Wednesday was a really busy day at school. I also had my tutoring students after school. It was a day that kept me walking. My pedometer was celebrating. Wednesday evening I celebrated with my coworker and the ladies from small group. Nice, relaxed dinner, and then bowling!!! My bowling skills are truly lacking, but I wanted to do something different for my birthday (discover new things to do per my OLW). My bowling ball had a magnet that drew it to the edges (or gutters/ditches) quite often. I rotated my hips this way and that way. Kicked my leg lower and the next time higher. I used a lighter ball and then a bit heavier. It was not until my last roll (I don't even know what to call it!!) that I had a strike!!!! Absolutely worth the laughs prior to that!
Thursday was my 50th birthday! I had a sub scheduled for my classes, lunch date planned with friends, and then a surprise visit from my niece's family (more about that later this week). Did I forget to mention that my daughter woke me up with a phone call from overseas. Soon after that, my cousin from Finland also called. Then it was my girlfriend's turn from Canada. I had an international morning.
Friday I was back at work. There was a index card/birthday card waiting for me on my desk from one of my new ELLs. Little later, my coworker walked in with flowers and a beautiful card!
Today I get to have lunch with my in-laws (unless the snow messes with our plans). I feel like I have had a celebration week!
What are you celebrating this week?
Palju õnne sünnipäevaks! Hugs and best wishes! I wrote my slice and celebration as separate posts.
ReplyDeleteKiitos Terje!
DeleteWow Jaana,
ReplyDeleteYou did have a lot to celebrate. Glad to read you are feeling better and that you celebrated your birthday in such a fun way! Your bowling bit made me chuckle. Happy 50th Birthday! Glad you are joining in the SOLSC!
Excited to slice for the 3rd year!
DeleteYou did have a week with MUCH to celebrate. Happy Birthday week....the big 50 deserves some special celebrations! PS glad you are recovering.
ReplyDeleteLooking at my life, there really is much to celebrate!
DeleteHappy 50th! Life is definitely for trying out new things and creating new moments and celebrating the good ones with family and friends!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Jaana - I look forward to hearing how you celebrated this milestone!
ReplyDeleteSome pictures to come later......
DeleteWelcome to the 50 club! Sounds like your week was full of celebration even though it started off with the sick bug! I hope you were able to get your lunch in before the bad weather strikes again! Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteThanks Leigh Anne. And, I am so glad my principal did announce my age on the outside sign at school:)
DeleteHappy, happy birthday week, Jaana-what a week, & I'm happy that your day off served you well so you could enjoy all the later celebrations. Love that reference to the bowling ball "magnet"-is that how that works? Also love that you chose something different for celebrating-what fun!
ReplyDeleteI think I might have to go bowling more often!
DeleteHappy Birthday to you! It seems like birthdays are all around me. So smart of you to connect to Ruth's blog too. Hope your weekend is a continued celebration.
ReplyDeleteConnecting with Ruth's blog puts my week in perspective! Focusing on celebrations. Much to be thankful for. I will have to brink back "Thankful Thursdays" for the month of March!
DeleteHappy, happy birthday! Glad you had such a lovely celebration. (Especially glad you got well soon to enjoy it!)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think there might be a few more celebrations to come!
DeleteHappy, happy birthday week! Your celebrations sound like a fabulous start to the fifties. Glad you got to feeling better before your birthday. May it be the best year yet!
ReplyDelete"Fabulous start to the fifties." I like that!
DeleteI like how you made each day a different color. Happy, happy birthday! I can't believe you are 50 -- your writing voice is so enthusiastic that I always imagined you being younger. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for that great compliment!
DeleteHappy Birthday! Not only do we have our OLW in common, we are now part of the same 50s club. :) Maybe discovering new things has to do with being a certain age and certain life experiences. It sounds like a lovely week. I especially like your bowling story. Here's a funny one for you...I took bowling in college. It was the only C I had on my transcripts. I guess our bowling skills may be something else we have in common.
ReplyDeleteJulie, I'm always finding soul sisters among my blogging friends. I, too, received my only C during college in bowling. It's a story my friends love to hear - maybe I'll slice about it this month.
DeleteI did not even know you could take bowling for a grade in collage! I am glad I skipped that class!
DeleteHappy Birthday! What a fun week. A friend of mine celebrated her 50th for the entire year. Glad you were happy to rest early in the week and recover in time to celebrate your b-day. I have that magnet problem with bowling too!
ReplyDeleteable to rest (not happy to rest), although the rest may have contribute to your happiness the rest of the week.
DeleteI have been thinking about Michelle and how she turned turning 40 into 40 acts of kindness. Maybe there is something for me to think about!
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