My 53rd Birthday is Tomorrow

I am turning 53 tomorrow -- somedays I feel that age, but most of the time, in my mind, I picture myself much younger. That is probably a result of being stuck in music from 30 plus years ago. Birthday celebrations have always been a bit weird. As a child I was combined with a younger cousin and my brother who celebrated an altered birthday to get into kindergarten one year early. It was never on THE day and I never got my own cake, so I don't really expect that -- and I am not a cake person. Give me some crunchy cookies and I am happy.
But, as for the birthday, I like getting cards, wishes from my unusual circle of friends, some gifts from my family, and I like opening all the things I bought for myself. I met my husband 22 years ago around my birthday time and we like celebrating our birthdays together. For mine, we are attending the Evening Service; for his a Fall League baseball game. Some years I get phone calls from family with good wishes; I expect those to be few and far between this year. I am happy to be here to celebrate with my husband and daughter -- it really just comes down to that simple fact.