My grandmother is always telling me not to get older. And I always remind her that there is nothing we can do to stop it. Well this weekend I was reminded of why I don't I always like the effects of getting older.
On the 4th of July I was at a friend’s house for a BBQ and during the time that fireworks were going on around the city we found our way to a park close to her house. Because Chrissy lives on the west side of town we could see firework shows from all across town – including the ones from Coors field in downtown Denver after the Rockies game. (For those who don’t live in Denver and this isn’t obvious the elevation on the west side of town is higher as you get up next to the foothills so from that park you could see a over most of the Denver area.) The park had swings so we got on the swings and started swinging while watching fireworks. Initially I was reminded of Suzanne’s list of the 10 things she wants to do before she dies and one of the things on her list being running outside and playing in the rain. Swinging is something that is fun that you loved as a child and it is easy to as an adult but you rarely find yourself in a place to do it. But then after about 15 minutes I found the chains digging into my hips and it made them hurt enough to bother me and make me consider stopping. (Chrissy’s theory was that they are now just making swings smaller rather than our hips now as adults being much larger than they were when we were kids. And then I realized that was feeling a bit sick to my stomach and realized it was from swinging. Which I find very weird because I don’t suffer from motion sickness at all. Hopefully this doesn't become I new thing that start to experience.
I don’t like getting older and I don’t want to turn 30 in a few months but like I tell my grandmother we don’t have a choice so I guess I just have to deal with and hopefully with a positive attitude.
"It is our choices that show what we truely are, far more than our abilities." Professor Dumbledore
1 comment:
Swinging for too long gives me a bit of a headache. So I kind of empathize there.
As for turning 30, I think one of the "oldest" things people can really do is show concern about their age. I always admire the people who can own up to their age without wincing (and I admit I haven't always been one of them...stupid group of young friends!). Also, I figure God meant for me to be born a little over 29 years ago, and so if I live to 30 that's a God-ordained thing that I want to celebrate...maybe especially if I don't particularly feel like celebrating by then.
Are you having a big party? You should definitely get to throw yourself a big party when you turn 30. :)
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