Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A Birthday Wish


Rumor has it that today is my 28th birthday. Boy, they just sneak up on you, don't they?! As a gift to you, I went on a mission at my parents house to uncover pictures from birthdays past. Here's what I came up with. This first picture is at my fourth birthday. Take note of the shiny, puffy sleeved, lavender dress. I loved this dress. I remember it well- the look of it, the feel of it, and how I used to pretend I was a rich girl from Little House on the Prairie when I wore it (no joke).

That's right, folks! Apparently 1988 was the year of the bow. Notice both me and my sister rocking the 'large bow on headband' look. This is not the only trend I found while scouring old pictures. I also peeped some nice one piece 'sun suits' (tank top and shorts attached- all in the same cotton material, did you wear these?), jelly shoes, and Pound Puppies (I totally forgot about those). It's always fun to look back and have a blast from the past moment on your birthday!

My wish this year? Finish this darn blanket! Things were going along swimmingly until I got to the lace edging. There I was, thinking I was almost finished, not suspecting at all that the short rows would take me hours to complete. I have about 3 feet left- down to the home stretch. Problem is, that interprets to a few hours of work and my attention is waning.

My other birthday wish (am I allowed to have two?)... is to see my nieces sing Happy Birthday to me.*









*Ahem....SKYPE....cough cough- you know who you are- make this happen (I'll be waiting) :)

14 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday!

    That blanket is huge! and cozy. I've got add that to my list of things to knit :-)

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  2. Pretending like you were a rich girl on "Little House on the Prairie!" You are a woman after my own heart - I so totally would have done something like that had I woned sucha fantastic dress!

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  3. I got the hint!... It was so funny today when I told Kaiyah it was "Aunt Ina's" birthday. She went on to correct me and say, "It is Aunt Alynda's birthday, not Ina". When did she start calling you Alynda? I am not so sure. Talk to you soon!

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  4. I hope you have a happy birthday and that your two wishes come true!!!

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  5. Happy Birthday!! Well, that blanket looks awesome.

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  6. Happy birthday! Your Little House story is fabulous. I rocked the bows-on-the-headband so hard that my mom sewed me bows to match most of my outfits so I could change them out. Oh, yeah: I was awesome. Ah, the 80s.

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  7. Awww, adorable! Gotta love the bow headbands.

    Happy happy happy happy happy birthday, Melynda!!

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  8. OMG That blanket is beautiful. Happy Birthday.: ))

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  9. Happy Birthday!!! Love the old phots :)

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  10. Happy Birthday!!!

    Also... I totally worse sun suits and jelly shoes in combo, and carried around a pound puppy at the same time. Jelly Shoes were my absolute favorite, and now, I don't understand how I didn't get blisters from plastic rubbing against my skin. Ah, the mysteries of youth!

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  11. Happy birthday (belated, now)! And finish the blanket. It looks amazing so far and I think it's inspired me to make one of my own.

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  12. You had dark hair when you were little?? That first pic of you at 4yrs old is SO darned cute--in the process of blowing out candles in your fancy purple dress. :) Pound Puppies were THE thing to have back in the day, and who didn't have a pair of jelly shoes at some point? Jelly bracelets too. Also, sticker albums and trading stickers with your friends... And does anyone remember Garbage Pail Kids? My mom took them away afterwhile because they were pretty terrible... lol

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