40 and Fabulous...

...well, mostly.

OK seriously, I've been MIA from the Cory Connection....and I suspect friends far and near have been afraid to ask me anything about it after that last post.

I turned 40 and I don't really feel any different. Even now a month later, it seems silly to have been contemplating that birthday so much.

There are really far more important things to contemplate such as, how on earth will I pass the Quantitative Research methods class I'm currently procrastinating on test-studying for? Remember, "passing" in grad. school is a B or better. I'm confident in my "straight C" abilities in anything math related, but a B or better...that is another matter altogether. So, instead of studying harder and even more, I'm procrastinating...chex mix or batch of cookies anyone?

Or maybe I should be more concerned about my health, and why my foot has been hurting for 7 weeks and I just yesterday finally went to the doctor...Hopefully "it's not a tumor" (read Arnold Schwartenegger voice from Kindergarten Cop here).

Maybe I should spend more time contemplating how to strengthen my friendships and marriage, teach my children what they need to know and, well, just about anything except worrying about a birthday.

So, in the spirit of leaving that ridiculous day in the dust, and closing that chapter, here is the Big 4-0 birthday run down:

• I had a great day of scrap booking w/ Angela (thanks for lunch friend) and after she read on the last blog post that we tried to acquire a funnel cake at the Latah County fair (in vain), she called me over and had made a birthday funnel cake, just for me!


• I saw Sex and the City w/April and Heather.

• John made one of my favorite desserts (peach cream pie), took me to dinner & shopping and bought me flowers. A few days before the big day, I was greeted in the morning by a very sweet set of sticky notes that outlined the things he loved about me...ah...


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• Tricia, Gena and David all gifted me with lovely things: a very special bracelet, beautiful pottery, candle warmers, and a Donna Downey autographed book. (more photos to come of these things)

• Heather made a lovely "lilies of the field" bracelet and necklace for me...she is so thoughtful. The lillies reference is to a passage in Matthew chapter 6...so fitting for all the worrying I was doing.
  
• The staff at my office took me to lunch, and didn't make a "big deal" of the fact that this was a big one (though it probably about killed some of them to not do that). They got me a gift card to Paper Pals (thanks!) and other goodies.


• A few days later, I was able to visit family in Nebraska...time with them is just a great gift in itself, but the trip included: 1:1 time with Gena (and watching Better Off Dead), helping to surprise Stacy for her 30th birthday, seeing cousins, hanging with Mom & Dad, and a little bit of shopping.

There you have it in words and in photos. All is well...and now, back to studying!
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