It's my birthday today, and I decided that means you should get a present too, so how about a giveaway? But first, I'm reminiscing about celebrations of birthdays past. When I was a kid, we had big family birthday parties when aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents all came over to our house. They were so much fun. Lots of food and often a wiffle ball game in the backyard. My sister's birthday is five days after mine, so after she was born, the parties were for both of us.
And when we were very young, there were even Big Bird cakes, which my grandparents made and decorated, and that you can see in the picture. They were pretty cool. In the picture, I'm the one in the middle wearing the Happy Birthday tiara (Why don't I get tiaras on my birthday anymore? This seems like something that should still happen, don't you agree?) with my cousins crowded around me.
I always looked forward to those family parties because it was so much fun to have the whole family together and get to see all my cousins at once. I miss that now. We're all grown up now and scattered much farther apart, and it's been ages since we were all together for something like this.
I have great memories of adult birthdays too. Family birthday
I always looked forward to those family parties because it was so much fun to have the whole family together and get to see all my cousins at once. I miss that now. We're all grown up now and scattered much farther apart, and it's been ages since we were all together for something like this.
I have great memories of adult birthdays too. Family birthday
dinners, vacations that coincided with birthdays, and wonderful times with friends, including the first time my best friend and I celebrated my birthday. We had just met in law school orientation, during which we were both stressed and anxious, and we went out and had a fun dinner together. The same friend and I celebrated one of my birthdays years later with a day in New York City that included a delicious lunch and an amazing amount of time in Saks trying on designer shoes. Birthday shoes were also bought, and they are probably my favorite shoes, not just because of the brand or how pretty they are but more because of the memories they hold.
One of my best birthday memories is the birthday I spent in Paris. I had been to Paris before but not as an adult, so I was really excited to go. My birthday fell on our second day there. I got to spend the day wandering Paris and touring the Louvre and visiting the Eiffel Tower. There was pastry too (of course!). It was an amazing place to spend a birthday, or any day.
And now, for the giveaway: Tell me a favorite birthday memory of yours in the comments to be entered to win a paperback of your choice of The Prince's Consort, The Artist's Masquerade, or The Scholar's Heart, signed to you if you like. For extra entries, like my Facebook page and/or follow me on Twitter, and let me know the name you did it under in your comment. I'll pick a winner after 5pm eastern on August 22nd (which happens to be my
sister's birthday. Happy birthday, Mandy!).
So, tell me some birthday memories! I can't wait to read all about them.
And now, for the giveaway: Tell me a favorite birthday memory of yours in the comments to be entered to win a paperback of your choice of The Prince's Consort, The Artist's Masquerade, or The Scholar's Heart, signed to you if you like. For extra entries, like my Facebook page and/or follow me on Twitter, and let me know the name you did it under in your comment. I'll pick a winner after 5pm eastern on August 22nd (which happens to be my
sister's birthday. Happy birthday, Mandy!).
So, tell me some birthday memories! I can't wait to read all about them.
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