Let the celebration begin!

My 50th birthday is at the end of this month. I've decided to embrace and celebrate the milestone, because the alternatives are too depressing to consider. I mentioned to my current boss, in passing, that I'm facing that milestone, and yesterday she called me into her office.

Waiting there was a lovely little chocolate cake, and everyone in the office to sing me happy birthday! She remembered my birthday was this month, but transposed it from the last day to the first day. It was a lovely thing, and so we're calling it the beginning of a month-long celebration.

What the heck, why not?