Today I thought I would share a funny little story with you about aging. As you know, this year I turned 50. I also decided to stop coloring my hair. All my life I have thought silver hair is just beautiful and felt one day I would have that pretty color. I was spending a small fortune coloring my hair and decided to let it go natural. I hated the in between colors so opted to have it all cut off and just let it grow out in its natural color. Well not long ago a new grocery store opened up near the campground we were staying in and I went on Grand Opening day to check it out. I noticed this store had a card you can use to get a discount on some of the products you buy. I had my cart full and was ready to pay and found one of the managers and asked if I could get a discount card at the check out register or if I had to go to the service desk. He told me to go ahead and get in line and he would get one for me. Off he trotted and I got in a self check-out line. He returned momentarily and asked in a rather timid way if I would like to have the "senior" discount card. I could tell he was having difficutly in asking me and was very careful how he worded it. I smiled and told him I would be delighted to have it, so he went off and got it for me. (the senior discount gives you an extra 5% off on everything you buy, so heck yeah I wanted it!!!) I had to laugh about it and laughed even more when I had a while to digest it all. You see, earlier this year when I was still a blonde I had to show my ID in order to purchase alcohol. You must be over the age of 21 and I was asked several times this year for my ID before I could make the purchase and just a few weeks later with silver hair I was being asked if I wanted a senior citizen discount! Good thing I am not one of those people who are hung up on getting old. Yes, I am 50 and I have silver hair and I am proud of it! I guess my days of being asked for my ID to prove that I am over 21 to buy alcohol are over and instead my remaining days I will be asked if I would like the senior discount. LOL. Life is good and only gets better with age!
me as a blonde
me with my natural color
