Sunday, October 12, 2008

"My Next Thirty Years"




Its official, Tim McGraw's words have come true in our small household! We celebrated Chris' birthday all weekend long. Saturday he got to watch football all day and then we headed to Hoboken for more football and dinner at Bonefish with our friends Jeff & Cindy. After dinner there was a little more football - big surprise! Then we spent the night in Jeff & Cindy's guest room with a spectacular view of Manhattan. Sunday morning we had breakfast all together and then we headed back to Hawthorne for church. After church we had lunch at Dave & Rebecca Schuits and then came home to our community group to celebrate yet again. There was plenty of cake and candles to last the NEXT THIRTY YEARS!

I think Ill take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now its time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next thirty years

Hey my next thirty years I'm gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things Ive done
Maybe now Ive conquered all my adolescent fears
And Ill do it better in my next thirty years

My next thirty years I'm gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more
Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear
Figure out just what I'm doing here
In my next thirty years

Oh my next thirty years, I'm gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers
Maybe Ill remember my next thirty years

My next thirty years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here, in my next thirty years
In my next thirty years









HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

5 comments:

cmjj said...

I want to see Jeff and Cindy's condo!! How much fun is that!!!! We had fun on Saturday at lunch. I say next time we leave the men and children behind :) Let's get together again soon!

Jennifer K said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! It sounds like y'all had a lot of fun! Miss you,

Sarah said...

Happy 30th, Old Man!!! (I can say that since you are exactly 10 months older than me. I'm sure that 30 will seem much younger on August 12th!)

Sounds like you welcomed your 30's with LOTS of celebrations - Jamaica included. What fun! I'm glad that you had a good one.

PS Is the line, "raise a little family and hang out with my wife" supposed to be a clue?!?!?

Chris and Amanda said...

Sarah - the family comment would be a big NO! We are not that smooth :)

Angie said...

Happy Birthday Chris! It sounds like you had a great one and a great trip!!!