To Young to be this OLD

WHEN DID I GET OLD!!!!!
Im reminded daily that I am old - at least that is what my kids and the love of my life would have you believe. I dont remember turning old. In February I turned 30 - big wup. I didnt think it was going to be as hard as it has been - I know its a mental thing - (at least until you ask my kids or my lovey).

Im officially the age I remember my mom being, and I remember thinking SHE IS SO OLD - now she really is old (haha) (yes mom your old - ask pops)

Anywhooo - What makes me old, I dont feel old, somedays I dont even look that old (I dont think anyway) a little extra fluff around the middle (thanks to my kids) little extra color on my hair (thanks to my husband) - no wrinkles yet (thanks to OIL OF OLAY) but apparently im old. I DONT WANT TO BE OLD!!!

It was brought to my attention today that Im older than I think in my little head. My bestest friend in the whole wide world - well more of a brother than a friend - sent me a picture of his little girl Lexie of her in the beauty review. She is not old enough to be in the beauty review. I remember when this child was born. I remember go to Wayne's house and holding her when she was only a few weeks old. Now she is grown up and doing the things I remember doing.

Isnt she pretty - look at that big ole smile

High school doesnt seem that long ago. Sitting in MR Kenwrights study hall class pretending to read but really you had your eyes closed, sitting in the cafeteria pretending not to hear the bell ring so you wouldnt have to go to class, bumming a ride in the probe bc I didnt have a car yet, MRS Baileys science class where you hoped we would have an exciting class that would cause Mrs Bailey to get off track and we would just spend class talking - I LOVED THIS CLASS. Mrs Massey in the office, which you knew if you got her started she would go on and on and on - bless her heart. Watching the OJ Trial in MRs Watson's class - (yeah is was guilty). I loved high school and I miss those days - If I knew then what I know now I sure wouldnt have wished them by so fast.

But being older has perks to. My lovey whom I have been with since 8th grade (minus a 3 month breakup when he lost his mind and then decided he couldnt live without me) 16 years together, 11 years of that married - man he is a lucky man (lol)

My kids who make being older worth every ounce of fluff, every hair out of place, every stain on my clothes, every complaint about them getting on my nerves. Gracie who cant believe I didnt have a cell phone when I was in school (bc every kid we know has one - except for Gracie - (thats a whole nother blog),

My tator who thinks I walked with MOSES. He asked me the other day if they had TV's when I was little and if they did, did I watch BEN TEN - some days I feel that old, but yes son they had TV's when I was little. - gotta love him

And of course Sassy! Love her so much but Im not as young as I use to be so I need all the sleep I can get, and getting up at 3:30 AM to eat and then not wanting to go back to sleep bc the light woke her up and now she thinks it is time to laugh and talk. I just dont function with less than 8 hours of sleep - (yes there are bags under my eyes)

Its not that bad, makes me feel good to know that everyone else is old too - now I look at birthdays to make sure they are older than me - (even if its a day - you are still older)

Getting old is rough, trying to do it gracefully is even harder.