Longevity

I am currently in Covington, Kentucky with Mom and Alyssa.  We are staying with the Gergels until Monday and then taking Grandma home with us for about two weeks. Hurrah! Grandma is so entertaining now a days.  Sadly, part of the reason why she is so entertaining is because her memory is so terrible.  She doesn't even remember who I am half of the time.  This morning she asked me if the Gergel's cat was my cat. I also had to bust her three times for eating the M&M's that we attempted to hide from her.  Chocolate is definitely one of her weaknesses.  

Alyssa sometimes says that when she gets old she is just going to be like whatever, I am eating whatever I want because I am old and I deserve it and it really doesn't matter anymore.  I wonder what my philosophy is going to be when I am old.  I recently read in a magazine that studies show that people who follow a vegetarian diet are more likely to live longer.  The longest life expectancy is for pesco-vegetarians, who still eat fish, so it looks the odds are in my favor.  I like to tell myself that it is one of my life goals to live a long, long time; as in over 100 years.  However, I am not a fan of the idea of outliving several of my friends and family.

I love reading articles about very old people.  The last Real Simple magazine had a section about people who where over 100 years old.  There was a page dedicated to each person and included information such as the number of times they had been married, how many kids they had, their secret to living so long, etc.  Each story was so interesting to read.  My favorite was Harold, who had been married to his wife for some ridiculous amount of years, I want to say at least 60.  He said how they still love to do all of these activities together, like go on walks and go to the theater.  I am so impressed that so many of these 100+ aged people are still so active.  

Honestly, I rarely think about getting old.  Or about death.  Or about my loves one dying.  I figure when I'm 22 years old, and therefore have about 80 years left in my life (whoa!), it is not something that is worth thinking about.