Only 362 days left in my 50s and so much to do! The birthday on Friday was much fun and went just as planned: massage, nap, dinner with friends. I highly recommend that plan when your birthday rolls around. While there was no “big” new thing that day, I did order two dishes I’d never had before at the restaurant: crabmeat beignets and a lobster pasta dish. Yummy, yummy on both counts! Possibly the best thing about living on the Gulf Coast is access to truly fantastic seafood all the time.
Choosing to embrace all things new, I downloaded an NFL football betting app today and proceeded to lose all six picks. Not that I already had plans for the $250,000 I was sure to win, but I’m glad I didn’t call that realtor and make an offer on a house. Ha! I have been lulled into a false sense of self-confidence on the football thing, running about 60-65% on average for my picks every season for several years now. But then again, I’m only picking winners, not point spreads, and I’m only “betting” with myself. And there’s no money involved, of course. There’s this thing called “Sasser Luck” that runs — or rather curses — many members of my family and definitely hangs out with me on a regular basis.
Can’t imagine how someone bets millions of $ like that Texas Mattress King guy did on the World Series and promptly lost. If it was me, I’d still be breathing into a paper bag to keep from hyperventilating and eating my weight in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Heading into the first full week of this my Year of Being 59 and hoping to get a few new experiences in. Planning to keep my eyes, mind, and heart all wide open and enjoy life to the fullest!
That Sassy Age 