you know you’re getting old when…
June 24th, 2008 @ 11:08 pm | blonde moments, life | Post a Comment…your birthday includes absolutely no booze and it’s still fabulous.
Thanks so much to everyone for the birthday love and wishes today. I didn’t mean to be in stealth mode, I was just SO DANG BUSY all day long (Tuesday = Work, unfortunately) I couldn’t find the time to post.
I have this little problem about birthdays where for 364 days I think only logically about them. “Awww, it’s just like any other day. Not a big deal. No need to fuss, we all have ‘em. Psha, it’s just a Tuesday.” And then MY birthday comes around and I’m all like “WHEEEEEEE! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY BIATCHES WHERE’S MY LOOT?”
(Okay kidding about the loot part, but seriously, it’s the same little flip that switches when you get married. Bridezilla. BIRTHDAYZILLA.)
So as much as I’m all demure like I don’t care much about my birthday, <small voice> I think I might actually care </small voice> and thank you for being so nice and loving to me. Mwa!
I kept a running list of things that made me happy all day long:
- Wore my new pink shoes from Target, and they didn’t give me too many blisters
- Free venti iced coffee from Starbucks
- Treated self to a completely indulgent bagel and cream cheese
- Tons of birthday emails, texts, calls, and facebook wall messages (I knew there was a reason I amassed 466 facebook friends)
- Opened presents, got so many things I asked for and enough new jewelry for the whole week (I promise to take pics and show you all later!)
- Low humidity - no hair frizz
- Still thrilled that one of my best friends just got engaged!
- Officemates surprised me with Georgetown Cupcakes, and somehow read my mind that all I wanted was lemon flavored
- Ate homemade soup for the third day in a row and was still not sick of it
- Arjewtino linked to me (Happy Birthday to him and to Marianne, too!)
- Remembered to pack cute jeans to put on between work and going out (who wants to wear work clothes after 6 pm?)
- Finally saw Sex & the City movie with my girls; perfect two hour mental vacation
- Nats game meant Metro was running extra trains and I got home in record time
- Husband came home from a business trip so I could hug and kiss him
- Blogged about my day with an hour to spare! Whew!
Oh dear, I am sure I am missing things but the point is that today was a good day. Love to you all!
Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I’m so glad you had a lovely day! (And really, it’s YOUR day. Birthdayzilla it up!)
xox
written by heidikins
June 24th, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
I’m with Heidi - Birthdayzilla it up. Maybe all week long!
Happy Birthday!
written by Janssen
June 24th, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
BirthdayZilla!! lol love it! Happy Birthday
written by Jen
June 24th, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Glad you had a fabulous day!
written by Melissa
June 25th, 2008 @ 12:12 am
Happy birthday! Sounds like a fabulous day - any day with cupcakes is good in my book.
I always want someone to make a big deal about my birthday but so far it’s been nearly 27 years of pretty boring days. I think I’m finally getting over that desire because it’s probably not going to happen.
written by JP
June 25th, 2008 @ 12:17 am
Happy, happy birthday! And many more!
written by Slice of Pink
June 25th, 2008 @ 2:21 am
Sounds like an awesome day!
I’m also a Birthdayzilla, and even though it’s over a month away, got a trifle sad when i found out that most of my work colleagues are off on holidays on my birthday. NO!
written by alyndabear
June 25th, 2008 @ 2:24 am
You think you’re missing things? Well, guess what I missed? Your birthday. Boo, hiss. Sounds like you had a really wonderful day, complete with, well, everything! Sending you a big, belated shout-out from Chicago: Happy Birthday!
written by Nilsa
June 25th, 2008 @ 8:46 am
So glad you had a good day!
written by ambitiousmrs
June 25th, 2008 @ 9:34 am
Happy birthday! Sounds like you had a great day
written by Jackie
June 25th, 2008 @ 9:45 am
First off, a very happy birthday, if belated.
Secondly, I wanted to comment on the phenomenon of birthdays. It’s funny — every year goes by and still a part of me wants it to be a day that’s somehow different from all the other ones, but the older I get the less remarkable they are. Is that the case with everyone — do we always want the day to be special, even if it isn’t?
I rather think it’s silly of us to expect our birthdays to be anything of note, but there’s some small kernel inside me somewhere that does. I’m not sure where that comes from — childhood expectations? Flirtatious hopes for something miraculous? I don’t know.
I don’t even *mention* my birthday anymore when it comes for fear that I’ll be perceived as being an ass and self-centred. (not that I’m calling you an ass, Janet, this is just how I feel) The question is, how important are birthdays anyway? How *should* we feel about them, really? Does it matter once you’re ancient like me? (30)
written by Nathan Pralle
June 25th, 2008 @ 9:50 am
Happy Birthday!
written by Kim
June 25th, 2008 @ 10:26 am
Awww happy belated birthday!
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(i take a week for my birthday…i highly recommend it.
written by Heidi
June 25th, 2008 @ 10:47 am
Sounds like the perfect cherry, cherry, cherry birthday!
written by Isabel
June 25th, 2008 @ 11:17 am
Sounds like a fabulous birthday! (For a fabulous lady!)
written by Laurel
June 25th, 2008 @ 12:05 pm
Happy birthday! I feel the same way… I ignore, ignore, ignore my birthday all year, but then I’m always a teensy bit disappointed when it’s just another Tuesday!
written by Operation Pink Herring
June 25th, 2008 @ 12:11 pm
Sounds like an awesome bday! I observe birthday “week.” My husband thinks it’s whack - but one day just goes too fast!
written by Laurie
June 25th, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
happiest of happy birthdays janet!
sounds like you had a most fabulous birthday and can’t wait to see some pictures
written by katelin
June 25th, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
I thought it was your birthday yesterday! Happy day! I believe that we will need pictures of your new Target shoes in addition to the jewelry, you know, so we have proof.
written by RA
June 25th, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
Oh, I haven’t been blogging–I have been in Jamaica. But happy belated Birthday, Janet! Wow! You have alot of Facebook friends!!
written by Lesli
June 25th, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
A birthday involving pink shoes and lemon cupcakes can only be the BEST!! I’m so sorry I missed your actual day, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY (a day later)
written by Wickedly Scarlett
June 25th, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
Old, schmold. You’re fabulous.
Happy birthday.
written by Marianne
June 25th, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
Happy belated! It sounds just LOVELY.
written by elise
June 25th, 2008 @ 3:41 pm
You know you had a good birthday when you post that your new shoes didn’t give you “too many blisters.” LOL! Happy birthday a day late…I de-lurked for you - hope you like it!
written by Mamba
June 25th, 2008 @ 6:36 pm
Been thinking of you and missing you a ton. Happy Birthday wishes (one-day late). I’ll call you very soon!!
written by Kristin
June 25th, 2008 @ 10:10 pm
Happy Happy Birthday, late.
I am so like you when it comes to birthdays. All year long its no big deal, just another day, but the day of my expectations rise.
SOunds like you had a fabulous day!
written by Kristin
June 26th, 2008 @ 11:00 am
You know, I thought about you and your birthday MULTIPLE times this week, but every time was when I was away from the computer. I’m a complete tool! Your birthday was on my calendar and everything. I’m glad you had such a nice day.
(P.S. It was great seeing you today!)
written by Zandria
June 27th, 2008 @ 9:40 pm
happy belated! sounds like your day was fabulous - and that’s what birthdays are all about. i only wish that we could celebrate like that more than one day a year. don’t you?
written by Michelle & the City
July 1st, 2008 @ 10:50 am