Now that I'm 50....

Good morning everyone. I haven't been here in a few days. It has been a whirlwind week and I am finally starting to feel life return to normal. My birthday seemed to last for days as there was so much going on. Celebrations started on Saturday when my family arrived for what was supposed to be some "picture taking" with my amazing friend/photographer, Meg Boorman. As some of you may understand more completely than others, when family is involved sometimes things dont go as planned. No family photos were taken as planned and the party began. We celebrated my birthday with a catered party on the rooftop deck of the downtown condo building I live in, here in sunny Victoria. It was a beautiful day! Great company, great food and lots of laughs all shared in an amazing location. So much fun. On to Sunday, Mothers Day. Another beautiful day in Victoria. Perfect day for a half marathon. Probably not the best decision for me, but if you know me at all, you know I am a true Taurus -stubborn as a bull. Never mind I hadn't trained and also never mind that I had been hobbling around all the week prior, I was going to give it a shot! the first 7k were pretty uneventful and then all heck broke loose. My calf muscle seized again and at about 8k I was forced to walk. I tried to run a couple more times but my body responded with a resounding NO! I did finish though, walking with my friend Sara, crossing as we always do, together, holding hands and laughing our heads off! Val and my darling husband Dwight had walked back along the course to find us. They were laughing right along with us. Even though the race was not a PB, the day rocked. Monday was my actual birthday and it was spent between the sofa and bed, keeping my leg elevated and iced. Perfect day for reflecting on what I want from this decade of my life. I actually rather enjoy those days because when the universe conspires to make you slow down, there is usually a pretty good reason. I needed to re-evaluate some things happening in my life and refocus my efforts and let go of a few things. Even though I didn't accomplish anything tangible to others, I sure feel good about what I did. And now as I sit here with the morning sun streaming in my windows and a brand new day at my feet, I just can't wait to get on with it! Thanks to everyone that helped make my birthday celebrations amazing! I will post some pics once I receive them. They are amazing. Until next time......