I've only got two more years of my thirties left and I want to make the best of them. So far, I haven't become that typical mid-life crisis having, Viagra-taking guy who thinks he's wasted his whole life and just needs a hot blonde and a red sports car to set things right. I hope I am never that pathetic.
As I progress in life, I realize that living without regrets is the best policy for me. I don't see much of a point to second guess decisions from my past or bemoan the things that I cannot change. I can only be grateful for my family (especially my two boys). They are the ones who I wanted near me on my birthday and they are all the gift I ever needed.
Last night, we played Risk until midnight just so we could stay up until my birthday started. Sure we slept in a little longer than we should have but it was worth it for all the laughs we had together. Around noon, we drove up to Scottsdale to have lunch at PF Chang's and watch a movie at Camelview.
Lunch was great but we ended up skipping on the movie because there was a long line of old people. I don't mind crowds and I can tolerate old people but long lines of old people means that everyone is moving too slow and I wasn't in the mood for that.
We ended up coming back home for a while only to venture out at sunset for a few games of basketball. We hadn't played in a while and it felt great to be out on the courts again (just the four of us). We played two on two and rotated teams after every game. After three games, I was the sole winner (meaning that I had one each game with a different teammate). Then I got too cocky and pushed for a fourth game; only to lose having scored no points.
It's all good though. I don't have to be a winner. I'm just happy to be active and speeding time with my loved ones. We topped the night off by picking up Whataburger in the drive-thru and eating at home. I had the triple meat & triple cheese (minus the bun) and it really hit the spot. All in all, I'd say that I had a really good birthday!
2 comments:
CARPE DIEM !!!! And Your kids will appreciate that their Dad stayed up late to play games with them,I dont remmber much about my 1st stepmom who died from Cancer.She was nice and bought me lots of stuff but the thing I remember most is playing Trouble with her and making bets to jump in the pool cold turkey at 6 am for the loser, she always made good on her bets and I loved to play the game with her.So many Grown ups are too "sophisticated" or busy to play with their kids and I think that is a shame. I am inspired and tonight I think my kids and I will play Apples to Apples. Thanks Jim!
Well you can see that I haven't checked my blogs in a while (hence, the late response). I hope you enjoyed playing Apples to Apples that night (that's one of our favorites). I know what you mean about some adults thinking they are too good to play games. When the boys were younger, we loved to go to the park and play on the equipment with them. While we had a great time, other parents would sit on the sidelines and scowl (as if we were doing something wrong). Meanwhile, their own kids would see the fun we were having and ask to play with us... ironic, huh?
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