Today I am 54 years old. Fifty four. Five four. 54. Wow. Seems like yesterday I was a lot younger. Time flies, my friends.
I will continue to cherish every day and hopefully every year I am allotted on this earth and I will take a lesson from my aging Dane, Ben. He's a cardiac and arthritis patient at this point - has his good days and bad. Dogs have the great gift of not knowing their mortality. They only know the good days and the bad days. They celebrate the good by just being, doing, enjoying the moment, whether it's a good meal, a warm fire, a romp in the tall grass or splash in the beach waves with the warm sun on their back. Bad day? Rest. No worries for them about the future or mistakes of the past or even relationship or finance woes. They just live in the day, and make the best of it without a thought for the rest of it. Wouldn't it be grand to have the freedom to do just that. We CAN do some of that if we allow ourselves - and so I will.
So I missed being a leprechaun by mere hours. My mom made my favorite birthday dinner last night - the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal... It was divine. And while I may not look it, I have some Irish in me. On this day it's all in. 🍀
L-R - Mom, Rex, Daughter K, Son's GF and my other girlie, M, and Me
My favorite Irish blessing -
Till soon, friends xo
- Karen
Happy Birthday sweet lady! You are SO young....you'll remember this when you are older like me! hahaha! And I love the photo of you and your Mom...and the girls. I've never heard that Irish Blessing...oh my! I need to remember that one! lol Enjoy your day! Hope the sun is shining and you still have a bounce in your step. HAVE FUN!!! Birthday hugs coming your way, Diane
ReplyDeleteHello, happy birthday to you! I hope you have a happy day. Lovely photo of you and your family. Love the cute pup napping! Enjoy your day, have a happy week ahead.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday. I can tell you had a wonderful day with family. Ben is so beautiful, he sounds like me. My oldest son turned 54 on Feb 14th of this year, and my other son 52. which makes me somewhere your mothers age. I have to say I am pretty much living my life just like how you described Ben's life.. enjoy life, you will be 20 years older, just like me in the blink of an eye.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Karen! And thank you for the gift of your blog which you give us every time you publish another entry.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! My birthday was yesterday...the finest day out of the year (I tell everyone this). We are Irish and thus celebrate my birthday w/double the joy. Hope this year is a good one for you and yours!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic of you and all your girls! Happy, Happy Birthday!!��������
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday dear Karen...Happy Birthday to you! (And yes, it was sung in tune! lol!)
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you are a fellow Pisces...my 65th was last Tuesday, on the 12th.
Your Mom looks great and she cooked for you too? Lucky, lucky girl! I lost my Mom early and suddenly, 29 years ago and I miss her every single day. The picture of you all brought tears to my eyes...happy tears of course! :)
It's awesome that you cherish time with your family and please..enjoy each and every birthday...I do!
Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had such a great day and meal! I am 1/2 Irish on my Father's side. My ex is 1/2 Irish on his Mother's side. So my kids definitely get it coming and going. Ben did the corned beef and cabbage in the instant pot I got him and he says it was the best ever. His gal Helene differed. She likes it using the su vide method. I just wish I had some lol
ReplyDeleteBig happy birthday wishes. By now you are an old hand at being 54 -- I'm late to the party. (Although we're having corned beef for dinner tonight!). It sounds like a wonderful day. That was my parents' anniversary so a day to remember in many ways! Happy Birthday to you!
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