Today, Nov. 15, is my birthday. I'm 51. (And you thought I was going to talk about books!)Now, normally at this age, people are edgy, leery of what black balloons or whatever like items their friends are going to fire at them. Or the red hats. God forbid, the red hats. Last year, at 50, my friends bombarded me with red hat items. (This was after my husband called them and told them that BLACK was definitely out!) However, I really am not a red hat kinda gal. Although I have nothing against the red hats (actually I rather like them--I look good in red) I'm a blue jeans wearing woman with style who would rather think of herself as a classic. You know, still sleek lines (perhaps a little worn), beautiful and something that could still give that old guy pleasure. Unfortunately, the red hat ladies go by that poem that talks about being old and wearing tennis shoes, purple and...well, red hats.
Sorry, I just can't see myself in that. So, the other day in the paper I find this article about the Blue Thong Society! After reading this I said, "Hey, that's me! I still have a kick in my gate! I wanna be a blue thong!" I looked them up. They're a set of savvy women who want to have fun.
~ Lise
5 comments:
Happy Birthday Lise!
And, I'll take one of those blue thongs, lol.
Angie
Happy Birthday, Lise!
I like the blue thong idea :-). I'll be 50 in a few months, and I don't know that I'm quite ready for a red hat, either (nothing against 'em, and my MIL has a great time with her local group, but I'm not there yet).
Sharon
Happy Birthday, Lise! I'm 59 and I don't want to hear about red hats. I've tried thongs, but whatever the color, I can't quite get used to the feel of the things.
Happy Birthday, Lise! I'm 51 and your story about the red hats made me think of how, in my mother's generation, women all wore those short, permed, teased up hairstyles when they reached a certain age.
But, not me. I proudly wear my gray-brown hair shoulder length and loose, like I did when I was in my twenties.
While red is my favorite color (hence, the name of my latest novel), I'm a bit annoyed that the color red has become associated with "old."
Now, the Blue Thong Society, I'll have to look into that. :)
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