I've always found birthday posts a little bit awkward. I've felt funny posting much of anything because I didn't want it to come across as an ode to myself, but it has also felt weird to not mention my birthday at all. So here's my attempt to reconcile these awkward feelings. I decided to post some pictures from birthdays past for your viewing pleasure (most of them belong on Awkward Family Photos anyway) because who doesn't like looking at pictures, especially old ones from the 80s and 90s? That's right, no one. So let's begin.
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| Ah, year one. This is one of the photos that turned out so dark that my mom took other pictures of me eating watermelon another day and that's what is displayed on our "first birthday" wall of photos at my house. I'm still pretty cute, no matter what I'm eating. |
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| Love the candles in this one. My two-year-old self doesn't seem to mind a bit that they're tearing my cake apart and will soon fall over and burn the house down. |
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| I'm not sure why they're wishing me a happy "Biorthday". . . |
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| . . . but I'm pretty sure I had cut my own bangs at this point. |
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| My brother's caption on the back of this photo: "Ash imitating Brett [another brother] and the rest of the baboon family." Man alive, caught in mid-blow. That's some excellent photography. I've never seen such fierce concentration. |
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| Oh, brother. I love this one so much. (And I must because I risked putting an "awkward teenage years" photo in this lineup. You'll notice the absence of any others.) Anyway, I love the priceless look on my sister Jen's face (to my right), I love/hate my ugly, ugly hair, and I love that my brother is reading the newspaper during the big birthday dinner. This one's a classic. |
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| I'm adding this one to show you just how much I love my mom's boston cream pie ... and how awesome my mom is for making me such a gigantor cake. I like it so much I requested it for the next year and even the next. It's goooood stuff. |
Anyway, there we go. November 30th is a fantastic day. It has treated me well over the years. And the next time it's 11:30 (a.m. or p.m., but preferably both), think of me . . . and try not to fly into a jealous rage, imagining yourself digging into a slice of boston cream pie the size of your face.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! I am weird and remember peoples b-day's from our childhood...so I totally would've written you a b-day wish whether you wrote this post or not. I still remember missing your 5th (I think it was that age) b-day party because I had the chicken pox. Also the best birthday party that I ever went to...wheeler farm. Saiji and I went there the other day in fact and I thought of you and that b-day party. I love all the old photo's the 9th and 15th are a toss up as my favorites. I hope you have a wonderful day. You are such an amazing person and friend. We need to hang out sometime soon! Again HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Enjoy your boston creme pie, if you get one this year!
ReplyDelete(this is britta, btw)
Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thorough retrospective, which is terrific and hilarious. I hope you get some good awkward photos this year to add to the collection!
Rene, I love that you remember Wheeler Farm! I should totally go back. I haven't been there since that birthday party. Anyway, thanks for the birthday wishes.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks to you too, Britta. Sadly, no boston cream pie this year, however. We had a coupon for a free ice cream cake from Cold Stone, so I'm totally taking it for myself. It will be excellent.
Thanks, Meredith!
ReplyDelete1st, how cute is jacob?
ReplyDelete2nd, i want some boston cream pie, NOW!
3rd, brett is lame for reading the paper during your celebration. just for that...'brett, go get me some boston cream pie cake!!!!!!!'
Ohmygoshh---take it down!! take it DOWWWNNN NOOOWW! Fugly fugly fugly.
ReplyDeleteThat aside, i busted up at the caption written on the back. Who wrote it? Me, i hope.
Happy birthday, Trashface!! You're the best. The best of the best, from east to west.
Excellent photos. And guess what?! Our birthdays are only one day apart, (mine is the 29th). Maybe all this time you've bee n wondering why Rob's wife, who you barely know, has been commenting on your blog. Well, now you know- birthday kinship. (Although, mine may actually have been 1 Year, and one day before yours. But no matter, it still happens the same time every year, doesn't it.
ReplyDeletenice awkward family photos. did you know my bro-in-law made it into that book? siiiick.
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