Today is my birthday. I don’t normally take time off from work for this day. However, today was a beautiful sunny day. I’m a sucker when it comes to a warm sunny Spring day and when it’s my birthday I felt the outdoors was calling my name! Needless to say I took this afternoon off!
Leaving work without it being planned almost makes me think I’m doing something naughty. I’ve always been a rules follower. I never would have thought about doing this when I was in high school. Well, I may have thought about it but never acted on it.
I’m a big girl now and I wanted to take off the afternoon so I did! I haven’t regretted a moment of it!
I decided that today was a special occasion and I wanted to celebrate it this afternoon. My husband’s job is always very busy this time of year so it’s hard to make plans due to his crazy schedule.
As we get older our birthdays seem to get lost in the midst of the rest of the days on the calendar. I completely understand this thinking yet it’s still nice to have it remembered.
I spent an hour out on our pond in my new kayak. It was so – much – fun!! I got a little workout and found a fun new game that I invented! Chasing Napping Turtles!
There are a lot of fallen logs on the edges of the pond and there were turtles covering all of them basking in sun on this beautiful sunny day! It was so fascinating to see this. Some of these logs had 12 or 13 of them sunbathing. I tried to count how many I saw but lost track. I’m sure the total number would have been at least 50.
I really wanted to get a picture of this but as soon as I tried approaching them they would quickly dive back into the water. So I continued my little game of trying to sneak up on them. It was a lot of fun and had me laughing out loud and talking to them. I wanted them to know that they were really cute and I just wanted to get a picture of them. Sometimes they would pop their little head out of the water to see if I was still there. Yep I was!
I love nature! I love the sounds and the peacefulness it can bring. It can quiet our minds and bring rest to our tired souls and put things into perspective! Thank you God for the gift of your beautiful world!
Aging is part of life. We’re all getting older with each day. It can weigh us down with all of the things that come with it ~ I know this all to well.
I want to live my life to the fullest! I wanted to take advantage of a beautiful sunny day that just happened to be my birthday ~ so I did!
On your next birthday treat yourself to a skip day ~ you won’t regret it!
2FaithfulSisters 
Have yourself a swellerific birthday
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