Tag Archives: Birthday

So, your friend’s birthday is around the corner and you are beyond excited about it. Before you rush into getting that regular gift for your friend, you will need to make this day as extraordinary as possible. How can I make that day extra memorable you might ask? This is a special...

Today, June 27th, is my husband's 31st Birthday! I have always thought that a person's Birthday should be celebrated with great fanfare. Everyone deserves one day a year where their life is honored and they get to feel special. Since getting married, I have tried to make Lucas' Birthdays magical...

People started asking me about what I was going to do for Joaquín's first Birthday months after he was born! I was in shock. That and "when are you having your next?" Please do not ask a mom that latter question while she is still recovering from giving birth. Nevertheless,...

So, in other news. . .the mini-love-of-my-life turned one last week and I am still in shock! I handled the day as gracefully as possible and then at 5:56PM (his birth time), I was completely overwhelmed with emotion and I proceeded to sob for ten minutes straight. My poor son had...

In the countdown to Joaquín's first Birthday, I thought it would be fun to show what I looked like when I turned one! At the time, we were living in Tampa, Florida (although I was born in Danbury, Connecticut). My mom's parents visited from Ohio. Even 33 years ago, "smash...