A milestone day

[angela_o]

Well, today I turned 40. It was fairly anticlimactic for such an iconic number. When I was a child I thought that 40 year olds would have life figured out. I've come to realize that as soon as you think you have life figured out, the questions change. I'll be interested to see what this decade brings. I've been told that it's the most productive of your life. Time will tell I suppose. I did get some cool gifts though. To go with my spiffy iPod, my sister-in-law gave me a JBL speaker set for them. Now I can subject everyone in the house to my music. lol A random sampling of some of my other gifts includes a variety of gift cards, some new shoes, a Dave Matthews live concert cd, the third season of La Femme Nikita, and the first of the Firefly comics. Plus, I've still got Dragon*Con this weekend and Coldplay on 9/10. I think that 40 is being appropriately celebrated. :)

The kids also started school today. Yes, the universe was giving me a gift as well. :) Everyone seemed to have a good day. N was very nervous about starting first grade. So much so that she was still awake at 11 last night, but the day went smoothly. It helps that her best friend is also in her class. M likes his 3rd grade class and E and J are 8th and 7th graders respectively. J was particularly happy about returning to school. I remember being bored by the end of summer and anxious for school to start as well. Fortunately the kids are all on the same campus this year. That should cut my driving time in half and with gas prices skyrocketing, that's definitely a good thing.

How did my birthday treat the rest of you? :)

Comments

[emluv.livejournal.com]

Happy 40th, sweetie! Sounds like it's been a good one all things considered. And seeing as how you always strike me as busy and productive, a more productive decade should be something to behold. Much love and hugs.

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

It has been a pretty good one. My 30's were certainly busy. Here's to hoping for more tangible accomplishments in my 40's. :)

[sadiekate.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you. How is life in the VM fanworld? I haven't been keeping up with it lately.

[sadiekate.livejournal.com]

It's been busy busy! I've added all my stories to my memories, next time you get bored and want to catch up. I miss your insightful comments.

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely check them out. Thanks for the tip. :) Only three weeks until the premiere....

[tasyfa.livejournal.com]

Sounds celebratory indeed! Nice score LOL! I'm glad you had a good birthday. You deserve it. *hug*

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's been good. Some friends from my book group also took me out to lunch today. That was fun. Plus, the haul was nice. lol

[marcolette.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Angela! And congratulations on the start of the school year! ;-D

It sounds like you have a great couple of weeks ahead! Enjoy them!

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you for both well wishes. I've got my fingers crossed that the school year continues on positively from today's good start. :) It's going to be very nice to have alone time during the day again. I need to make a list of all the things that I want to get accomplished.

Are you still considering getting a new job? Any likely prospects on the horizon?

[marcolette.livejournal.com]

Are you still considering getting a new job? Any likely prospects on the horizon?

Yes to both, actually. If I had to guess, I'd say I'll be moving back to Seattle and working where I used to. They're creating a new position, and it's one that they really want me for. I'll see what the job entails once it's actually posted, but it looks pretty promising.

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

That sounds exciting. Do you like Seattle and would it be a good thing to return? I've never been there, but I've always wanted to visit since people are almost always positive about the area.

[cookie2697.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday Angela!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It soulds like you had a good day, anticlimatic or not. And a lot of good future birthday presents coming! I can't wait to hear about Coldplay!! I missed them this year and am still sulking about it :(

Which live Dave CD did you get? My lil' brother's on a big Dave kick right now and I've been listening to a *lot* of live Dave as a result. Such good stuff there!

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

Let me see, it's the "Live at Folsom Field Boulder Colorado" 2 disc set. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I've heard the band is amazing live.

Sadly my Dragon*Con trip this weekend might be off. There are huge gas shortages in NC and the governor has asked people to restrict their noncritical driving. The same situation exists in GA. It would be really bad to get there and not be able to buy gas to drive home. *sigh*

[janajoh.livejournal.com]

Your birthday surprised me with rain, wind and a power outage!! Other than that, it was a lovely day!

Sounds as if it was a lovely day for you too!! Happy b-day!!!

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm glad that you guys didn't get harder by the remnants of Katrina. It was a very scary storm.

[mockingbird39.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you had a great birthday--celebratory thoughts coming your way from Boston!

Special congrats on the iPod speakers. I love mine. They drown out my roommate's country CDs quite well. And the shoes--always the shoes.

*sigh* Shoes.

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

I went to Apple today to buy the converter that lets you listen to your iPod over your car stereo. I was planning to use it on my driving trip to Dragon*Con, but like I told Anne above, that trip might be off due to gas shortages.

Shoes are good though. I got two cool pair of black pumps. As Julia would say, "happyful". :)

[angelicus.livejournal.com]

Happy Belated Birthday! Just got back from CA where I came to understand your daily XTerra sightings. lol The DMB Folsom Field CD is awesome. Central Park is also an incredible live one, and they do, indeed, kick butt live. :) Anyway, sounds like you had a good one...Happy 40!!