Category Archives: Birthdays
Jenn’s 28th Birthday 2007
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
On my 28th birthday I was complaining about how no one cares about your birthday once you get older. While I was working (from 1997-2003) I spent most of my birthdays alone.
I would get the day off of work but everyone else still had to work, so I’d be by myself 😦
My birthday was on a Sunday that year, so after church
Mom stopped by the store and then threw this together for me.
This cake was a totally awesome ice cream cake that my mom made. I had actually destroyed a pan of brownies and wasn’t sure what to do with them (I’d put a bunch of raspberry jam in the batter and they never did cook right), so mom put them in her freezer and eventually used them as the “crust” for this cake. Soooo yummy!
Mom got me a plastic tiara and a scepter that lights up.
She also got fake ugly teeth for everyone.
Hours minutes of enjoyment!
The candles in the middle cake were really cool. The flames burned different colors. Be sure not to drag the singing out too long, 28 candles on top of an ice cream cake doesn’t last long.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-27th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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You can take a look at my 1st-27th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow!
Jenn’s 27th Birthday 2006
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
While I don’t have any fancy party to show you today,
I do have a generous heap of randomness ever-so-slightly related to my 27th birthday.
Just 4 days before my birthday the fellas from the church came to tear down my mom’s garage.
First it looked like this:
And then this:
And finally this:
On my 27th birthday mom and I went shopping.
While we were in T.J. Maxx I found my long lost twin.
A pumpkin with crazy oogley eyes just like me!
While we were in T.J. Maxx I found my long lost twin.
A pumpkin with crazy oogley eyes just like me!
And then we found a Santa Claus that was taller than my mom!
(Which isn’t hard to do since she’s less than 5 ft tall!)
(Which isn’t hard to do since she’s less than 5 ft tall!)
5 days after my birthday Cool Daddy and I flew down to Florida to visit my grandparents.
We went to Old Town and had another photo taken at Instant Ancestors.
We went to Old Town and had another photo taken at Instant Ancestors.
While we were waiting for the photos to process or print or something like that, I spotted my twin again!
All these years, I thought it was the same exact pumpkin.
However, while gathering the photos for this blog a secret was revealed.
Upon closer inspection I realized that the pumpkins, although similar, are not exactly the same.
Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
Pumpkin 1 has green legs while Pumpkin 2 has a purple skirt!
Pumpkin 2 has a green leafy something above its left eye while Pumpkin 1 does not!
And lastly Pumpkin 1 appears to have some dimension to her features (slightly cut-out nose/mouth)
Pumpkin 1 has green legs while Pumpkin 2 has a purple skirt!
Pumpkin 2 has a green leafy something above its left eye while Pumpkin 1 does not!
And lastly Pumpkin 1 appears to have some dimension to her features (slightly cut-out nose/mouth)
while Pumpkin 2 appears to have said features only painted on.
So what does it all mean? Triplets!!! Oh yes, ma’am.
My name is Jenn and I have two Pumpkin sisters!
My name is Jenn and I have two Pumpkin sisters!
When we returned home from FL I had another fun day out with my mom.
We were embracing fall in all of it’s autumnful glory and
visiting fruit markets where we purchased interesting looking gourds.
We were embracing fall in all of it’s autumnful glory and
visiting fruit markets where we purchased interesting looking gourds.
Then we went to this little local place for lunch. I ordered a yummy sounding sandwich that was supposed to have roasted red peppers on it. I was half way through my sandwich and snotting all over myself with a sweaty upper lip before I realized that there was some sort of hot peppers (and not roasted red peppers) in my sandwich. I then preceded to go home and have a bad cold for a week.
And now you may go about your day. Enjoy.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-26th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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You can take a look at my 1st-26th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow!
Jenn’s 26th Birthday 2005
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
In 2005 I was volunteering at my old high school as an assistant choreographer for the marching band dance line. There was a football game on my 26th birthday, so that’s where I was and what I was doing. I don’t have any pictures of it, but I do remember some of the girls bringing me cards, balloons, and flowers, and poking fun at how “old” I was.
A month later I got a digital camera:
A month later I got a digital camera:
And while I didn’t go totally picture-crazy right away, I did start documenting a little bit more of my life (picture-wise). Now I take 20 pictures a day (at least) of my daughter. Hopefully she’ll never have to say “I don’t remember when we…”
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-25th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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You can take a look at my 1st-25th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow!
Jenn’s 25th Birthday 2004
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
I don’t remember anything about my actual birthday in 2004. Maybe it’s because I was so busy and had some pretty significant life changes right before my birthday. Two months before my 25th birthday Cool Daddy and I moved out of our apartment and into our house that we live in now.
One month before my 25th birthday I fell in love 🙂
The fuzzy little fella on the right is my Muppet. We brought him home and he became my furry little pride and joy.
The fuzzy little fella on the right is my Muppet. We brought him home and he became my furry little pride and joy.
The dog on the left is Kasper, my sister’s dog. The doctors recommend she get an animal to take care of after her accident because it would be good therapy. Kasper is 4 years old in the photo and Muppet is around 4 months old.
We weren’t even looking for a dog, but the moment that I held him (he let me cradle him like a baby!) and he licked my nose…I knew he was meant to be mine. Little did I know at the time that he would be a great source of comfort to me in the years ahead as Cool Daddy and I struggled with infertility. He’s the most cuddly, friendly dog in the world and is every bit my little furbaby. I couldn’t have asked for a better spontaneous one-month-early birthday present!
(Oh. And I also got my hair cut like Peter Pan.)
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-24th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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You can take a look at my 1st-24th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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Jenn’s 24th Birthday 2003
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
No party this year 😦 Cool Daddy and I got married a few months before my birthday. I don’t remember much about my birthday that year except that my husband got me a paper shredder and I thought that was the best present ever. I also remember that same year we threw together a surprise “party” at our apartment for my sister’s birthday.
Here we are on our honeymoon.
This will give you an idea of the height difference between Cool Daddy and I.
This will give you an idea of the height difference between Cool Daddy and I.
And yes, we’re wearing matching outfits! They have Disney characters surfing on them and my hat has Mickey ears on the front. (It’s riveting details like these that keep you coming back to read my blog day after day. You’re not the only one. There’s at least two other people that can’t get enough of this either.)
Other than our wedding and honeymoon I don’t have any other photos from 2003. Then a pretty serious photo drought continues until late 2005 when I finally get a digital camera.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-23rd Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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You can take a look at my 1st-23rd Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow!
Jenn’s 23rd Birthday 2002
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
I did not have a party for my 23rd birthday.
On my birthday Cool Daddy and I went to get our engagement photo taken.
Look how young and shiny and pretty we were.
Look how young and shiny and pretty we were.
I’m sure that we also went out to eat or something, but neither of us remember. It was a very busy time for us planning the wedding and writing out all of those checks…one can tend to forget details watching their bank account dwindle! (But the wedding sure was pretty!)
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-20th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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You can take a look at my 1st-20th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
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