It's My Birthday Today!

It's my birthday today.  I don't celebrate in the big way I once did.

I can remember that I thought it was all down hill when I reached 25!

As it turns out, it wasn't down hill at all, and when I think back, it's

been a life full of fun, and friends, and adventures.  

Here I am in the photo above at my 5th birthday party.  Even though I was

an only child, Mom said that our house was always full of kids from the

neighborhood.  We were always building forts in the backyard or 

digging a hole in the front yard hoping to have an adventure like Alice,

much to my parents chagrin ;-)

By my fifth birthday, I was riding my two wheel bike all around 

the neighborhood from dawn till dusk.  Such fun and carefree days!

One of my close friends was Barbie.  We shared the same birthday, so we had a 

party together.  From the time I was two or three, I followed Barbie around like

a puppy dog.  She was truly like a big sister to me and taught me all the crucial

things I needed to know, like tying my shoes.  

Barbie's older brother, Eddie is the first boy on the right.  As I recall, he 

was two years older than Barbie, so he must have been nine in this photo.

I had the biggest crush on him!  He was my hero and I went to him with my

"big" problems.  I'm sure he was just being nice to me, but in my young mind,

he was future husband material.  

This is my best friend, Nancy.  She was a year older than me and the two of

us were always giggling and having sleep overs at each other's house.  Her

younger brother, Billy went to nursery school with me.

These kids were all my friends until we moved to another house in

another village when I was nine.  There I met more kids and created more

happy memories.  Life was grand, but you know what?  It was still grand

after age 25 and I am still ready to look ahead.

Thanks for taking a stroll with me down memory lane!

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley