The Golden Age

This is the year John turned 50.  The year he began his Golden Age--not that I'm sure what that means, but it's the new milestone he's hit.  Though we knew it was coming, 50 still felt like a surprise for us.  How is it that John is 50?  The passing of time and all that it encompasses continues to stupefy me.  In any case, here we are...John is 50 (that will take time for all of us to get used to).

With the limitations of Covid (which we are all SO over!) and his lame leg, the plans I had for celebrating this major moment had to be scrubbed.  Plus, any plans of marking this moment had to be worked around job schedules--both John's and the boys'.  This time of year s the annual season wrap up for John and it is not only intense but very time consuming.  On this occasion, John's birthday fell on the last full day of company wide meetings.  The choice was made to delay all birthday activities until Saturday after work for the boys so that we could all be free of work commitments.  What most people feel should be a really big deal, we quietly celebrated at home with dinner, cake, gifts, and a double feature of movies we had all been waiting to see.  

John enjoyed his three day birthday celebration.  Having a little extra birthday love over several days proved to be an appreciated extended celebration even though it was a different plan than John had originally.  Lately it seems that there is a vast portion of life that is turning out to be quite different than we had anticipated.  Maybe that is what the Golden Age assists one in--being able to readily accept that life is fuller and slower in ways that you could not even have conceived of.  I suppose we'll find out.  :)

Since John is frequently on work calls and meetings, Jozsef found the perfect item to help us have a heads up so that we can help improve his work environment and communication for us all.

Welcome to 50 John!  May the year ahead serve you well and may you flourish in this new stage of life! :)