Things to celebrate – Today we are celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of one of our friends. In my entire life this will be the third one I’ve attended. People don’t hit that milestone like they used to. Multiple marriages and marrying late are two reasons I can think of. It is truly a milestone!
There is a knack to aging – I play Mahjongg with a woman in her 80s. (Note to self: She deserves a blog post just for her!) She’s feisty and has a far more hectic social schedule than I do. She makes aging seem easy. The trick to aging is that you don’t feel any different day to day. It’s only when traumatic events happen that you feel like you aged a lot. Health issues are one of those events but there are others too. March was a month with a lot of undesirable events and I will be happy to see it go.
Why do we do that? – As I reread my last sentence it reminds me of the turn of the year when people say they are glad to see the year end because of all the bad stuff. It’s as it the new year will erase it all. Truth is that events aren’t tied to a calendar, they just happen. March may turn into April, but things may not change.
The remedy – One way to turn around a bad streak is some sunny warm weather and good laughs with friends. It doesn’t solve everything, in fact it might not solve anything, but helps with attitudes and that goes a long way. Hopefully April will bring some of that.
Who is up then? – My local Starbucks has changed their hours. Instead of opening up at 5:30 a.m., they will open at 4:30 a.m. I asked the manager who comes in at that time. She said some hospital workers and few other people. I assured her she won’t see me then.
So how was your week?
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4:30! I can understand though that there are people who need their Starbucks before work and work starts early.
Today the gardener said to someone, “We’ve been married 48 years.” I said, “We have?!” Then I thought maybe the kids would throw us a tiny shindig in two years . . . .
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That’s how it usually happens!
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That’s a very early start at Star$ and now I’m wondering when are local one, that really isn’t very close to me, opens. Fifty years of marriage is amazing. In a world seemingly obsessed with change, you’re right in that we’re going to see fewer of those celebrations.
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That’s true about anniversaries. It happened a lot more frequently when I was young but folks didn’t have big parties back then.
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I wrote a blog post about how we trash an entire year thinking the next year will be free of problems. Truth is, each year has both good and bad. Same with each month. And this month has quite a few days left, so who knows what blessings abound!
Unrelated note: March is our birthday month – 16th, 17, 18, 19, & 30th for family here.🎈🍾🥂🎂
Pushing away those creeping negative thoughts – here’s to a blessed final 11 days of March!
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That is so true. It’s not like change the name of the month changes anything else!
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SSNS and I are going to hit the big 50 in 2024… yikes! Congrats to your friends. I am normally ready to kick March to the curb but we have had a nice March this year and I don’t want to get another month closer to the evil heat, humidity and hurricane season so I am enjoying every bit of the last days of March. Good Morning!
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Yes, you do have a different perspective than us northerners dying for the sunshine!
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My daughter used to work at Starbucks and had a 5:30 a.m. start. That was difficult on some of our cold, dark Canadian nights. She appreciated the tips she received at that hour!
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For many years they opened at 6:30. Then about a year or so ago they moved it to 5:30. They recently changed it to 4:30. I’m just not sure if there are enough people coming in then to justify it unless the crew is also setting up for the day. It gets very busy at 7. I would hope people tip at that crazy hour.
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Congratulations to your friends! That certainly is something to be celebrated. There is nothing like a feisty 80-year-old to remind us that life can continue to be lived. Cheers to a stress free ending to the month.
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Not sure that stress-free part will happen. Sick cat again. AGAIN!
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Congratulations to your friends. We have 19 and a half more years to get to 50. 🙂 I am friends with some ladies in their 90’s and they are all more socially active than I am.
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I think we each have our own level that’s comfortable. Sometimes I wonder if I’m slacking but I’m a bit of a homebody so I enjoy significant home time. Then there are the cats and I really enjoy them too.
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I’m glad the winter is over, although it wasn’t a bad winter. Still, it’s nice to see more sunshine and feel a little warmer. Bare winter branches can have a certain artistic beauty, but I love the bright yellow daffodils and the tender baby green leaves peeking out. In other words, even though March has been okay, I’m almost certain April will be better.
Even 5:30 is way too early for coffee. Poor baristas.
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I am glad it’s almost over too. Yesterday was our last predicted really cold day. It stayed in the 30s all day. This week we should be bouncing in the 50s to 60. I am so ready for warmth.
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4:30 am for Starbucks?! Ours opens at 6:30 am and I thought that was early!
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I wonder if there are enough people that it’s profitable.
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They must have done the calculations? At least, I hope that they did! 😀
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I expect so or there is another good reason. It’s hard to know exactly how much business you will get until you open.
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I feel sorry for the poor baristas that have to come in a whole hour early (my guess is that the store manager won’t be there). Maybe they could just put out a pot of coffee and an honor box for self-serve.
My parents were able to celebrate their 50th, but our later-in-life marriage won’t allow for us to (unless we both live well into our 90s… so I guess it’s possible).
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We would have to live well into our 100s to see it! 😉
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Congratulations to your friends for making it to 50 years. I hope Husband and I can make it to 50. Your Starbucks must be doing well to open an hour earlier. As long as they are open when you arrive. Aging well sometimes takes work. Have a good week!
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We won’t make it having married late in life. I guess it’s profitable to open that early. What’s the point if there are only 2 or 3 people. Aging stinks.
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The thing about aging is that there is more past than future but I try not to dwell on that. Most people in my family die in their sixties, though one of my gramma’s lived to her nineties. That’s my goal, live to be at least ninety, but only if I am healthy and my mind functions normally. So far so good😺
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It’s a mix in my family but typically the women live much longer than the men. Like by 20 to 40 years longer.
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Wouldn’t see me at 4:30 either!!
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Yeah, really!
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I know only one couple who has hit the BIG 50. I myself would be celebrating my 56th this year had I remained married to #1. People definitely change over time and keeping things fun and happy after 50 years is a totally wonderful thing to be admired. Life holds surprises for each of us and any milestone is worth celebrating these days. 4:30 for Starbucks – I believe ours opens up at 4:30 too. We have a whole lot of commuters living out here in the “country” who commute to D.C. every morning and HAVE to leave for work at 4AM so I get it – I guess you have to cater to your “audience” !
Hugs, Pam
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There was a time when I started my work commute at 7 and thought that was early!
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Thinking about it I don’t think I have been to any golden wedding celebrations. But I hope to celebrate my own in a few years’ time. I go to an exercise class with a couple of very sprightly 90 year olds.
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One of the walkers at my local mall is in her mid-90s. It’s only been the past year or two that you can see she’s slowing up. She is hard of hearing so that effects her communications!
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Sunny moderate weather and loads of laughter trump just about all the bad stuff. This week I will make it my mission to find both. Have a great one, Kate!
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We didn’t have the weather today but we did spend time with friends!
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It was too far for you to come, but we still lived on Long Island when we celebrated our 50th anniversary. I hope you have an exceptionally pleasant seven days this week.
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That is my plan!
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My little brother died a few days ago. He was 81 and I am 84 so we were both old but didn’t feel that way. I can still laugh at fond memories when I am not crying. And by the way, you are still my favorite blogger even though I am a “dog person.”
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A dog person? You are a dog person! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Actually any animal lover is good with me! Thanks for the compliment and I’m sorry for your loss. My brother is 92. He’s much older than me but we are still very close.
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I know rotten stuff happens in other months, but miserable March lived up to its rep yet again this year. I’m literally counting down until it’s over. DST always makes it worse, too. Usually I can at least count of March in SoCal for gorgeous sunshine and clear skies after the February rains, but this year? I can count the non-cloudy/ non-rainy days on one hand. And more rain is coming. It’s good for alleviating the drought, but terrible for March mental health.
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We don’t usually get great weather in March. It’s always windy and usually cold. We have had Marches that were colder than February. Can’t complain too much this year but the weather wasn’t all that nice.
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It doesn’t pay to postpone happiness . . .
Here’s to the 50th Anniversary Celebrants!
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Yes! Celebrate tonight come’on!
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I like what you said about aging, Kate. I think it rings true. Ditto for the remedy for a bad streak.
Deb
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I know. I was a helluva lot younger before March than I am now!
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Going to work in the middle of the night…no thank you. And it looks like we’ll have a warm up this weekend. I’m sure hoping so!! Ready for spring.
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Today is cold and windy but they are promising better weather this week. We have sunshine today but a lot of wind (and not surprisingly all the cats are hogging the sundrops!)
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