Best Wishes

My daughter celebrated her 17th birthday this week!  Do you remember being seventeen?!
I do-doesn't seem that long ago, lol.   I am curious now-what was your favorite birthday?
What happened on that day, different from the rest?

 I wrapped her gifts in calendar pages-I thought the words added a nice touch!  She liked it, but her favorite gifts were the platform shoes, from her boyfriend.  And you know the favorite green $tuff.   WE gave her make-up, a couple of tops and $tuff.

 Both of my kids have one dimple. They get it from their dad!   More shoes...I know fashion rules-fabulous!

I wanna be seventeen again!  Just for a day-I would hate Algebra all over again~


My most memorable birthday was when I turned twenty-five.   I was in Pensacola, Florida and there was a big Navy celebration. My second mom's(my mother's best friend) brother was stationed at NAS-Naval Air Station.  He worked with MWR-Military Welfare n' Recreation.   He had extra tickets to a Bob Hope show :D   There was also fireworks that night.  I have to say it is hard to top this one-not often you see fireworks in May, unless you go to Disney.

I have had a few other unique ones.  I had a pie thrown in my face.  My family misunderstood I wanted a pie fight, maybe more like whip cream in a tin pie plate.  Yeah, I wanted a food fight-I finally did get one in college.  Did I win?  It is debatable-but I sure did rock the look. I had curly gypsy like hair with Cherry pie filling dribbling down. The cherries were caught in my curls.   A guy took a spoonful of Cheesecake and flung it at me at dinner.   Well, I couldn't let him get away with that.  Then it went full throttle. We even stole trays of dessert and  ended up  three flights upstairs, in a dorm hallway.   I have never seen people move so fast, to get out of our way.

My daughter had a trip to go look at a few colleges-so fun!   We tend to party more on the even birthdays, except we do celebrate 13 and 21, in unique ways.  My daughter is a fashionista.  I can't see her wearing Cherry pie filling in her hair.  I think the glam gene skipped me.  My Mom has it and so does my daughter.   I can glam up, but I rather go hike in nature, let the wind whip my hair and have a food fight.  

Last year we had a birthday bash, took her n' her guests to Starbucks, pizza, and make Cake pops with an evening of horror movies and giggles.

This year was more low key.  I felt sad, knowing this coming year there will be many changes.  Her Dad is getting out of the Navy.  There is even talk of moving-ugh!  She is going for her driver's license soon, later this year she will be a Senior, and her boyfriend goes to college, etc.   I felt like I was in a trance watching her open her presents-it was surreal!   Where did time go?  We can visit our youth and see what memories dance.  I hope your memories are sweet ones-if not let me know.  I could manage another food fight... I might even let you win~

I hope my beautiful girl had a sweet day! :D