A Woman of a Certain Age
Saturday was my 40th birthday. FOUR-TEE. Four-oh.
In order to protect the innocent, I’ve refrained from posting many party photos. Everyone was cutting loose and having a good time. Party photos are never as flattering the next day, are they?
I want to thank Stephanie Gage for most of the photos. Thank you for being my volunteer birthday photographer!
This was my birthday:
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The day started with knitting group/morning birthday party at The Knitting Nest. Presents and cake and breakfast tacos and knitting!
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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A few moments before my guests arrived at my evening birthday party.
I was pretty excited. |
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Ike and Abe spent some time behind a baby gate…
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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…But later came out to help serve cake.
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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The weather was perfect, and the gazebo was always full of laughing people.
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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Like a junior high dance, the boys and girls mingled among themselves much of the time. (Do we talk about our boobs too much?)
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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Ike entertained us with a little birthday dance.
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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We were also celebrating the birthday of my dear friend Meg, so we decided to take our self-portraits with simultaneous camera action.
Photo courtesy Stephanie Gage. |
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Meg and I started the evening in hot shoes, but later switched to flip-flops.
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This is my self-portrait from the next day. Birthday wishes and obscenities on my bathroom wall.
I love my immature friends. |
Happy Belated birthday, hope it was a great one. Looks like you had lots of fun celebrating.
Comment by Melissa D — April 28, 2008 @ 8:38 am
Oh.my.goodness!!! Ike is just too adorable!
Kudos to Stephanie Gage for such a great pic!
Comment by ekgheiy — April 28, 2008 @ 8:46 am
That was a blast. Happy Birthday Sugar!!
Comment by Abbe — April 28, 2008 @ 9:37 am
That was the best party I’ve been to in a loooong time. Wanna turn 40 again next weekend?
Comment by Melissa — April 28, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.
Comment by Billy — April 28, 2008 @ 11:05 am
It was so much fun! I can’t wait for the next party.
Comment by Steph — April 28, 2008 @ 11:34 am
It looks like a wonderful time was had by all!
Why is it that all Basenjis look like Elaine from Seinfeld trying to dance?
Comment by Melody — April 28, 2008 @ 11:42 am
~*~ Happy Birthday! ~*~ It looks like you had a great time. And forty is the new black, so you’re in fashion
Comment by Karo — April 28, 2008 @ 11:48 am
Happy birthday baby!
Comment by dirtsister — April 28, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
Happy Birthday to you, Cutie!
Comment by Jo — April 28, 2008 @ 12:30 pm
Happy birthday! Looks like it was a great day for you.
I hope the bathroom notes are either a.) written in washable markers, or b.) on a wall you’re planning on repainting??
Lol. Funny, but I’d be a little, um well. Yes. hehe. “YOU DID WHAT TO MY BATHROOM?”
Glad you had a good birthday!
Comment by Jenny — April 28, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
Happy Birthday, girl!!! I am totally having a party for my 40th & I’m gonna steal that bathroom graffiti idea!
Comment by carole — April 28, 2008 @ 12:50 pm
Don’t you *love* friends who volunteer to be the party photographer?? They are the best!
Happy 40! It looks great on you!
Comment by Vanessa — April 28, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
Man, April birthdays rock! I turned 44, that is 4 and uh, 4 on April 4!
Comment by Margaret — April 28, 2008 @ 3:18 pm
Happy Birthday, Staciiiii!!
Comment by Jodie — April 28, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
Happy Birthday, Staci. We celebrated our friend’s 40th this weekend as well. Having passed that milestone more than 5 years ago, I’m just hopin’ to get to 50!
Comment by Kathleen — April 28, 2008 @ 3:29 pm
We be birthday twins. Happy Birthday. It looks like you had a blast.
Comment by chrispy — April 28, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
Happy Happy Belated B’Day Staci !!!!!!
Comment by Beth — April 28, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Yay immaturity!!!!
Comment by jana — April 28, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
Looks like a fun time. Happy Birthday Staci!
Comment by Ahrisha — April 28, 2008 @ 4:58 pm
Happy Birthday Staci!
I wish I was as camera happy as you and your friends…
Oh, I finished a total of 2 sweaters, pictures are on my projects page
Comment by Jill — April 28, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
Happy Belated Birthday, Staci! Glad you had fun!
Comment by Fran — April 28, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
Hey 40th birthday sister! I had mine Thursday and I’m still celebrating—it’s the new 30, they say. I had a surprise party from my sis and family for the first time so it’s been a blast. I didn’t think anyone could ever surprise me the way they did. You look great and I thought I had many years on you! Keep up the beautiful aging genes!
Comment by Cheryl — April 28, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
Well wishes for the day of your birth! I raise my glass to your 40th chapter, it just gets better!
Comment by teki — April 28, 2008 @ 7:33 pm
Happy Birthday, Staci! If I saw you on the street, I would never guess you were 40! That looks like a super fun shindig, too. I’m with whoever said you should turn 40 every weekend–or, you know, you could just have a whopping big party, LOL!
Also: great photos! Ike DOES look like he’s doing the Elaine dance! Ha ha!
Comment by Stacey — April 28, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
Happy birthday! The party looks like it was a lot of fun–gazebo looks very festive. Funny how it looked relaxing in your previous pic…very versital, those gazebos! Love those pink pumps!
Comment by linda — April 29, 2008 @ 6:48 am
Happy birthday! Looks like an absolutely blast was had by all!
Those “0″ birthdays are hard. I have one coming up next year and I think I may just repeat the previous decade loop.
Comment by Anne — April 29, 2008 @ 7:20 am
Happy belated birthday! Looks like a great party, especially the graffiti (grafitti? graffitti? I hate this word) wall.
My birthday is right around the corner and this post made me all expectant and can’twait-y.
Comment by m — April 29, 2008 @ 9:41 am
Happy Birthday again! We had a great time at your party! Can’t wait to do it again
Comment by Kristin — April 29, 2008 @ 11:25 am
Happy Happy Birthday! 40 rocks. Sexy and smart! I hope you have at least another 40.
Comment by sam — April 29, 2008 @ 3:00 pm
Got you early, and now late. Happy Birthday! 68 was a great year:-)
Comment by Jeanne — April 30, 2008 @ 10:32 am
Omg! Welcome to your forties! It really is the best decade (I should know, I’m 42 in about 2 months). Looks like the party was a blast. You look wonderful. Happy birthday!
Comment by Tammy — April 30, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
Happy Belated Birthday!!!! It looks like you had a great time and I totally agree that you should have the option to have a graffiti wall in your house. I want one too!
I love Ike’s “crazy dog” dance! I wish I could get Bruce to dance like that.
Comment by Mo — April 30, 2008 @ 2:54 pm
Happy B-day, you little party thing, you!
Honey, my 11-yr old son just last year caught on that I’m not 37. I’m cough*47*cough. Oh, typo – I meant 42. I’m screechin’ real close to one of those other numbers that starts with a number and ends with a zero, and I ain’t likin’ it, no m’am, not one little bit. I deserve a big ‘ole party this year – 08-08-08! Looks like your quite the party maven, I’ll just head on down to Austin and we’ll light up 6th Street (that’s the party street, right?).
Comment by Malena — April 30, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
Happy Birthday, dahlink. I joined you by turning 50 on May 1st. Can we trade?
Comment by Patricia — May 2, 2008 @ 5:31 am
Happy Belated Birthday Staci – great photos, looks like a good time was had by all! Wishing you many more happy days!
Comment by Densie — May 2, 2008 @ 8:18 am
Far too late, but still: congrats. You look so much younger than 40; it’s only visible from the wisdom in your eyes…:-)
Comment by yvonnep — May 7, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
Happy birthday! (love the dog-dance!)
Comment by Octopus Knits — May 8, 2008 @ 3:29 pm
Yay! Happy Birthday! Oh, does this mean we’re both Taruses (tarusi?)? I think it does.
And that birthday dance looks awesome!
Comment by avalynda — May 12, 2008 @ 3:55 pm