Spunky Old Me

When I'm an old woman, I will have spunk. I'm not talking about being a mean old granny. I'm talking about being a spunky old granny. I won't be a grouchy loudmouth, but I will put people in their place when they need it- in that wise, good-natured way. I will dress up for no other reason than to pass by a mirror and give myself a wink. I will reject the seniors menu, the senior discounts,  and the senior prices at the movies- because I won't feel like a senior. I will let a fine young man know just how fine he is with a wink and a smile, and it won't be creepy it will be cute. I will be the most bad-ass grandma in the world. I will go to school for nothing more than the knowledge, and grin at the people who stare. I will keep my hair long for as long as I please. No matter how hard it is to take care of, how thin it gets, or how gray. I will get regular manicures and pedicures, and treat myself to massages because an old woman with so much spunk deserves to be pampered. I won't look back with fondness at "the good old days," because I will still be living them. I will ride my bike to the store and roller skate to the library where I will spend hours on end in the soothing silence of books. When I'm an old woman I will command respect. Not with my words or because my age requires it, but with my mere spunky presence on this planet. I will be best friends with my children and even when I am so old that I need them to take care of me, they will still feel I am watching out for them. I will adapt with the times and never look my nose down at the new generation but spunky or not, I will never be that old woman wearing skinny jeans. I will wear push up bras though, even when gravity is winning. I will take my aches and pains as part of the changing seasons and I won't be the old lady announcing them to any passerby. I will give my wisdom to others freely, but only when it is wanted. I will say things that make people think, make them smile, make them wish they had thought of it themselves. I will learn my 5th language and travel to a country that speaks it, and just basically show off a little. I won't be afraid to drive. I won't keep driving when I know damn well I shouldn't. I will do yoga in the park. I will have picnics in the park. I will be that old lady holding hands with my husband that makes you say, "Awwww." When I am an old woman I will be the me I have always been, right down to my core. I will be me, only with a little more spunk.