Lisa Romney

Since at first I didn’t feel right only counting your 50th Birthday “arrangements” as my Birthday Challenge, I also committed to 50 pull-ups a day for 50 days. On the days I wasn’t near a pull-up bar, I’d do 100 push-ups instead. 16 days in, my shoulder told me what my head did not… this was a dumb challenge and it was going to lead to a severe repetitive stress injury. Alteration… 50 un-weighted squats. Breezy you say? I HATE SQUATS! But I kept doing them.

Now that all is said and done… I should have counted your birthday arrangements as my challenge because they have been ridiculous… nearly 70 entries into a photo book and blog… reminding people for two plus months, stealing your phone and quickly writing down names and numbers of friends I couldn’t reach on FB, trolling antique stores to find the perfect birthday gift, planning a classy party with in-town and out-of-town friends, preparing for a weekend to celebrate with your family , and shooing you out of the office while I openly work to get it all done. So… that day or two I forgot about the squats? F-it Dude, let’s go bowling. Still falling more in love with you every day, Romney