life, huh?

[desh]

My mom got a job offer today, and she's pretty sure she's going to accept it. It sounds like it'll be a step up from her current job in every way, except a step down in salary. The step down in salary is doable, and the step up in everything else is great.

The mom of one of my mom's oldest friends died today. She lived in New York. Her daughter, my mom's friend, lives in Israel, and recently visited her mom knowing it would be the last time she'd see her.

Today, through the magic of Facebook, I reconnected with my babysitter from 20 years ago. (And, of course, we know people in common. Oh, Philly. Oh, Jews.)

Today is my first birthday I ever remember when I'm not going to get a call from my paternal grandmother wishing me a happy birthday, and that's how all my future birthdays will go too.

And I'm 29 today.

What a crazy thing life is, huh? I should stop crying at work.



(N.B. Before commenting, know that I'm going to make this post public once my mom accepts the job.)

Comments

[msschein.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!!! I'm sorry there's so much bad thrown in with the good. But from your year-end review, it sounds like 28 was a great year, and I hope 29 will be even better.

Congrats to your mom! Will she still have to commute to NY?

Not crying at work is sometimes easier said than done. I generally escape to the bathroom for a few minutes. Pity your co-workers don't knock.

[desh]

Thanks! It's not bad, per se, depending on how you look at it. Of the two deaths, one was months ago, and the other was quite expected and kind of distant from me. It's more the circle-of-life kind of thing.

And no, she won't have to commute there. She will have to keep a car in the city, though. But she sounds excited about that.

And your last point made me laugh out loud.

[evr1bugsme.livejournal.com]

haha, talk about coming full circle with that last point! good to know other people cry at work due to thinking too much though.