Friday, October 5, 2007

This Girl's birthday.

Yay! It's my birthday! I love birthdays. My mom always made them special, decorating the house with birthday signs, making birthday cake, etc. I've been thinking about my favorite birthday memories and I have a few.

One year I had a Barbie cake. It was my favorite cake ever. Her dress was the cake. I can still remember being in awe of that cake. I really didn't think anyone should cut into it.

Does anyone remember these ribbon barrettes that were really popular in the late 70s? I had the best mom ever. She made a gazillion pairs of them (I think I had a pair to go with every outfit in my closet!) and I had a sleepover birthday party where all my friends got a pair. I was the coolest girl ever for that day. We played all the creepy sleepover party games, like light as a feather, stiff as a board and Bloody Mary. And everyone wore their barrettes to school the next Monday. We were so stylish.

Or there was two weeks after my 21st birthday, when I met and started dating Mark. He gave me a belated birthday card that said if he'd known me on my birthday he wouldn't have been late with the card. Sweet. And he gave me a video of Vanilla Ice and one of Mötley Crüe. OK, so he didn't know me so well just then. He tried. That counts for something. And, in all fairness, I did tell him I liked a song or two from each. Now he usually asks for ideas, though he does surprise me now and then.

This is my gift from Mark and N. this year. It was made by Magdalena Borejko, as you might have guessed from looking at the photo. I thought her photo was so beautiful that I asked her if I could use it on my blog. You must look at her Etsy shop. She makes the most stunning jewelry. I bought one of her tutorials, but have yet to try it. Anyway, I had been eyeing this piece for a while and when Mark asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I knew this was it. It hasn't arrived yet, but I'm really hoping today's the day! Read an interview with Magdalena on Katrin's blog.

The earring prize winner will be announced tonight. You have until 5 p.m. to enter!

8 comments:

jessica said...

Happy Birthday! I love your b-day present - so beautiful! Enjoy your day!

Jenn Maruska said...

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I hope you have a wonderful day! And a fabulous year to come! : )

(That pendant is BEAUTIFUL!)

AJ said...

Happy birthday!!!! I hope it's full of pleasant surprises!

Sarah and Jack said...

Hapde Burfday!

iSew said...

Happy Belated Birthday! If I'd known I would have said it on time, lol.

I totally remember those barrettes! haha, I always had kinda short hair though, so I was a dork...still am. Anyway, glad you had a great day!

LeeAnn said...

Happy be-lated birthday! I am in Chicago this very warm marathon day. When was Chicago suppose to be this hot? 2 years ago I was searching for a winter coat to wear during the race. I am sending my best recovering vibes to your husband! Way to go for him!

Yazmin said...

Drat! I was so busy I totally missed wishing you a happy birthday!!!

You'll have to let us know your first impressions once you get Magdalena's necklace. I can only imagine it must be absolutely breathtaking in person. :)

Magdalena said...

Happy Birthday angel! i hope you will like your pendant :-) i can't wait when you will get it! husg! Magdalena