I never wanted it to happen, but I found it hard to hold back the hands of time. I turned sixty last week. Boooo! However, on the bright side, Alan and Cheryl made it a very special day for me. I have decided that having a birthday on a Saturday ROCKS!
First of all, I got to open my gifts from Alan and Cheryl. This is what I got:
A new Sony Bravia television for our master bedroom. Our old dinosaur of a television was not hard to part with. This new one is so nice! Thanks, Alan. Cheryl gave me "The Life of Pi" movie, a curling iron, and a supply of my favorite gum- Orbit Bubblemint. Yum!
Next, Cheryl and I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood (nothing too strenuous for this 60 year old).
We then got to go to a matinee movie. We decided to see "The Croods", which was a very cute movie. I was pleasantly surprised. The characters were very funny and the dialogue was well written.
The day was made even more special by the numerous telephone calls I received from family members. I have the best family in the world. I am grateful for each one of them and truly enjoyed speaking with each of them. Kyle & Emily surprised me with a video they had made. Kyle found out that my new favorite pop song is "Home" by Phillip Phillips so he learned how to play it on the guitar and he and Emily sang it for me. It was beautiful, and very much appreciated.
To finish the day, Alan and I went out to dinner and then attended the Saturday night adult session of our Stake Conference. We had two visiting authorities - Elder Whiting of the Seventy, and Elder Sabin, a brand new area authority from San Diego who was just sustained the previous week at General Conference. Both sessions of Conference were excellent. In fact, a big announcement was made by our Stake President on Sunday morning regarding the creation of a Spanish Branch in our Stake. The Branch members will be meeting in our building and will be somewhat integrated into our Ward. Our meeting time will change as well, beginning May 5th (coincidentally Cinco de Mayo). Instead of starting Church at 1:00, we will start at 12:20 with Sacrament Meeting being last. This is a huge change and will take some getting used to.
All in all, even though I couldn't prevent turning 60, it really was a special birthday!
1 comment:
Happy Birthday, Joan! Sounds like you had a great day! Six-zero is only a number. You're as young as you feel =)
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