day 40

So yes the big 40.  A friend of mine turned 40 during the lockdown.  I saw her in January when I was back in the States with a group of girlfriends for a happy hour.  Among topics of kids, work, and persimmons was the topic of turning 40 and what we would all do to celebrate. 

That seems like a long time ago now, like an alternate universe where people could do things like be in a restaurant with friends.  

I thought about all this when I called her to say happy birthday.  I wasn’t sure how she felt about spending her 40^th alone in her apartment.  Some people might be glad to have an excuse not to face the world especially during overhyped birthdays that are more often than not, anti-climactic.  

I will turn 40 in the fall.  When the lockdown started I was sure that in six months things would go back to normal and I would be able to do whatever I wanted.  Now I'm not so sure.  

Only time will tell.