years: 32!

via pinterest via bri emery via source

it's my birthday!!  i love birthdays.  i love my birthday, i love your birthday, i love presents, i love cake and i love celebrating.  in honor of my birthday, here are 32 (yikes!) things about me to celebrate my 32 years:

1. i am the oldest child
2. i have a sister and a brother
3. i love having a summer birthday
4. i was not made in the USA
5. i was made in the bahamas
6. i gave my mother horrible heartburn and migraines every afternoon when she was pregnant
7. i'm named after mary tyler moore on the dick van dyke show because my dad had a crush 
8. my mom went into labor on june 27th but i thought the 28th suited me better
9. john elway, kathy bates, mel brooks and john cusak were all born on june 28th
10. when i was a kid i'd rather listen to my record player and color than watch tv
11. i was one week old when i slept through the night and scared my mom half to death
12. when i found out i was having a baby sister i'd say 'no babyeeee'
13. now my sister is my best friend
14. i was obsessed with the babysitter's club
15. i played bass clarinet through my senior year of high school
16. i turned 16 in austria
17. i went to purdue university for my undergrad
18. i was an english lit major
19. i have minors in political science, women's studies and religious studies
20. i went on academic probation in law school
21. i'm a member of the illinois state bar
22. i made king louie chase me for nine months before i would go out with him
23. i am 20 days older than king louie
24. my college boyfriend had piercings and tattoos
25. i went back stage at a concert and jared leto said 'hi' to me (he is short)
26. i'm afraid of heights and parking garages
27. i walked the runway once in a hair fashion show
28. hipsters and hippies give me a headache
29. if it isn't on sale, i won't buy it
30. i'm not afraid to wear crocs
31. i am a lover of rabbits and still sleep with a bunny stuffed animal named booey
32. i wore white doc marten boots, fishnets and red lipstick on my wedding day

happy birthday to me!  feel free to eat cake to celebrate.

~poptart yogini~