Mar 17, 2011

On Aging


Here's lovely MOH at her birthday party- doesn't look a day over 22 does she?  Her party was fun as all get out, and reassured me that although my best friend is now thirty, we are not old yet.

The basketball game was in full swing when everyone arrived, so that was on in the den, and the living room.

While we finished setting out flowers in Leigh's favorite shade of pink.

Presiding over her table of eats- tots with Parmesan peppercorn ranch, chipolte ketchup, and honey mustard, nuggets from chick-fil-a, sloppy Joe sliders, and mac and cheese.

And a leaning tower of cupcakes, consumed post dance party.  I busted up some Jazzercise moves, never fear. Paige, Darin, Surrat and Kim were awesome co-hosts.

While I was working my tail off at Bag-A-Bargain last weekend, the annual SAE boxing tournament was taking place at the building next door.  We were quite amused watching the all the chugging in the parking lot, and girls wearing the skimpiest dresses I have laid eyes on with cowboys boots.  Now the arena where it takes place does get brutally hot, due to all the packed in drunks people.  However, if it's hot enough that your dress can't cover up your good china, you don't need to be wearing boots!

Okay, rant over, time for musings.

So I was laughing to myself, remembering Leigh and I at boxing tournaments while we were on college- I would come up from Georgia to attend, and  to drink copious amount of beer cheer on my friends. 10 years later, I'm a young matron headed to my volunteer work while bemusedly watching the youngins stumble into the arena.  It doesn't seem long ago that we were piling in SUV's, or loading up Leigh's Acura Legend with our coolers to attend, so it seems bizarre that I have changed and grown up in these ten years. 

The thing is, if you told my nineteen year old self that ten years later I'd be passing by in my husband's SUV loaded to the brim with stuff for Junior League, I would have thought "Well, that sounds about right, how many children do I have by now?"  I also would be dismayed at my ranch house, since I am a new convert to the wonders of one level living.  The lawyer thing would also be a shock, but young matron on BAB committee was probably about what I had envisioned.  Being on the cusp of thirty was old. 

 I'm glad to know that old people overserve themselves, stay up until the wee hours of the morning, bust out the Tupac, and have dance parties in their living rooms.  Hmmm, not that I did any of that, of course.

 I'll be back with my Mac and Cheese recipe- it's worth turning thirty for!

13 comments:

  1. I don't know if I've ever commented here (or not much!) - but I think this is a great post. I'm almost 30 and many of my friends have taken the plunge into the next decade, and I have to say I am loving this time. Married, sans kids, still getting overserved on occasion, but finding drunk college kids to be ridiculously annoying - it's a great place to be!

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  2. Shoot, it seems like yesterday I was jogging on the boulevard and would see you and Leigh and a carful of other girls making laps, drinking cokes, and leaving funny notes on my car. And doing all the things with y'all that teenage girls do - including the things they aren't supposed to do. I still feel like a kid and WAY too young to be anyone's mom! But I love it and I'm so glad Leigh's party went well. Wish we could have been there to help celebrate.

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  3. Looks like you all had so much fun Faye! Such cute pics of you and Leigh and of Darin and Leigh:) Miss you all. I have to say I am so pumped about turning 30! More excited about this birthday than any other in a long time:) Just feel so blessed and in a really great place in life...great hubs, mom to 2 beautiful girls, great friends, good (decent!) job?! Ok so take the job part with a grain of salt, but I have been looking forward to 30. Watch out world! I so miss the days of high school hilariousness. I am not sure how all of us didn't get into much more trouble than we did!!

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  4. I'm turning 40 in June and I STILL do all of the above :)

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  5. Your home is so lovely in every photo I see! It looks like y'all had a wonderful time!

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  6. I love your friendship with your MOH. You all make me miss my best friend. What is a boxing match? That has to be code for something, right? They don't really box do they? :)

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  7. About to turn 30 myself, I love this. Like emily, I'm married, no kids, and we live in a college town, so I am alternately jealous of and annoyed by their drunken antics. Usually depends on how many cocktails I have had myself!

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  8. aw everything looks great! Looks like a great time with an awesome turnout. I definitely overserve myself sometimes. haha

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  9. I cant say enough how much fun the party was...This was the best birthday ever! Thanks again Samma soooo much! I love ya!

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  10. However, if it's hot enough that your dress can't cover up your good china, you don't need to be wearing boots!


    This line about killed me...LOL...Wait until you're the appalling age of 55 and still having a great time! I look in the mirror and can't believe the disconnect between how Iook and how I feel. One thing I've really enjoyed in the past 3-4 years has been girl vacations with internet friends. Who would have ever thought that I'd be going to NYC, Sedona, LA, Madison, WI and Chicago with "strangers" that are now some of my closest friends. It's a lot like college spring break, but your fun budget is way better!

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  11. Your party spread is adorable... nice work, SF!

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  12. What a great friend you are to host a party for deal Leigh! I miss you guys!!!!
    xo

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  13. Does your Mom have a website that I could ordr the THree Wiseman you used on your appetizer table at Christmas? Thanks. Sara Pilger
    tspilger@frontier.com

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