Today is my 32nd birthday. My kids are helping me make Bakerella's cake balls for my "cake" (thanks to Lara for introducing me to these sinfully delicious treats). My husband is barbequeing hamburgers for dinner - the really yummy kind with bacon and caramelized onions on top. My kids have been smothering me with kisses and queries of "Are you excited that it is almost your birthday?" for the last few days. It's fun to have kids around to stir up some excitement at birthday time.
Question:
Do I feel happy and content because my sons keep telling me, "You're beautiful Mama. I love you Mama."
OR
Do I completely freak out because I found my first gray hair on Sunday while getting ready for church?
Apparently, the age of 32 is the age when I start "getting old." Happy birthday to me!
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Happy Birthday to one of the most wonderful people I know. Celebrate well and enjoy your gray hair. It just means you are now wise AND beautiful.
L'oreal makes a wonderful 32nd birthday gift....
Hugs on your big day!
Blessings!
I hope you don't mind me dropping by your blog. I saw you on Jillene's blog and thought I would say hello and I feel you on the birthday thing. I am about the same age and I am freaking out more and more with each birthday. I don't like this old thing... only parents and grandparents are old! Happy birthday!
Happy, happy birthday! I love you!
Happy birthday Erin! What wonderful boys you have in your life:)
Happy Birthday Erin. I will give you a moment for your birthday. That is what you really want right.
Happy Happy Birthday!
Hope you have a super fantastic day :)
I am 32 too, and so I could totally relate to the beginning of the post, thinking, I am not so old if I am the same age as her, and she is so young, but then you mentioned the gray hair and now I am sad that I really am getting old. How about if we just ignore that kind of stuff and pretend like we are still 23?
I found my first gray hair when I was 25. Besides, you're blond so you want have to start dying your hair at 34 like I did. Have a great day and no freaking out necessary. :)
Happy Birthday Erin! I even have it written on my calendar:). I hope you have a wonderful birthday. Thank you for being such a great friend Erin! I love you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dinner sounds yummy!
Happy Birthday!
I'm *shocked* that you just found your first gray hair. My first one arrived in my early 20s. I aspire to a head full of beautiful silver-gray hair.
Thanks for posting today's links - just what I needed!
happy birthday!!!!
and thanks for introducing us to those yummy looking cake balls. i can't wait to try that recipe out!
Happy happy happy happy happy happy birthday!! Have a wonderful day! Enjoy all those kisses from your boys. You just found your first gray hair?! Oh, honey, don't freak out and don't worry a bit!
Love ya!
Happy birthday!
And this story should make you feel better.
I was at a division training last week, and overheard a woman say that she was a grandma. I looked at her with crazy eyes, because she looked very young. She is 32!!!!!!!! She had her son when she was 16, and he just had a baby. It makes me cry.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ERIN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
♥ and Hugs!
Happy birthday Erin!! Hope you have a great day!! You deserve it!!
Happy Birthday!
On the gray hair use my favorite phrase...."I'm not going gray. I'm turning Platinum!"
Happy Birthday! I found my first gray around my 30th birthday, but I've only found one more since then. If it's at a rate of one every two years, I can handle that. :)
Happy Birthday!
Your kids are sweet for telling you that your beautiful :) I hope they keep those amazing maners!
And a grey hair? Don't worry, there is a girl taht sits infront of me in one of our classes, she just barely turned 21 and I see grey hairs in her super long hair...
Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Erin! And oh my goodness, I've been pulling WHITE hairs out of my head for years, and I'm 26, so count yourself lucky. :)
And I am drooling over the red velvet cake balls link. To my own demise, I also looked up the oreo truffles recipe on that site. I'm doomed for sure. Oreos are my kryptonite.
Erin . . . Happy, Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a great day! Those cake balls look SO yummy, I'm going to have to try those!
Happy Birthday. Sorry to hear about the gray hair.
Happy Birthday, Erin! I hope that it's a great day for you. And no, you're not old! Listen to your kids. They got it right!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Mmmmmmmm....BBQ hamburgers!! Have one for me!!
Happy birthday, you crazy lady!! And can i say...be happy that this is your first gray hair. I saw my first at 18.
Happy birthday, Erin! I beat you to 32 by a few months. No gray hairs yet (not that I've noticed), but definitely working on the crow's feet.
happpppppy BIRTHDAY!!!!
Happy happy birthday Erin! 32 old? NEVER! And to make you feel better, I was going gray in my 20's. My motto is "dye until you die" ;0). And isn't Bakerella great? I have a food blog too but you can't compete with her! http://mealtime-101.blogspot.com Have a GREAT day!
Happy Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a great day, you deserve it!
Happy Birthday!!! Those cakeballs look AWESOME! i hope you post a pic of how yours turn out.
I think I found my first gray at 32 too, but oh well, that's what dye is for.
Cake balls? Count me in. Next time I'm feeling adventurous, I'll have to try those.
Your first gray hair? Pshsh. I have a dozen, and I'm 5 months younger than you.
Happy birthday, Erin! It sounds like it will be a great one.
Happy Birthday Erin. I hate getting older, but you do it so gracefully.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
And I found my first gray in high school.
Go for the happy and content feeling....a few minutes with nice and easy will cover your gray,but nothingcan fake the feeling of content. Mmmmmmmmmm
HAPPY--HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
I had my first gray hair at 18!! Gray hair does not define that you are old, think of it as a sign of maturity and wisdom!
Getting old happens to the best of us. We should get together and party.
Happy birthday!! :)
Oh my goodness... how funny. No, I had not read your blog when I posted the age quote on my blog. I just woke up feeling it in my joints. Haha...so, I am now getting to my commenting on blogs I love.
Happy Birthday Erin. Dont worry about those gray hairs....that's what L'Oreal Preference is all about... mine is color #71/2.
Yay for phony!
Happy Birthday Erin! Hope you had a great day.
MMMM,cake balls. Have a wonderful day!
FOrget about grey hair and focus on the sugar. That's what birthdays are all about!
Happy, happy brithday to you from me.
Happy Birthday! Listen to your kids, because kids point out the obvious and are so honest!
Welcome to being my age. LOL. Happy Birthday darling!
Happy Birthday Erin! a little belated... Not time for blog stalking yesterday.... NOah says 32 is really old and 31 is much better.. So I wish you luck
Happy Be-lated birthday! I hope it was swell!
I don't think I can even remember what 32 felt like. yes. I am THAT old...
Happy Birthday!!!! Hope it was great!
Happy Birthday a little late!
32 is still a baby in my book :0)
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