We have a gourmet club, which is great fun. It is something like a book club, but we get together and eat and drink. There are five couples. The host couple hosts and sets the menu and assigns who is going to bring what. It makes for great fun because we regularly see people we enjoy and it is not a total burden on anybody because each couple is only responsible for one dish. As they say, it is a win-win for everybody.
So I was pulling together an address list for the group so everybody had names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, birthdays, anniversaries -- all the important info, you know. When I was putting them together last night, I quickly noted that I am the old man of the group! I'm not an old fogy or anything at age 38, but compared to the youngest member of the group, Misha, who is all of 24.
I sent a note to one of the other members expressing my dismay and she had the kindest words.
You are the single reason why I can't be afraid to age because you are more awesomely young than 99% of the people I know. I am absolutely serious. It is one of the things I love most about you! So don't you worry!
Is it any wonder she is one of my favorite people!
And it is true -- I don't feel my age. I guess that is not all that unusual. My partner is 31, so his friends are all around that age. And there are occasions when I look around the table and say, 'Um, I'm older than everybody here!' That being said, one of our good friends is in her 70s and she can 'hang with the kids' without a problem at all. That seems healthy to me.
Both of my parents have always been good at feeling young and living young. Both are in their 60s, but neither acts it. To the contrary. My mother runs, bikes, does Yoga... and my father is also a fitness nut after having a cancer scare several years ago. So maybe it is genetic.
As the kids say, 'whatever.' (Do they still say that?)
Who said that? WHO? Not that I'm feeling competitive or anything :-) I just thought that I was your favorite. I think you are so young that I want to burp you like Beck.
Posted by: Xdm | 2005.02.03 at 22:47
ONE of my favorite people! ONE of!
Posted by: cjd | 2005.02.04 at 18:17