July 1, 2009 Wednesday night, Ruben and I joined a group of friends at Jess and Kevin’s home for a surprise birthday party.  Chris, a fellow 1969 baby hit the big 4-Oh.  His hubby, Brian, did a wondeful job of getting everyone together, and I’m surprised we were able to keep this secret celebration from [...]

A birthday wouldn’t’ be complete without gifts! GRIN. In addition to some really cool iTunes gift cards I got a couple of unique gifts to hang on the wall. Ruben gave me an autographed print of a stylized Texas map chronicling the history of the railways that connected every part of the Lone Star State, including the railway line (MKT) my great-great-grandfather worked on.

This year, my birthday fell on a Friday! That morning, I went to work the office with my head held high. I was determined not to be one of those people afraid to be 40. I’m going to be like Molly Shannon’s character from Saturday Night Live who was proud of her age….”I’m 40 years old and I’m lovin’ it…lovin’ it….lovin’ it!”