Category Archives: Birthdays
Jenn’s 16th Birthday 1995
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
Can you believe that we’re already in the second half of Celebrating 30 Years in 30 Days?!
It feels like it’s been 16 days or something (tee-hee)!
Well, today I’m going to turn 16. On the blog that is.
I had a party of 16 people (myself and sister included).
Everyone (with the exception of 4 kids from church) at the party was in the marching band.
We actually had a Band Festival that night and I live about 5 minutes away from the field, so it worked out that all of the band kids were at my house.
Once again I am missing photos but I was able to take screenshots from the VHS tape.
The tape didn’t transfer well, so the pictures are pretty fuzzy 😦
The night before my party (which was held on my actual birthday) my best good friend, Meghan spent the night. We were up until 3am watching Forest Gump while Meghan braided my hair.
This was the best picture that I could get:
Meghan also ripped my jeans for me (yay!).
I believe that she felt led to do that because 15 years later I would want to show all of you a picture of my knee. And here it is…
(That’s Meghan in the background.)
I was wearing Chucks because they are awesome.
D.C. Talk’s “Jesus Freak” was playing in the background because it is awesome.
Here’s a peek into the dining room.
This card appears to have something to do with driving,
which is funny since I still don’t drive.
We never get a chance to see the cake except for the piece on my plate.
It appears to be chocolate!
(You’re shocked, I know!)
Here are various screenshots of me. My hair was super long (down to my waist).
Later this same year I ask my sister to trim my hair and she cut it up to my chin.
It looked cute, but I was still ticked off!
And here I am waving good bye.
Or perhaps I am telling the story of a one-antlered moose named Mooster Alexander Lollighan the 3rd.
You decide.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-15th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
You can take a look at my 1st-15th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
Jenn’s 15th Birthday 1994
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
I did not have a party for my 15th birthday.
But I will tell you what I did on my 15th birthday because I know that you’re very interested.
The day before my birthday I was inducted in my school’s Usher’s Club.
The coolest part was that I got to sign my name in the same exact book
my mom had signed 20 years prior when she was in the Usher’s Club.
(Let’s all say “Hooray!” for shoulder pads and giant hair bows!)
When I turned 15 my birthday was on a Friday, which means that there was a football game that night.
I was on the Dance Line in the band so that evening I was busy
performing in our Fiddler on the Roof halftime show.
That’s me behind the trumpet player.
That’s me behind the trumpet player.
A peasant girl, Cinderella, or an Eat N’ Park waitress? You decide!
That’s my sister on the left hiding behind a flag, she was a Color Guard.
My family was visiting from Florida at the time and it was nice that my grandparents got to see me march.
I really enjoyed the Dance Line so I didn’t mind having to march on my birthday.
Other than that I don’t remember any details.
It’s probably for the best that this is a short post.
It’ll give you a chance to rest up for the Sweet 16 Party tomorrow.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-14th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
You can take a look at my 1st-14th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
Jenn’s 14th Birthday 1993
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
For my 14th Birthday Party I had a Surprise Party.
There was no theme or anything like that.
I once again had a chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
I had to take screenshots of my VHS tape to get some images for you to see.
Before getting into the riveting party details I have even more exciting nonsense for you. At the beginning of the VHS I sit down confessional/vlog style and tell in great detail every aspect of my actual birthday the day before. I even read straight from my diary. If I mentioned a card or a gift…I then show it to the camera.
This goes on for about 20 minutes (although in my defense it would’ve been much shorter if my sister would’ve stopped interrupting me every other sentence.).
So here is the very condensed version of my monologue.
I sing “Happy Birthday to me”.
I show you a Birthday card from my French teacher. Bon Anniversaire, Babette!
I show you a bunch of other things that I couldn’t get a half-decent screenshot of so there are no pictures (I’m sure that you’re all tore up about it.).
And then I show you the flowers my dad got me.
And then I show you the flowers my dad got me.
I tell you about my trip to the mall and how I went to The Deb
to get a pair of stretchy lightly-washed very mid-90s straight legged jeans.
Then to prove it…I show you my left leg.
Then to prove it…I show you my left leg.
I show you my Marvin the Martian t-shirt and then the matching Marvin necklace and earrings.
Then my sister shows you a cat.
Then I show you my DQ ice cream cake…yum!
It says “Keep Frozen” because even way back then I liked to keep it cool.
It says “Keep Frozen” because even way back then I liked to keep it cool.
And now on to the incredibly fascinating Surprise Party.
First…it was a Surprise.
Second earlier before the party I went to the movies with my dad to see “Cool Runnings”.
Third, when I got home my very best friends (Kelly, Kendra, and Thadina) were there to surprise me.
First…it was a Surprise.
Second earlier before the party I went to the movies with my dad to see “Cool Runnings”.
Third, when I got home my very best friends (Kelly, Kendra, and Thadina) were there to surprise me.
A few other guests arrived later.
I was opening gifts and I bumped my elbow…ouch!
Only cool kids wear gift bows on their heads.
This is what it looks like after we eat.
Here is my chocolately-chocolate cake. It says “Happy Birthday Jennifer 14!”
which would make sense because my name is Jennifer and it was my 14th Birthday.
And now I am done torturing you with lame parties and really bad fuzzy pictures.
For today at least.
For today at least.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-13th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
You can take a look at my 1st-13th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
Jenn’s 13th Birthday 1992
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
For my 13th Birthday Party I had a sleepover. No photos again, but I did have some video tape that I swiped some images from. I counted there being 8 other girls plus my sister and I.
There was no theme or anything like that. I had a chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
During sleepovers we were all supposed to stay downstairs. I don’t remember how or why but at some point all of the girls ended up in my room. One by one they all sat on my bed. My sister (who was the tiniest of all of us) was the last one to sit on the bed. Once she did…CRASH! The bed frame broke. We all screamed and ran outside of the house (I have no idea why) and then once we had all stopped laughing we began singing and dancing in the street. I’m pretty sure that I slept on just a mattress and box spring until 1998.
That’s me and my best friend, Kelly.
On a movie or tv show or something I had seen a birthday cake with sparklers instead of candles.
I thought it was cool. So I saved some sparklers from July to use on my birthday cake.
Well, the sparklers took forever to light.
By the time one was lit the one before it had fizzed out.
I don’t know how they did it in the movie, but it did not work in reality 😦
All of my guests were quite tired of standing around watching my mom light sparklers.
There I am stressing out about my sparklers not working 😦
This was while everyone was singing Happy Birthday to me.
I’m pretty sure that Kelly is trying to keep me from singing to myself…
which I’ve been known to do on occasion.
Oh, and another thing about sparklers…you can’t blow them out!
We played a game of Twister. I was one of the last two, but didn’t win.
The video camera we were using was one that my parents got when I was about 5 years old.
To use it you had to connect the camera to the VCR and carry the VCR around with you. In this picture my friend was filming and walking and I had to walk in front of her carrying the VCR until we reached our destination. Now you can record video from a cell phone that you can fit in your pocket.
I am an old, old lady!
I was into Treasure Trolls for some reason.
I just really thought that they were cute and I started a collection.
This little fella was one of my gifts.
Behind him was a totally awesome 90s-style shirt that I also received as a gift.
I think that shirt is pretty sweet but I don’t have any memory of ever actually wearing it anywhere.
Another gift…cute puppy dog! I also received the book Dawn Saves the Planet from the Babysitter’s Club series but I wasn’t able to get a good screen shot of it. I was really into the Babysitter’s Club.
I still have all of my books packed away. I would bust them out right now and read them again if I wasn’t so busy being a mom and all. Oh well, maybe in 20 years or so.
And here’s Buffalo Bill the Pink-Footed Cowboy.
He wasn’t a Treasure Troll but that didn’t stop him from being cool.
I mean…he has a pink foot!
Now for a more clear picture of me at 13, that is if the polka dots don’t cross your eyes!
You will be happy to know that this top had matching navy blue coolots.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-12th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
You can take a look at my 1st-12th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for my 14th Birthday!
Jenn’s 12th Birthday 1991
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
1991 was another year that I didn’t have a party (and if I did I don’t have any photos of it).
So today I present to you my sister’s 4th birthday.
It was all about The Mouse for my sister’s 4th Birthday,
complete with a Mickey Mouse cake and paper products.
And just in case you were having any doubts about what year it was the Cabbage Patch Kids book and My Little Pony should tip it off. (Pssst…It’s 1984!)
A Cabbage Patch Kids purse? Yes, please!
My sister was quite the little tomboy at this age, but she loved purses. One time we were on a hike she was lagging behind as usual. We were in the back seat on the way home and she opened up this very purse and dumped onto the back seat about 10 caterpillars. She had been collecting them as we were walking and putting them in her purse. They were all pretty much dead and the smell that was coming from her purse was indescribable. I was really grossed out at the time, but now I giggle every time I think of it.
My sister was quite the little tomboy at this age, but she loved purses. One time we were on a hike she was lagging behind as usual. We were in the back seat on the way home and she opened up this very purse and dumped onto the back seat about 10 caterpillars. She had been collecting them as we were walking and putting them in her purse. They were all pretty much dead and the smell that was coming from her purse was indescribable. I was really grossed out at the time, but now I giggle every time I think of it.
I know who everyone in this picture is except for the girl next to me that looks like she’s 12 years old.
And once again to give you at least a glimpse of me at age 12, here are some photos from 1991.
- We’ll take the Physical Challenge!
Anybody have a guess as to what was going on in this photo?
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-11th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
Jenn’s 11th Birthday 1990
(a.k.a. Happy Birthday to me!)
I don’t have any photos of my 11th Birthday.
I’m not even sure I had a party that year. I might’ve had another sleepover.
I’m not even sure I had a party that year. I might’ve had another sleepover.
Today I’m going to break the rules because…
1. I don’t recall actually making any rules
2. They would be my rules anyway and I
reserve the right to change them whenever I please.
1. I don’t recall actually making any rules
2. They would be my rules anyway and I
reserve the right to change them whenever I please.
You shall not see 11th Birthday photos today.
Instead, you shall see 2nd Birthday photos.
And they won’t even be of my birthday…they will be my sister’s!
The fact that I still titled this as “Jenn’s 11th Birthday Party” is now a complete and total lie. Bad, bad Jenn.
Instead, you shall see 2nd Birthday photos.
And they won’t even be of my birthday…they will be my sister’s!
The fact that I still titled this as “Jenn’s 11th Birthday Party” is now a complete and total lie. Bad, bad Jenn.
For my sister’s 2nd Birthday she had a Sugar and Spice theme. She had a Carousel Cake and sugar and spice paper products. Enjoy the photos.
Not to leave you completely in the dark about my 11th year of life, here some photos from 1990.
You are welcome.
You might be interested in checking out my daughter, Adaline’s, first birthday party
You can take a look at my 1st-10th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
You can take a look at my 1st-10th Birthdays by following the links on this page.
Be sure to check back tomorrow
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