdown begins

well......... the countdown begins... 7 days from today... on April 29th  - GASP........ this gal turns the big 40

so -I was thinking of signficant birthdays i really remember... My earliest that I remember is in Third grade.. turning 9... because my mom had a party @ home... with all my friends and cousins.. and she gave me this big poster and t-shirt of Fonzie from the TV show Happy Days.

I remember turning 16! - my mom threw me a surprise sweet 16 party! I figured it out when we pulled up to the church and so so many cars were there and I knew something was up! The only gift I remember is an ameythist ring from my sis Sue... I still have it to this day, altho the bottom part of the band broke finally after a bozillion years... hahah

I don't really remember 18 much... i was engaged to be married... that was about all I can remember, i have no idea if I had a party or not.. i am sure we went out to dinner or something..

I do remember 21.  I was attending DeVry... not so happy married... in fact I spent my b-day dinner with a few classmates ordering strawberry daquiris at Garcia's restaurant on Peoria! Right Charlie?! And Raj! and Jer? - fun times... LOL

I remember 25 b/c I knew I was a quarter of a century old...

I remember 30.. ugh.. i remember thinking i would wake up with some ephinany about life... and purpose,etc.. NOPE. woke up tired. LOL  Jeff decorated my cube @ work w. a bunch of black decorations and a bozillion pieces of confetti.. i loved the special attention! LOVED IT!

My 35th Birthday... Jeff threw a major surprise party for me... all my friends and family, a surprise visit from a gal pal across the usa... that was a GREAT GREAT party... i loved it -i didn't know i was having a party, but i had this feeling that things were "off" and so strange, i remember being upset about feeling "off"... then when I got home from drinks w. another gal pal - it all made sense! He put some hard hard work into that party..... it rocked!

and now.. 40.. i am taking the day off works... pamper myself... I have already received so many gifts - a gorgeous ring from my sis (peridot, my mom's birthstone), an amazing necklace from my mom.. a white gold cross... and then of course my digicam the D80... and all the accessories.... and that has jumpstarted my passion for photog and for rachelpetersonphotography...

so... i don't know how i feel about turning 40.. i feel as though i have earned every grey hair.. every wrinkle... my life is turning out how i planned it when i was a young girl... and basically i am just thrilled to be around for it! (i'd love to be skinnier... hahah but that is forthcoming...)

so cheers to 4-0-~

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[Shay]

So - um - I'm starting to think that you have left this post up in denial of actually TURNING 40! Hope Vegas is a BLAST -- can't wait for the update complete with pix!

~ Shay