How did you celebrate turning 40????

DymonNdaRgh40 · August 2014

I had the best time ever. I wanted a black balloon party because I've spent more time in my life getting older than anything else I've done, I've earned my age and do not shrink from it.

I gave my wife a list of friends with the instructions that if she was to throw me a surprise birthday party, get as many of these as you can to attend, with instructions for no presents, just their presence.

I had exactly 40 friends that made it and we had 40 black balloons filled with helium (and a few colored ones for the children who came, mine refused to let all the balloons be black. Haha.)

I figure, I only get two traditional black balloon parties (40 and 50) so I'm going to have them. What can I say, I like cliche.

Having so many of my friends in attendance is what made the day the best. Some I hadn't seen in a year or more because of moving (them or us) and some I had daily contact with. All in all, them showing up one after the other and all the children running around was a memory worth making. (And I did receive a couple old man gifts. Haha.)

Then later that day my Cardinals gave the Panthers a sound thumping (33-13) on their way to the Super Bowl. A good day.

A very good day!! Good idea too.