37 Candles

Tuesday was my birthday, I turned 37. I can remember clearly a time when I thought this was OLD.

Remember the TV show "thirty something"? I remember watching that show like once or twice, and thinking, "How boring is this? These people need to get a life". And now here I am, living it. Or something like it. Granted, I didn't really follow that show, so I'm assuming there was likely much more drama than what I saw those few times... otherwise why would people have even watched it? So OK. My life is probably even more boring...

However, even though I am living a completely different life than I ever thought I would in my early twenties - and YES it is much more mundane than I envisioned - it is a life that I am happy and content with.

When Firedaddy and I got married, we both agreed we wouldn't have children. Neither one of us were interested in that life - we were into travelling, exploring, living the "foot loose and fancy free" kind of lifestyle. And yes, looking back, we were selfish in many ways. But I wouldn't change those years, they were truly wonderful and we both matured together in so many ways.

Then, close to my 30th birthday, the urgent desire for a baby knocked me over the head. It was relentless, and it took me by surprise. However, it took two more years to convince FD we should make this drastic change in course, and so at 32 I got pregnant, and gave birth for the first time 2 weeks after my 33rd birthday. I gave birth the second time a few weeks before my 35th birthday. An "old" mother by many standards, but seemingly more and more common these days.

So now, we live a completely different life. It has been challenging and rewarding. Honestly, some days I long for the old days when we were free to do anything we wanted. But most days I am content, happy, amused. I wouldn't change a thing. And I know we are blessed beyond belief.