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November 30, 2005

on aging

I remember my mom turning 30. She was so *OLD* back then. I didn't put much thought into her station in life or what she would accomplish later or what she'd already done. Nothing really mattered much except that she was mom...and old.

By the time she turned 40, I was 19 and old enough to realize that not only was my mom not old, but she was beautiful. I remember the boys on my brother's baseball team flocking to be around her while she kept score. My mom was a hottie. I remember thinking that I really hope I got that gene from her and one day I'd blossom.

When my grandmother died I was 28. Mom was 48. We stood by the casket and mom said "let's hope we got her skin...look, hardly a wrinkle". I think I said something like "yah but she has a mustache".

I'm about to get on the exit ramp of my 30's. I turn 39 at the end of this week. Jake turned 15 yesterday, Tess turned 2 months old Monday. I'm grateful to have had Jake, Trevor and Kendall while I was young enough to learn the hard stuff and bounce back. I'm elated to have Tess at a time when I feel comfortable with myself and with her. In Dan, I have a partner who will make forever fun and fulfilling. I'm not the same person my mom was at 40 but I can completely agree with her when she says that the 30's are the best.

Until the 40's.

I really can't wait to see what happens next.

Posted by krystal at November 30, 2005 9:34 AM

Comments

All the women I know who are truly kicking ass in life are in their 40's. The best is yet to come, kimosabe.

Posted by: adrianne at November 30, 2005 12:38 PM

I just turned 30 myself so, according to your theory, I'm making a right turn into the best years of my life. I hope you're right, as the last 10 years have been shaky, fun, but not really all that rewarding.

Glad to hear Tess is your new love of life. She looks fabulous and, if I may make Dan jealous, you do, too.

Keep up what you're doing; don't ever stop doing stuff that makes you glow.

Posted by: shep at November 30, 2005 10:04 PM

Krystal, Happy belated birthday. Somehow you remember everyones and you aren't around to remind me anymore. ;)

All my love to you, your beautiful children who I've been blessed to see grow up and much love to the new little krystal who will take over the universe with Kendall, and to Dan, who I love, even though I don't know him, only because you love him dearly.

As always,

Kessie

Posted by: Kessie at December 15, 2005 1:36 PM