39?! What the Hell happened to 16?

I swear that was just yesterday. Sixteen. I wore pink layered skirts with white keds just to make my bff, Teri, sick. I loved everything pink as much as she hated it. I was in marching band (cymbals - don't laugh). I had my whole life ahead of me. I swear that was yesterday. Okay, maybe last month.

Now here I am . . . 39. Ugh. I clearly remember being in 5th grade and being asked to figure out how old we'd be in the year 2000. We all laughed when we figured out we'd be 32. That seemed soooo old! What would we look like? Would we have wrinkles and a walker? Now I'm even older than THAT! I am glad to report that I at least don't have a walker.

So . . . I had a great birthday weekend. Steve and Carissa surprised me on Saturday by taking me to Cirque du Soleil. It was the first time any of us had ever been. It was AWESOME! I can't believe we've lived here the whole time la Nouba has been open and we've never been. I think our favorite act was the people on the trampolines and tumble tracks. They were soooo cool! We were very impressed with everything. After the show we went to Colorado Fondue, my favorite restaurant in the world. Despite the VERY poor service for the first time ever, the food (especially the dessert) was wonderful. I love that place.

On Sunday we met my brother, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, and my mom at Smokey Bones for lunch. Then we went back to my mom's house to open some gifts and spend some time together. My brother lives in New York now and was just in town for the weekend. We usually do something for our December birthday bunch (me, my brother and nephew). We also exchanged some Christmas presents. It was nice.

Next year I'm choosing not to celebrate my birthday. After all, next year I turn 17, right?