My, friends, at exactly 8:49 a.m. today, I turned the big 3-0. I braced myself for something apocalyptic to happen, but strangely, I don’t feel any different. As I ease myself into this new decade. I have some lovely photos to share with you next week, but for now, I’d love to know: Do you love your birthday?
P.S. I’m going out to lunch and to see Crazy, Stupid, Love to celebrate. Can’t wait!
P.P.S. Happy birthday, President Obama!
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ana says
Congratulations!!! hope you have a great day… next year I'll be 30 so I'm kind of expecting it with great excitement maybe a lovely party or a trip! I love birthdays…
Stephanie says
Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful first day of a brand new decade! : )
DT says
Wish you a happy 30!
María/A cualquier otro lugar says
Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have an amazing day 🙂
SomeKindOfStyle says
dear melissa, wishing you all the best and many more blogger years to come, too! 😉 xoxo
Happiest Birthday wishes!
Wendy says
Happy, happy, happy birthday, Melissa!!!
Wendy says
Ps- Yes, I love my birthday – it's the day before Halloween which makes for a fun party. What I don't like is the "getting older" part. 😉
Melisande says
happy birthday melissa!! may all your wishes come true 🙂
mai says
Happy Birthday!
Have a wonderful day!
Andreika says
Happy Birthday!!! I turned 26 today! yaaay August 4th babies:)
nicole says
Happy birthday! I think 30 is going to be an amazing year for you. I'm 28, not too far behind you. xo.
PhotoPuddle says
Happy birthday x x x
Abby says
Melissa! We have the same birthday! I can't believe I didn't know this! Happy happy birthday! I'm just two years behind you!
undomestic chica says
Happy Birthday!
Dancing Branflake says
Happy Freakin birthday! Hope it was an awesome one.
I started giving up on my birthday last year but this year a new friend made a big deal out of it and it has renewed my faith in it.
Breeanna @ a brilliant melody says
Happy Birthday! I'll be 30 in 2 years!
Crazy, Stupid, Love was a good movie, funny movie!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Spangle says
Happy Birthday! Have a lovely day. Before turning 30 this year, I was dreading it, but I don't feel any different. I may be older, but it didn't necessarily make me any wiser!
Kehly says
Ahh! Happy birthday cute lady! I hope you have the best day and you better let us know how the movie is!
Ugh. I hate my birthday. It's on Christmas Eve and it is totally overshadowed by Christmas. I need to start celebrating it in June or something 🙂
T. says
Happy Birthday!!
Lindsay @ Delighted Momma says
Happy Birthday Melissa!
Hollie says
happy birthday! I hope your day is full of all kinds of yummy goodness. :]
ag. says
happy, happy birthday melissa! 30 sounds like a good age to be…the start of a new decade! how exciting! hope it's a great one!
Single Stone Studios says
Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a lovely day and this is the start of a fresh new year for you!
I have to say I don't LOVE my birthday but I'm getting better with it. My last birthday was 35 and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and it's been a good yr. Acruallt it's been quite hard but I'm learning so much from it so I'm counting it as good. It's all in perspective, right? 🙂
Enjoy your day! Age truly is just a number – life is so much more!
The Blonde Duck says
I hope you had a wonderful birthday!!!
Jennifer says
Happy, Happy Birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day! How was the movie? I've been debating seeing it.
Nikki says
Happy Birthday! You'll have to wait until December 2012 for that apocolyptic part 😉
Hope you have a fantastic day, I want to see that movie too!
Nikki says
P.S. I just read your article, I hope you get that first in your 30th year. And then let me know how 30 goes so I know if I should turn it too… 😉
Andrew Graeme Gould says
Hope you had a very happy birthday, Melissa! All the best to you,
Andrew.
(Found you through a common blog contact.)
Jenny in Ohio says
Happy Birthday!!!
Monique says
Happy Birthday!
Whitney says
happy happy birthday!
L!$@ says
Happy 30th Birthday! I love birthdays but never seemt o feel older! Maybe that is because I secretly plan to always stay young at heart as I grow up 😀
Total Protect Home Warranty says
Well glad to know that you are just 30 and are doing great work..Hope you enjoyed that day..
Tonia says
Happy birthday for yesterday: hope you had a wonderful time! Yes, I love my birthday but in a low-key, don't need much fuss kind of way. Although I have been known to sulk if there are no flowers!
Viola Baier says
Happy 30th Birthday, Melissa! Hope you had an awesome day, with awesome cake and people you love around you! All the best from Germany!
Olga says
Happy birthday!
You are a baby, really 🙂
I wish your dreams come true!
M. says
Happy B-day!!!
I'm loving my thirties, I'm sure you will too!
Kendall says
Congrats on a milestone! Beautiful blog!
Dionne says
Happy Birthday! Happy 30th, welcome to the club! It's a nice age if I do say so myself. 😉
leapinggazelle says
Happy birthday Melissa! Revel in your age, truly! We may grow older but the experience only gets richer and more layered and wonderful. Another day, another year, a fresh start, what can I conquer next, lol. Wishing you an amazing year 🙂
Melissa Blake says
AHHHH!!!! Thanks soooo much for all these sweet birthday wishes. i had a nice day! Not sure it's really sunk in that i'm not in my 20s anymore, though! 😉
Melissa Blake says
wendy, that is so cool you have your birthday around halloween!
Melissa Blake says
happy birthday, Andreika and Abby! Yayyy for fellow Leos! 🙂
Melissa Blake says
and kehly, that's a great idea about celebrating your birthday in june or july! 🙂
Michelle says
I turned 30 two weeks before you and I was waiting for something apocalyptic too but so far, I'm the same. Maybe a few more wrinkles but they could've been there for years and I only noticed when I turned 30. Happy belated birthday!