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Thursday, June 28, 2012

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~



    14 comments:

    1. yay! happy 32! you know how much I love birthdays, so I might be celebrating with you today. you know, just for moral support and all.
      so does #26 mean you don't want to go skydiving with me next month?

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    2. Happy Birthday to you!!! Those facts are so fun :) That wedding outfit sounds interesting...I'm intrigued!!! Spill the beans pa-lease :)

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    3. happy freaking birthdayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

      yes, I did use all of those y's to show my enthusiasm for birthdays, specifically yours! ENjoy your day!!!!

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    4. Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great day!

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    5. Hooray for you! Oh my gosh. While reading your 32 things, I felt like I was reading about the most intersting woman in the world. Please fill my curiosity and respond in full to my emails. I am dying to hear about everything. Especially now your wedding.

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    6. Happy, happy birthay!!! so many interesting facts from your 32 years! where did you find white doc martins?!

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    7. Happy birthday! Sorry I missed the actual day!! I love your list! I was also ridiculously obsessed with the babysitter's club books, haha! Hope you had a good day! :)

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    8. Hope you had an awesome birthday. Thinking we need to see some wedding pictures, I was surprised by the last one! :)

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    9. happy belated!!! i read every single item on your list!

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    10. happy belated birthday! i hate that i missed this on your actual birthday!! i hope it was fabulous though.

      and the babysitters club?! LOVED it.

      and jared leto? helllllo, sexy. im a little jealous of that one.

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    11. Happy birthday!!! How did I miss this? Loved the babysitters club but loved Jordan Catalano even more. So jealous.

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    12. Happy belated birthday!! I love the list :)

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    13. Happy Belated Birthday! (I'm catching up on old blog posts if you couldn't tell. ;)) Hope this year is fantastic!

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