Tag Archives: Birthdays

Settle in, this is going to be a long one… About two months ago my friend Penny told me her husband was going away for a weekend in May, she was unloading her son with her sister-in-law and asked if I wanted to have a girl’s day.  I’m always up for a girl’s day so I promptly marked it on …

Today is my birthday and boy oh boy do my peeps know what I like!  Especially my husband!  He really threw me for a loop today as he got me the absolute best present I could have ever asked for.  Not only is it something I love, but it’s not something I’d hinted at or even put on a list… …

This weekend I made my very first incredibly flat cheesecake from this turtle cheesecake recipe.  I had never made a cheesecake but it was my best friend’s birthday and she was having a dessert party, so I thought I should try. It came out amazing!!  I was so chuffed with myself as people ate it and complimented on how good …

Back in May, my friend Penny got me a ticket to see P!NK for my birthday.  I was SO excited but it seemed like it was ages away at the time.  May to December, that’s a long time to wait!  It got here in a flash though and I sat here yesterday saying “I can’t believe it’s P!NK day!!”. Penny …

It’s funny how the little things stand out to you.  Yesterday Xander came home with a strawberry tart for my birthday with chocolate and whipped cream.  He decorated it with candles and brought it in to me after dinner.  It was so sweet, and yummy! Normally, we don’t make such a big deal about birthdays.  This is the first time …

Last night in bed my husband and I had the following conversation about my birthday. Xander: Happy Almost Birthday!! Me: *Sigh*  Only a half hour left of my youth… Xander: Oh the daaaah-RAHMAAA!! Me: It’s true.  Tomorrow I’ll be 34, and do you know what that means?  Next year I’ll be 35! Xander: All that and you can count too?  …

Bones is one of my favorite shows, and in the latest episode Dr. Brennan gets a bit of baby fever.  Watching her try to be maternal and relate to babies is hilarious.   Even more hilarious than than when she tries to relate to adult humans. The whole baby fever thing is something I can totally understand, as my husband and …

Saturday we went to Roosendaal for Noah’s first Birthday.   It’s hard to believe he’s a year old already.  I am shocked by it, so I can only imagine how much Penny and Yuri must be wishing they could stop time.  Every time I see him he’s changed so much and is doing so many new things.  I almost fell over …

Every so often I browse through the events that will be happening at the Ahoy here in Rotterdam, which is where most of the big shows take place.  It’s only about 5 minutes from my house and there are big concerts going on there all the time.  I’ve never been to any, although I did see Cirque du Soliel’s Dralion …

Today my crazy husband turned 34 years old.  The other night in bed he threatened to divorce me because for some reason or another I thought he was going to turn 35.  In my defense, he had me up talking for ages and I was so tired my eyes were starting to wobble. We also realized that we have now …

A few months ago I started working on a secret project.  My parents were coming over and I knew my mother would be celebrating her birthday while they were here.  I wanted to make something special for her.   So I got to work on a quilt I had been wanting to make that I thought she would like. It has …