Signs you're getting old...

ROTFLMAO!!!!!       29 is old?     

Thanks for the smile this evening.....

OK, I got one......you're younger than 2 of my kids.

At local races, I know most of the guys in my age group.

I have no desire to own an I phone.

No problem, that's what I'm here for
I know, 29 and he feels old!? God willing I still have a chunk of good years ahead of me, but crossing over into a new decade gives me an opportunity to reflect on a few things as time shoots by. I now refer to my high school years as "when I was a kid." When I see a concert, friends ask me "You mean they're STILL around???" if they even recognize who I'm talking about. When I get a package of new socks for christmas, I light up like an 8 year old getting a Nintendo for the first time. Hell I even finally grew a few chest hairs, but of course I wax them because I'm sure it drops 10-15 seconds off my 100 times in the pool. And how do you explain the PANTS! I got excited over buying pants!

My daughter reminds me every day that I am old in her mind.  

I was reminded of my age in a simple way this morning, tweezing the gray hair out of the eyebrows.  I am not ready to LOOK old because I sure as heck don't feel it.  

FWIW, I was training a new person at work last week and said something about when I turned 50 I had people doing a virtual 50 mile ride with me to celebrate my birthday......both she and another person at work were shocked that I was in the 50+ crowd and guessed me to be 45 (almost 10 years younger than I am)

My trick? I married a man 18 years older than me. I will ALWAYS be REALLY young :-)

(The fact that he is twice as fast as me at swimming, biking and running can be overlooked...)

I don't like to view it as "getting old" - just another phase in my life.

Hanging around middle-schoolers is a hoot - reminds me how carefree life is as a kid. All though they obviously don't think so as the drama is constant.

Went to a high school football game Friday night. People-watching the students was awesome. I heard my Mother's voice coming out of my mouth when asking why all (and I mean ALL) of the girls were only wearing black leggings and no actual pants?  I know, I know, it's the style now. Some of the girls can pull it off but not most. It's underwear/undergarment in my mind. That fashion has always been a head-scratcher for me, and I thought the fad would pass quickly but clearly it hasn't. 

I've been going gray since my mid-20s so gray hairs don't alarm me any more. 

The just-out-of-college co-workers remind me of ME when I was that age. I like hanging around them to make sure I'm up to speed on pop culture type of stuff. 

I'm super comfortable with where I'm at in my age, in life. I look at the past fondly but don't wish I were back at that age. I also look to the future and the next phases of my life with excitement. Don't regret anything and don't dread anything. Life is good

TW and I went to a club in Orlando this weekend. Well, club isn't really the word for it, but I don't know how to explain it, nor can I explain what I saw. It was fun and all, but as I looked around at the patrons, it was apparent that I've aged. But we kept up with those whipper snappers 

i'm turning 32 tomorrow and only feel like i'm getting awesome.

Yeah, that lasts for about 20 years.....then you start wondering how something so awesome can break down so much.

That's pretty funny. Years ago I accidently bought the 50+ vitamins thinking that there were more than 50 vitamins and minerals included. Someone had to tell me that that's not what the label meant...

For the record I'm not actually bummed at all about getting older, I'm just getting a kick out of all the signs that remind me. Granted I haven't gotten to the aches and pains yet, so I might be changing my tune when that comes. When I turned 20 I was actually bummed because I had this idea that getting older meant that you got proportionately more boring, but thankfully I finally realized that was a complete load. As long as you keep doing the stuff you love, age is more or less irrelevant. In fact I'm really looking forward to my retirement! A shanty on the beach with my windsurfing board, a hammock, and a bazillion books to read. With my diet, lifestyle, and genetics, I'm hoping I can even make it past 100.

Being more susceptible to claustrophobia sucks though...it does get worse with age.

1.  you've got a lot of nerve around here- thinking that you're old at 29.  Check out the age of all the best endurance athletes.  (in their 30's)

2.  I've just added "The Princess Bride" to my Netflix list.  Will force my daughter (10yrs old) to watch it with me.    A classic.

Best thing about getting old:  You get 5 more minutes to qualify for Boston!