Drum Roll Please..................

Turning 50 is awesome. I'm 5 days in and no sign of menopause! Looks like I'm on a roll. The party was the best ever. We had so much food and very little was left over. I stayed up till 2am! Got up at 630a on Sat. went to a garage sale that I've been waiting for with baited breath. Bought totally cool stuff. Like a Bombay & Co coffee table that looks like a stack of books, except the book backs are drawers. $20 bucks! Came home got food ready. Daughter came over with girls and we decorated. The funniest part of decorating came when I couldn't get something to stay hung up with the tape. After several totally pissing me off tries I came out with my usual "Well, just Fu%# a duck!" husband comes in from cutting the grass says "whatcha doin baby?" and g-daughter #2 says "She doing something with a duck."
Daughter and I were convinced husband was stuck in reverse while mowing the backyard. He has a ride 52" and every time we looked out the back porch it seemed like he was in the same spot just going in circles. They have a ride on too and 2+ acres, her husband would have been done and had a few beers while her dad cut 3/4 of an acre. He's fussy.
Anyway 7p rolls around and I'm putting finishing touches on tables, people are coming in and I hear my name "Hey grammice". I turn around and OMG! I can't say one single word! I just keep looking back and forth between these two people, moving my lips and nothing, I mean nothing is coming out. Finally, I get the presence of mind to hug them. NABS (the girl) and I worked together for 5 yrs at a local TV station. She left and I haven't seen her in 10 yrs. She was this chunky little round faced newly wed That used to call me her "work mommy". This was one of my surprises from my husband. Her husband "Cor-meister" works for a company that I deal with daily and we are within 10 miles of their house. We are so looking forward to reconnecting.


NABS and Cor-meister with the husband. Cor-meister was my official
photographer until my batteries ran out. LOL

So many people came. Old friends and new.

My "cooking" neighbor,
I'm getting my birthday hug.
Doesn't he look like hes' enjoying himself?

The oysters were awesome,

My hottie husband and his steamed oysters!
Both are yummy!


Sitting on daughters lap.
Of course she is bitching the whole time!

My daughter and her BF got into the Jose' and Patron which was a hoot. They both decided to "Pole Dance" using my door jam. Rounds of applause from the crowd! But no dollars. Tough crowd. I truly wish I had a picture but, I was searching for new batteries. Dumb ass!
I also danced....alot. No door jams...bad back. But I did do the "bump" with one of my sons friends. We danced most of the night and we even did Michael Jackson's' "Thriller" with "moonwalk" and everything. Husband stood in the Florida room saying "she won't be able to walk in the morning." Ye' of little faith, I got up next morning and made bacon and eggs for daughter, husbands, kids and BF's husband who dropped by.
I had a necklace of 50th birthday several stuff. Hemorrhoid anti-aging cream etc. Plus big red flashing lips!!


Daughters' husband, a family friend
and yet again daughters BF's husband.
My big red flashing button that said
"Kiss me I'm 50" Whhhhwhooooo!


My clogging class buddies
We don't drink, we Clog.....yeah right!

Then came the BIG moment.........

The FIRE!

I'm there! I DID IT!!! I'M 50!!!! OMG, OMG!
Despite my mothers ominous words at 15 when I got caught smoking in the school bathroom, 1st and only time. "Acting like trash will only get you killed, they're gonna find you in a ditch somewhere." (My mommy really loves me but back then smoking was what "bad" girls did.)
Despite the fact that I had two wonderful kids who's goals between the ages of 15 and 18 were to drive me to an early grave.
I made it I was 50!!! The best part? Since my husband is younger than me I now have a "boy-toy"! Yep, read it in the Enquirer. When you turn 50 you get to have a "boy-toy" and I got one. So wanna know what my "boy-toy" did for my birthday? Not that! Jeez. Not in front of all those people.


My birthday present from my "boy-toy"
He finished the Kitchen counters


The other 1/2 of my birthday present.
Did I mention he did all the trim work
himself too?

I hope everyone enjoys some of my pics. There are more but, well...you know. We all pick and choose what to put out there. LOL

It was the most awesome day. Everyone who came truly loves me. I have friends of all ages, sizes and colors and I'm proud of that. I am very lucky to have a man that went totally above and beyond the call of duty to literally spend weeks tracking down people I missed and hadn't seen in a while, building my counters and most of all just loving me through all the "maybe a party isn't such a good idea" meltdowns. My dear friend in California had her ticket, but the fires came within 10 miles of her home the day she was to leave and she couldn't.
I am truly lucky to have a daughter I can love and who loves me, fight with and talk to who busted her ass to help her dad and run a gazillion errands, with 4 kids and piss off her 13 yr. old totally by not letting her BF spend the night just so she could be there when her mom turned 50. My son who was also out in California on a business trip and his girlfriend who wanted so badly to come but couldn't get back in time, again thanks to the fires. They we will be here for Thanksgiving and we will celebrate again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!