I celebrated my 42nd birthday yesterday. I don’t usually like birthdays, at least not my own, but this one was low key and quite pleasant. Celebrations started the night before, when Jessica and I went out to dinner for the first time since her birthday eight months ago. My birthday morning started a little later than most running days. I let myself sleep in until 5:00am and went running with a friend at 6:00am. We ran eight miles at a comfortable pace and I was back home by 7:30am.
The rest of the day was uneventful except for a few birthday emails, texts and phone calls. I don’t know why but I wasn’t reflective or depressed this year as I usually am on my birthdays.
When it came time to decide about dinner Jessica suggested I give myself a break “Let’s order pizza,” she said. ”It’s been so long.”...
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