When you turn 50, it's good to do something extraordinary. When my wife turned 50, we went to Italy for a month, which was awesome. She's a couple years older than me, so I'll turn 50 in 16 months. Unfortunately, we probably will not have recovered financially from her awesome 50th celebration, so maybe all I'll get is a pizza. And not a pizza in Italy --- one from the frozen section at Safeway.
I go backpacking with some friends who are all 10 years younger than me, and one guy who is 20 years younger. They were talking about how they want to do a big trip the year they turn 40 --- like take 40 days and do an extra-long through hike. I mentioned I would turn 50 that same year, so I should get 50 days. One friend told me, "With that much time, you could hike the entire Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Actually, you could probably do it in 30 days."
I told him, "Dude. I'm gonna be 50. Give me the whole freakin' 50 days to hike that far! Come on!"
Happy Birthday, Shrox!