Thoughts of a Middle Aged Man

My wife celebrated her 50th birthday with a party put on at our house by her three sisters. The evening included some magic for entertainment and the sisters initiating Annette into the Red Hat Society. It was completely enjoyable, and a big thanks has to go to the three sisters. Their effort let Annette (and myself) completely enjoy the company of the guests who were family members, and friends. Some of those friends we see daily and others we see only occasionally. I hope everyone had as good a time as I did, talking to the crowd. It struck me late in the party, our family and friends are extremely interesting people.

The interesting part of the evening was how the various people at the party quickly found out that many of them had things in common besides being acquainted with us. Two people, who didn’t know each other realized one dated the other’s cousin. Others matched their passion for the Padres with another’s personal relationship to some of the players. The subject of wine brought others together. But the most exciting was watching and listening as the young adults (15-23) interacted with the older adults. I was so proud of all of the young adults as they found common interests with many of the adults. They talked respectfully to their elders, yet were firm enough to stand their ground, and participated in witty banner. My mom told me one of her major goals of raising 3 boys, was she could be friends with the children when they became adults. Based on all of the young sons and daughters, nieces and nephews that were at the party, our family will have good friends for years to come.