{"id":17724,"date":"2014-12-14T07:48:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T12:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theenchantedhome.co\/?p=17724"},"modified":"2014-12-14T07:48:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T12:48:48","slug":"big-5-0-birthday-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/14\/big-5-0-birthday-today\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s my big “5-0” birthday today !"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi and happy Sunday to all my dear friends and readers. I have scheduled this to post ahead of time so really<\/em> hope it shows up when it is suppose to!? NEVER did I think I would actually be shouting from the rooftops that today is my 50th birthday……..even typing it makes my heart race. My friends know me as the one (youngest of my friends)? who loves to jokingly boast how I am”still in my 40’s” (said totally tongue in cheek of course). Can’t say it anymore as of today though, that ship has sailed.<\/p>\n

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So looks like I? have crossed “that” threshold and here I am at 50 big ones! Instead of dwelling on reaching a new decade I am doing my very best to? look at this in the most positive way possible. Realizing how much I have to be grateful for. That though I have lots more I want to do, I have achieved some things on my bucket list and have the good health to keep on going. When I really stop and think about it…..I feel beyond blessed, and one of my biggest blessings is the gift of your<\/em> friendship.<\/p>\n

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I also feel strangely empowered to make this year really count. Realizing I am not getting younger but still have plenty of good years ahead of me, the time is now to make things happen. There are so many dreams I still have, things to achieve or at least attempt, might as well make the most of now being in the “50 year old club”. Do you agree?<\/p>\n

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If any of you have any words of wisdom or tidbits to share about what 50 means or meant to you….then by all means, please comment and tell me about it! I am incredibly grateful for the friendships I have made through blogging, both to my fellow bloggers and all my readers, you are an amazing and inspiring bunch.? How lucky I am to have over 8500 friends from all around? the world:)<\/p>\n

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Today I will be celebrating with my family but will be back tomorrow. Best gift of all is my son is coming home from college tonight (with a friend in tow) and I cannot wait to have my “little man” (that is what I call him but he is hardly little) home! I had a beautiful birthday luncheon thrown in my honor and will share the gorgeous highlights in the next few days. Hoping you are having a wonderful weekend…..thanks as always for stopping in.<\/p>\n

If you missed the post on my holiday decor, please be sure to visit The Ribbon in my journal to see all my holiday decor if you haven’t already, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Also a? reminder,? I announced my HOLIDAY LOVE contest yesterday, already got in over 35 pictures…keep em coming. Here are the rules-<\/p>\n