Monday, November 29, 2010

Today is An Important Day...

... because today, I go from here:
Female 30 to 34

to here:
Female 35 to 39

Yeah, yeah, yeah... I know, I STILL won't be winning any age group awards, but I'm glad to be further away from those speedy 30 to 34s!

So, in honor of my big day... I'll follow suit with some of my fellow bloggers and do a flashback... Enjoy!!!

See?  I was cute once... 

Why I remember this so vividly, I don't know...

Oh the awkward years...

And how I don't miss perms gone wrong (high school)...

College graduation (University of Virginia)...
(If by some chance Karen is reading this... will you please forgive me for dying your hair Bozo the Clown orange before my graduation???)

My wedding day...
My first mother's day...

The largest I have EVER been...  What was I hiding in there???

Oh yeah, this little princess...

Christmas in 2008...

And now...



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35 comments:

marathonmaiden said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! you are so brave for posting those flashback photos hahah

Sherry said...

Happy Birthday and LOVE all the pics! I had the bad perm too!!!! Enjoy your day and make sure your hubby and kiddos pamper you today!!!

TxTriSkatemom said...

Happy Birthday! And you're giving yourself a marathon for your birthday! I can't think of a greater gift. I love the different hairstyles in retrospect!!

Big Clyde said...

Happy birthday! The flashbacks are a great idea.

FruitFly said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, again! :)

I'm not into aging, but I have thought about how I am getting closer to going up to a different age group. But now I can pretend I'm one of those fast 30-34 year old gals you are happy to be free from! ;)

Love your pictures! Couldn't help but notice YOU didn't make your own hair orange - just your friend's!

Oh my gosh - I just looked at all of them again. Those brown boots in the 2nd photo - I swear I have a picture of me wearing the same exact ones! I'll have to look tonight!

Allison said...

Happy Happy birthday!!! I can't wait to meet in person on Saturday!!

I LOVE all the pics - everyone had perms gone wrong and mine coincided with my akward years!!

HAHA!! Too fun!

I hope you have an AWESOME DAY!

Julie D. said...

Love it!! Happy birthday and cheers to a new age group!!! I can't wait to turn 35!! LOL!

Julie said...

Happy Birthday!! Happy New Age Group!!

Melanie said...

Happy Birthday

Jenn said...

Glad I didn't know you through your awkward stages....HA HA HA! Happy Birthday!!!

Jason said...

Great flashback pictures and congratulations on getting better....that's what we do as the days go by right?

The marathon is in the bag....YOU GOT THIS!!!!!

Heather said...

Happy Birthday! I just read your marathon tips posts 1 and 2 and LOVED them! Thank you for sharing the information you got from those other awesome bloggers. I'm soaking it all in. :)

Julie @ Hotlegs Runner said...

Happy Happy Birthday, Lesley! Thank you for sharing those wonderful photos of you growing up to be an awesome lady. I pray that the good Lord will continue to bless you and your family abundantly. Hugs! =)

Kovas Palubinskas said...

Happy birthday!

Terri said...

Happy Birthday! :) Love the photos!

Karen R said...

Neat!

Happy Birthday!

And I'm jealous of jumping up an age range! I have to wait another year and a half!

Enjoy your entire birthday week!

Michelle said...

Happy Birthday!!!

tara said...

Happy Birthday and welcome to the 35-39 age group. Hate to tell you this but the ladies in this group usually have faster times than the 30-34 group. They are fast. The good news is they are super nice too. :).

Ever Strong said...

Happy Birthday! The photos are great... your family is beautiful.

Patrick Mahoney said...

Happy Birthday and you look quite a bit like Winona Ryder in the pick up truck shot.

Shellyrm said...

Loved all your photos! What a beautiful little girl you were and a wonderful family you created.

Pretend this is real said...

Happy birthday! Great pictures!

Karen said...

Love all the pictures! :0) Happy Birthday!!!

*~* *~* Tracy said...

Happy Birthday!! Great pictures!

LMC said...

Happy Birthday!! Hope it's been a good one so far! Funny, I had a bad perm experience too and it lives forever in my high school senior pictures! Yikes!

Kim (Book Worm Runs) said...

Happy Birthday!! And Happy New Age Group Bracket! ;)

Lucy said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope you have a fabulous day! Love the flashback!

DisneyGirlInNJ said...

Happy Birthday!!! :) Loving the photos haha

Stacie said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Those were great photos :) I hope you had an amazing day. I'll be joining you in that age bracket soon.

Jen said...

Loved the walk down memory lane with the pics!!

Shelley said...

Belated Happy Birthday! How funny that you note your birthday as moving into a different age group!

Zaneta said...

Hope you had a great birthday! I love those pictures!! Especially the family portraits!! You have a beautiful family! :)

H Love said...

Happy B-day! love the pictures. I think I had those same brown boot and pig tails!

H Love said...

P.S. thanks for your last comment on my blog!! made me SMILE...BIG!!

Caroline said...

Happy birthday one day late...love this post with all the pics!!!