Forty? Challenge Accepted.

I turned forty last weekend.  Just so you know? 21 is over-rated.. 40 is the better birthday - by a long shot!

True - I am incredibly biased in this - as I have found that in the months leading to 40, and so far, in the week since, my life has come together.

I have been reminded in the last week and a half, that things I am noticing and celebrating in myself now, have always been there... much love and thanks to old friends and new.

My birthday weekend started off with carousing at a local tavern with a bunch of pirates and wenches that I am so proud to be affiliated with.  It was an awesome night on which I felt incredibly spoiled and honoured to, well.. let's face it, be the centre of! *grin*  The lovely Kim took photos.. here are a few to live vicariaously through... ;-)

With Kim and Kylie

With Nastee

 

With Nick and Sarah

With Os

With Buccaneer Bill

With Beyno

With Jess

With Steph

 

With Rach, Mel and my fabulous cake!

With Layke

Wenching it up with Kim

Nastee hamming it up

The Gang

Tinnaz

My beautiful cake created by Rach and Mel

The gang - candid shot!

Cheeky G&T post party

Very happy end to a very happy night :-)

Phew!  This place doesn't make it easy to post photos! :P

After a superb night out with my gridiron family, I spent the weekend with my family family :-P  I don;t have photos yet.. they will filter through eventually.. but all in all, I am pretty lucky to have the things in my life that I do.  It makes the rest fall by the wayside, and worth it in the end.  It has probably taken the 19 years since my 21st to realise the things I already knew to be true, but it will not take 19 years for them to be realised.

Bring it on in all its glory!