50

Ok,, ok..... so it's been JUST a little while since I've posted.  Sorry about that....  heheee.  Just pretend that nasty, cold, wintery January didn't happen, and then it won't seem like I didn't post for that entire month!  : )


I've been holding onto this item since Christmas Day.  My kiddos gave me the bestest Christmas gift ever.  Ever.  (I'm sure that my Mama had a hand in the doings, too!  Yeah!)   I opened a box with golf balls in it.... and there was a note telling me that the golfballs were NOT for me, but were simply "filler" for the box.  I was to hand the golf balls directly to my mom... which I did.  Since she bought them for herself, she loved them!  : )   Anyway, under the golfballs was an envelope.  Inside of the envelope was a card and this is what it said:

From the studio workbench of Erika Wolfe

Has been given to you with this $200.00 gift certificate

to select and choose just the right, personal piece of jewelry for yourself

in the celebration of Christmas and to honor your 50th birthday.

From the children who love you:

Amber and Dustin Vorwaldt

Eric and Candice Pollpeter

Amy and Chris Garza

Jordan and Jonah Diaz

They had me read that out loud after I opened it and I cried.  I couldn't even get through the whole message.  Tears of joy and love!!!

So, I did go to Erika's studio, but I didn't want anything pre-made.  I wanted a Mother's necklace.  I figured that, since my kids gave me the jewelry, I wanted them to be a part of it.  So, I talked to Erika and and she was thrilled with my idea.  I wanted a stone for each of the 5 kids, and I didn't really want "polished" stones.  She was excited.  I was excited.  

I have not seen my necklace.  It is finished.  It's across the way, at my mom's.  But I have not seen it.  

I will get my necklace, my gift of love from my kiddos, tonight, at my 50th Birthday Party!!!  Can you believe it??!!!  I'm 50!!  And I'm darn happy about it!  Really!  I haven't been this happy about a birthday in years.    I mean, really, my 40's just were not that great.  There was that whole, nasty, scary Breast Cancer thing.  Followed by that thyroid thing, and that gallbladder thing, and that hysterectomy thing... a whole lot of nasty, horrible medical issues that really put a pall over that whole decade of my 40's.  Well!!!  Let me tell you what.  I'm not doing that again.  Nope.  I'm not.  I've done put that decade behind me and I'm very, very happy to be 50!!!!  

So, we are partying tonight, across the way at my mama's house.  I'm cancer-free, I've got the world's greatest Mom, the universe's cutest grandson, and the most wonderful children anywhere!!!   I'm blessed with awesome family and friends.  I'm one darn lucky 50 year old Chickie, let me tell you!  I'll get my necklace, enjoy family and friends and laughter and love and joy.  (I'll post pictures when I can.)

Thank you for the birthday wishes so far.  And for the one's yet to come.  Let's get this party started!!!