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The Birthday Blog

And today is my birthday. Thus far it’s already been pretty great. The phone calls, the texts, the Facebook posts, the emails, they’ve all started to come and I appreciate every one of them.

When I look at that pudgy little girl in the photo with the skunk streak in her bangs and the sweaty little hairs in the back I wonder what I was thinking at that moment. I look pretty focused, don’t I? Then again, I’ve always taken blowing candles out on a cake pretty seriously. Right, Mel? 

And why does it look like that sultry little red head on my cake is giving someone the side-eye?

But now I’m just babbling. In the past on my birthday I’ve written lists about everything I’ve learned in the last year. But after reflecting on this past crazy year (and trust me on this one, it’s been a roller coaster) I think I can sum it all up with two quick lines. Life is short and life is messy. You can either embrace it and find the funny, or complain about it.

I choose the funny.

And on that note, I’m off to do birthday things. Have a good weekend and as always, thanks for reading!

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  1. Shannon Murphy
    May 16, 2014 / 10:52 am

    Happy Birthday, Taylor! Enjoy lots of drinks and even more laughs!

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  3. Helene in Between
    May 16, 2014 / 11:09 am

    Happy birthday Taylor! I hope it's the best, funniest, messiest yet.

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  7. Renee
    May 16, 2014 / 11:24 am

    Happy, happy birthday!!!

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  12. Kiki
    May 16, 2014 / 11:50 am

    Happy birthday!

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  16. meg
    May 16, 2014 / 12:13 pm

    Happy Birthday Taylor!

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  17. Brittany
    May 16, 2014 / 12:14 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! Here's to hearing Birthday by Katy Perry a million times today!!!!

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  18. Illegally Blonde
    May 16, 2014 / 12:15 pm

    Totally had that same cake when I was little though I had a side-eyed blonde. Happy Birthday hope its the best year yet.

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  19. Nicole
    May 16, 2014 / 12:42 pm

    Happy Birthday! Hope you have a fantastic day!

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  20. Meghan
    May 16, 2014 / 12:52 pm

    Happy Birthday 🙂

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  23. Lauren
    May 16, 2014 / 12:58 pm

    Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!

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  24. Amy
    May 16, 2014 / 1:00 pm

    Happy Birthday Taylor!

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  27. Kari
    May 16, 2014 / 2:03 pm

    Happy birthday!! Hope you have a great day!

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  28. Vicki
    May 16, 2014 / 2:48 pm

    Happy Birthday Taylor!!

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  29. Lindsay Ropella
    May 16, 2014 / 5:03 pm

    Please name me one little girl growing up in the 90's who didn't, at least on one birthday, request a stripper cake with a Barbie doll bursting out of the middle covered in frosting. Can't do it? Yea. Us 90's kids, man – we knew how it was done. 😉 Happy Birthday, Taylor! Have an awesome weekend!

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  30. Jo-Anne Meadows
    May 16, 2014 / 5:45 pm

    Birthdays are great, I love birthdays, not just mine my everyones so I hope you had a bloody awesome birthday

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  31. Caroline
    May 16, 2014 / 6:31 pm

    You get profound-er with age 😉 Happy Birthday!!!

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  32. Abby
    May 16, 2014 / 7:53 pm

    Woohoo, Happy Birthday! I hope it's one for the ages. 🙂

    xo Always, Abby

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  34. Katie Did What
    May 17, 2014 / 10:48 am

    Happy birthday weekend!! 😀 I think you summed up life pretty perfectly. Enjoy it!

    xo

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  35. Haley
    May 17, 2014 / 5:13 pm

    Definitely funny is always an option for me too.

    Happy Day Tay! (See what I did there…. funny.)

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  38. Lauren
    May 18, 2014 / 10:04 pm

    Happy Birthday, dear! Love reading your words!

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  40. Cassie
    May 19, 2014 / 3:21 pm

    happy belated birthday!

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  41. Ericka
    May 19, 2014 / 4:27 pm

    Hope you had a great birthday!!!

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