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"I was lying in bed this morning listening to this song that went 'if I had to choose one moment, to live my whole life through...' and I thought, I know exactly what mine would be: the moment I came around from THE MOST SCARY OPERATION IN THE WORLD, twenty-six years ago today, and saw your big beautiful blue eyes staring into mine. I wish someone could plug a USB into my brain and through to my computer screen so that you too could see how beautiful and wonderful you were in that first moment we were introduced. And still are."
---An email from my mother. I'm 26 today.
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Feb 08, 2006
your mom sounds awesome.
Feb 08, 2006
and oh yeah... Happy Birthday! :)
Feb 08, 2006
Adorable little baby pictures, Holly! Happy, happy birthday!
Feb 08, 2006
Happy birthday! What a great email from your mom.
Feb 08, 2006
it is the most amazing introduction when you meet your child. Happy Birthday!
Feb 08, 2006
I can't believe your mom knows what a USB is! Very cool. And an amazingly touching e-mail from her. Happy Birthday!
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday. What a cute kid you were.
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday! Great baby pics- you were terribly cute :)
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday, Gorgeous!!
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday, Holly! May no weather-inappropriate clothing choices or flirty slack-jawed yokels interfere with your celebration.
Feb 08, 2006
happy birthday blondie.
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday!!
Feb 08, 2006
Awwwww, happy birthday, darlin'! You were (and still are) adorable, and your mom sounds like a fabulous lady. I hope you have an awesome day!
Feb 08, 2006
That email from your mom is the sweetest! Happy Birthday!
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday! Remember, chocolate is our friend.
Feb 08, 2006
It's my sister in laws birthday today too! Happy Birthday!
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday from a cyber-admirer. I can see where you get your expressive writing style from. Enjoy yourself today!
Feb 08, 2006
Aw, I have tears in my eyes....how lovely is your mum...and clearly how inspiring are you?
Have a fab day!
xx
Feb 08, 2006
Have a fabulous non-pointy birthday! The email from your mom brought me to tears. Cherish those moments as they come. Enjoy your day!
Feb 08, 2006
Look, Daddy's wearing jeans!
Feb 08, 2006
Happy Birthday Burns! Can't believe your dad was all hoodied up in 1980!! xxx
Feb 09, 2006
how precious. thank you for sharing that wonderful message from your mom. what a special memory. happy birthday.
Feb 09, 2006
Happy birthday! It's pretty awesome that your parents put you to work delivering milk at such a young age. You definitely earned your keep! ;) Very cute pictures, hope you had a great day.
Feb 09, 2006
Crap. You went and made me cry.
Happy birthday!
Feb 09, 2006
Happy birthday, Holly!
Now I need a tissue.
Feb 09, 2006
Awww ... happy birthday. Your mom said it best. How sweet of her to be so eloquent and personal - nothing like a $2.99 Hallmark! Lucky girl!
Feb 09, 2006
That was such a touching story. Happy Birthday. I wish you all the best.
Feb 09, 2006
"Non-pointy"? Do mine eyes deceive me? It reminds me of Steve Martin's poem about the pointy birds: "Oh pointy birds, oh pointy pointy, anoint my head, anointy nointy."
Happy birthday, and your mum is awesome. I guess I must point (HA!) out at this juncture that since I'm 45, I am absolutely old enough to be your mum myself. Which freaks me out on several levels, but notwithstanding all that, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN.
Feb 09, 2006
your dad is hot!
Feb 09, 2006
What a sweet email. I get phone calls from my mother asking "How can I possibly have a daughter as old as you?" Thanks, Mom. Love you too.
Happy birthday!
Feb 09, 2006
Happy birthday! At least you remembered yours. And I agree with the above comments -- a wonderful note. Doubly impressed that your mom knows what a USB is. Mine, bless her up and down, barely knows that computers exist.
Feb 09, 2006
I'm late, oh so late, but I have a firm belief that birthdays last for several days, if not weeks. What a precious email from your mom (who IS cool enough to know what a USB port is) and here's many wishes for a wonderful year for one of the funniest women of the blogosphere!
Feb 09, 2006
Hello, as awkward as this is, I’m Susie’s friend, and have been more or less ordered to write on your blog, as she thinks that you think, that I’m imaginary (if that makes sense.) I have read most of your stuff, it’s quite a laugh, and considering I'm also an English groupie (like Susie), I enjoy it. I’m excited it’s your birthday, because it is my birthday in a week. Happy Birthday! (Oh yes, and tell Susie to get a tan, because she is now as pale as me, much like snow itself!)
Feb 09, 2006
Happy Birthday! Late is better than never. :) Hope your TJMaxx tops worked out ok.
Feb 09, 2006
Happy belated birthday! How was it?
That note from your mom is so sweet; gosh, DK and I are very tenatively on the thinking-of-a-baby wagon and seeing that photo of you curled up on your (very handsome, btw) Dad got me very misty-eyed about family and next generations and my parents as parents and US as parents. In fact, I've quite clearly become incomprehensible. Hope you rang in your 26th birthday in a great new top and with lots of love.
Happy happy!
Feb 09, 2006
Ahhh ... how sweet. Now we know where you get your PROPENSITY TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.
And Happy Birthday! Hope it is the best one yet.
Feb 09, 2006
What a lovely note from your mother. That's an awesome birthday present.
I hope your birthday was happy.
Feb 09, 2006
A very, very happy, albeit belated, birthday to you, from a lurker-admirer. :)
Feb 09, 2006
how very beautiful. happy birthday!
Feb 09, 2006
Ooh! Happy Belated Birthday!
Feb 10, 2006
Even though I'm late, Happy Birthday!
Your mom is so sweet, and cool, to know what a USB is!