How did you celebrate turning 40????

DymonNdaRgh40

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.

DymonNdaRgh40

Had a bunch of friends over for drinks and food on my tiny deck. It was laid back but I spent it with people I loved

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Nice! And my kind of scene too.

Jemellc

Live it up like your turning 21... duh! lol :noway: :laugh:

Slendermike

Went on a 30 hour road trip up North

blackcat1130

dinner, concert and drinks at a bar with my girlfriends.

ki4yxo

Got drunk and bought a motorcycle. (not in that order)

DaughterOfTheMostHighKing

I completely ignored it.

lol!!! me too! I'll be 50 in January.

SwashBlogger

attended a wedding, but otherwise ignored it.

cowbellsandcoffee

Don't remember.

Just another number I stopped keeping track of.