That Bi*ch just Slapped me!
The past few weeks haven't exactly turned out like I planned. For the past months, I have been planning my 40th birthday. Planning things to divert my attention away from the fact that I am getting older. Planning fun things. Planning some time that was just about me. Come hell or high water, I WAS going to enjoy this change in decade. Didn't really work out that way. I have always said that turning 40 was going to be something to look forward to. That I would make sure it was a time to remember. A passage. A true marker in my life. I had planned to spend my 40th in Las Vegas, bringing it in rock star style with some of my dearest and oldest friends. My husband had arranged for the weekend to be special. We were looking forward to it. Unfortunately, my mom fell 5 days before we were supposed to leave, and broke her hip. Of course, I couldn't go with the uncertainty of how she would be. That was never a question. I cancelled my trip, cha