I will sum up the rest of December in this blog. You may want to grab something to drink while you read! Unlike Staci, I won't do several blogs but will summarize for you!
After our trip to Chicago we started getting more serious and ready for Christmas.
December 18th I was sitting at a stop sign in Ionia and was rear-ended twice by a S10 Pickup and that threw me into the truck in front of me. Needless to say, my car is currently at the body shop being repaired. I on the other hand am trying to rest enough to heal myself with out having to have physical therapy! It is amazing how being hit and being tossed around (thank god for seat belts) can leave a 50 year old sore! On the up side--- how nice it was to have such a good agent taking care of my claim!!!!! :-)
December 24th started out with us normally getting together with Bills side of the family. Since the flu bug had gotten some of them we postponed our Christmas until middle of January! So, the girls and I went to First Presbyterian Church (Bill was sleeping at home) at 11pm for their candlelight service. It was great. A nice way to put into perspective what Christmas is really all about.
Earlier that day my youngest, Stephanie Joyce, brought me the paper. And she had put my picture in it with a "If you see Becky Wagner wish her a Happy Nifty Fifty Birthday" Yes, I was 50 on the 24th. And of course she couldn't just put in my first name she had to put in the entire name. Along with a picture of me in 1976 Yikes! I had clients, family and friends calling and wishing me a Happy Nifty Fifty! I must remind Stephanie that paybacks are coming!
December 25th. Santa came to the Wagners house! We all had a nice Christmas here then went to dinner with my side of the family. All my brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews and my Bills niece Melissa were all able to get together for dinner with my mom and dad. It was nice to have us all there together at once. We all had a blessed Christmas!
December 27th. Bill and I were going out to eat at Corner Landing as Steph had given us a gift certificate for dinner for my birthday. (Which I later found out was a bogu gift card!) We got there and my two daughers had set up a birthday party surprise for me. There were about 35-45 friends and family there to celebrate with me. I was shocked. On our 25th anniversary they surprised both Bill and I with a party. I had no clue that there was a birthday party and Bill didn't let it slip either. This was planned and paid for by the girls (dad may have helped out a little) and it was a total surprise.
It was so nice to be there with my family and our close friends. Everyone I cared about was there to enjoy the party with me. (there were a few gone but I will forgive them!)
I was so lucky to get some gifts also...I am now the proud owner of a purple cane (female version I am told) with a mirror that tells me how beautiful I am, a horn that will tell you to get out of my way and a can of something called "old man repellent!" How lucky can one get!
My mom and sister made the texas sheet cake which tasted great.. however they felt the need to put that same flattering 1976 photo on the cake only this time in an 8x10 version! I am going to have to hide the old photos!
Staci and Steph--thanks so much for making my birthday so memorable. We always celebrate but Dec 24th is so rushed and usually so busy that this just made it special!
Note to any of you turing 50---hide the photos!
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