When I woke up this morning, I was Forty. Felt the same.
Well, I made it to Forty. Thanks everybody who already left me a birthday comment, and especially thank you LANNA, for sending me a birthday card that made me bust out with a much-needed laugh. I’ll be checking in throughout the day for more comments, and keeping my fingers crossed that I get to forty. Here’s the tally so far:
LEFT ME A COMMENT, SO THEREFORE A TOTALLY AWESOME PERSON:
Sarah (save that shot for 8:00 PM, okay?)
Suebob (she also “sang” me a birthday song, in SPANISH!)
Only thirty five comments to go! I’m feeling the birthday love already.
Lori (no URL)
That’s nine comments! Thank you for the good wishes, everyone!
Edited to add: Oh my God, you guys! I just got back from lunch and thrift-store shopping with my best friend and LOOK how many comments I have already! See what happens when Goon Squad Sarah and Miss Zoot mention your birthday in a post? And CPA Mom emails everyone in her address book? *Sniff* You guys are awesomely awesome! Please keeep ‘em coming, let’s see if I can get to 100!
Edited again to add: Dudes. See how I was going to publish the URL of everyone who left a comment? Counting the comments on yesterday’s post, I have ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN comments. I can’t believe it! Thank you so much for all of your good wishes (and to let me know that forty really isn’t that old), you’ve really made my whole day. And now, my husband just got home from work and he’s taking me out to dinner! I’ll be home in time for American Idol at 8:00, stop by Mamapop! if you want to play along with the open message thread. More comments, more!
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day and an even better year.
You say it’s your birthday…
It’s my birthday too, YEAH!
You say it’s your birthday…
We’re gonna have a good time…
I’m glad it’s your birthday…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
HAPPY HAPPY!!!
Happy Birthday girl! Yes, girl!! My day is coming in just a couple of months and I’m ready for it. Afterall, it’s just two 20’s!! So bring it on! LOL
Cheers!
Happy birthday!
HAPPY FORTIETH BITHDAY!! Hoping your day is spectacular.
Been lurking, had to comment.
Ooops! It would extra special if on your BIRTHDAY..that I could spell. sorry!
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!
You know that 40 is the new 39, don’t you?
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth! Congratulations!
I’m here to wish you a VERY Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you get completely spoiled, young lady!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birtday to you! Try not to take it too hard when you are my age you are just glad you are alive.
Happy Happy Birthday…I just had to be one of the forty commenters…
(Goon Squad Sarah sent me)
Enjoy it to the fullest. You deserve it.
Happy birthday to one fabulous 40-year-old! Enjoy!
Happy, happy birthday Elizabeth!!
Enjoy every minute of your day, and all the comments you get!
Happy, happy!
Happy 40th Birthday! Sit back and let yourself be spoiled!
I was hoping it’d make you giggle. It made me laugh so oddly that I scared 3 little old ladies in the store.
Happy birthday again!
(Oh, and totally feel free to stick wtih 39 - my mom still insists she’s 29, or when pressed, 39 - she’s not even close to either so it’s pretty amusing.)
“You’re never too old to become younger.” - Mae West
Happy Birthday!
I cannot believe I almost forgot!!
Happy Birthday Young Lady! Have a wonderful day!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!! I will be joining the 40 club in a few months, so I will probably check back with you to see how it is.
Happy 40th!!
Happy Birthday, and 40 is definitely not considered old anymore. Hope you have a good one and get your 40 comments!
Happy 40th Birthday to you!
Hope your day is wonderful and many blessings to you as well!
Take Care!
Happy Happy!
Oh, Elizabeth. 40? Honey, you’re YOUNG! I know this because I’ve seen you stay up partying all night long AND THEN look quite dashing again the next morning.
I hope you have a happy day celebrating YOU! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!!!!
I love it. I woke up, and I was 40. Meh, no big deal. 40 is not the death is used to be. Heck, it’s not even the half way point anymore.
Happy birthday! I hope you have a fabulous day.
Sent by CPA Mom to wish you a happy birthday…hope it’s a great one!
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.
And for the record, “40″ is the new “20″!
When I was in college I worked as a waitress in a family restaurant, and every time a customer came in to celebrate their birthday all the wait staff would have to drop what we were doing and sing a lame happy birthday song. I hated that.
But for you? For you I am thrilled to sing Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear ELIZABETH!!!!
Happy Birthday to you!
Enjoy your big day!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a really great day! 40 is the new 25 you know
Welcome to the club. The instructions for the secret handshake will arrive in a plain brown paper package later. Do not share with anyone under 40. That is all.
Happy Birthday! 40 is way better now than it was when our mother’s were 40.
Happy birthday!! 40 isn’t what it used to be - now it’s just another cool reason for a party!
Happy Birthday!!!
here via Zoot…
Happy, Happy!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! 40 is the new 30…
I’m number 39! I hope you have a great birthday!
Have a Happy Birthday!
Oops, I guess I’m too late, you’re already over the 40 comments!
Happy birthday, and didn’t you know that 40 is the new 20???
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday!!!! I’m proud to call you my friend. I tried to post a comment this morning, but apparently you don’t get up as early as I do, so it wasn’t here yet. Or maybe you aren’t quite as blog obsessed as me and didn’t run to your computer right when you woke up. Either way, I hope you have a wonderful day and do something fun!
ahhhh, 40…I remember that birthday
Happy Day!
Hope you have a FABULOUS 40th!! Didn’t Oprah say that life begins at 40? My hubby recently turned 40 as well. He says it’s not bad.
Happy Happy Birthday! Enjoy your special day!
Happy Birthday - Have a nice day.
Happy Birthday! Have a great day!
Happy Birthday!
Sent to you by the lovely CPA Mom. Hope you have a great 40th!
I’m going to leave the comment that would help you make your number if you were turning 50. Hope your day is wonderful. I’m at the other end of 40 myself.
HAPPEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FORTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Now you’re all grown up and nobdy can tell you what to do!
Love,
Susie J
Zoot sent me. This will be comment 50 , but what the heck you might reach 100.
Happy birthday!
Everybody needs birthday wishes, so here I am to tell you “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”!
I Hope your day is magical….
Happy Birthday! Enjoy being 40!
40 is FABULOUS.
HAPPY! BIRTHDAY!
(So, what? Are you, like, 56 now, judging from the comments?)
Happy Birthday!!
HAPPY HAPPY! Hope your birthday and your year make you smile, laugh and dance, and that birthday wishes come true all year long. Enjoy!
Wow! I got here after the 59th comment. Good for you and Happy Birthday! Pave the way for all of us born in 1967 and have, not only a great day, but a fabulous year and decade!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Happy. I turned 40 a few months ago. It’s better than 30, and waaaay better than 20. Enjoy your day!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! Enjoy!
Happy, Happy, HAPPY Birthday, Elizabeth!! If I see you again at BlogHer this year, I’ll give you your bday smacks there! Woohoooooo!!
p.s. Looks like you reached your 40. Heee!
Have a wonderful 40th Birthday!
Ok, I emailed my whole address book. Looks like most of them came over. Whoot!!! You guys rock!
And so do you Elizabeth. Happy b-day again!!
OH MY GOD YOU ARE 40!
And lookin’ fine!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the club! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Let’s get you to 80 comments.
Happy Birthday! (Here from Zoot’s)
Happy 40th!
Happy Birthday via Zoot’s place.
Hey, CPA Mom sent me…happy birthday!!!!
Happy Birthday Elizabeth! I hope that this coming year brings you the desires of your heart.
(found you through Zoot!)
HAppy Birthday!!!!! Here from zoot’s
Happy Birthday! Have a great day!
Happy 40th! (Zoot sent me, too.)
Happy, happy birthday!
(I came your way via Zoot.)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth! May all your wishes come true
I got here via cpa mom. Hope you have a wonderful birthday and a great year!
Haaaapy Birthday! Hope it’s a great one. Women like you make me look forward to getting older every year.
Um yeah, this is way more than 40 - I hope this doesn’t make you age quicker, because at this point you’d be about 84 years old.
Happy, happy birthday!
happy birthday via redstapler’s post.
Happiest birthday! Just for kicks, I went back and read your 39th birthday entry. So much for not celebrating this year
Looks like all the blogosphere is jumping in to celebrate.
I was hoping for cake, honestly.
Happy day to you!!
(Here via Zoot)
Happy 40th!!!! (Coming via Nancy at MomMa’amMe).
Cheers!!!!
Although I promised you I’d do it, last week - Miss Zoot was kind enough to remind me, too!
Happy Birthday - 40 never looked so good - it gets better, trust me!
Happy 40th! I hit it last July and I find it liberating. The more years I’ve made it through, the less I have to listen to other people telling me what to do.
Have a fantastic day!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, nobody said I sent them (sniff). But I did post about you!
hey! I’m 94! (That’s #94, not 94 years old.)
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday! Suebob sent me!
Happy, happy birthday! Here’s to hoping you get MORE than 100 comments(and everything ELSE you heart desires)!
I’m still so full I’m thinking I won’t need to eat again until Spring. Happy Birthday again! Trisha
Happy birthday.
Now when people ask how old you are, you can say “Almost 39″. Which is in fact true. But they will automatically assume you mean 38. And hey presto, a couple of years off your age.
Hope you had a great day!
I’m at home with a snotty, runny nose.
Happy Birthday!
HOLY CRAP, Elizabeth! Imagine how many comments you’ll get when you turn a hundred!
LOL!
Do I get to be #100 or did MamaTulip beat me?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
(I’m going to drink some tequila in your honour. Just like I said I would!)
Happy 40th!!
Happy Birthday……..here from Zoots
Hi, we’ve never met but Suebob mentioned it was your birthday today. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope this year turns out to be a wonderful one for you!
Elizabethhhhh! Happy birthday! 40? for serious?
I wish thee a happy blogday!
It is the birthday love that will not end! I may even come back and leave a second one…just because I can.
Sincere happy bday wishes Elizabeth. I’ll see you on the other side of 40 in about a year.
Happy Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!
109 comments! That kicks the shit out of my 69 for de-lurking week.
Admittedly, three of them are me, but still…
PHEW ! I am NOT TOO LATE!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday to YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!
and welcome.
Okay, not too late for MY time zone.
Oooooops - forgot MI was eastern…..
Gotta love Zoot!!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday!!
Happy 1 day late birthday!! I hope the year proves to be all you want, and more. I’m 54 and, I like to think, living proof that it only gets better:-)
(Here from Zoot’s, too.)
Happy Happy Birthday!
Okay, first - happy birthday (a bit late)
Second, now that you are 40, we can let you in on our little secret: things are just starting to get good.
(yeah)
Jeez, it took me forever to get to the bottom of the page to add my comment to the offical birthday post ;o)
Hope you had a great day!
I suck. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for not posting a comment on your actual birthday. I’m so, so so so sorry. It has been incredibly crazy here.
I love the photos from the celebration though!
Zoot sent me! Happy birthday! How totally exciting to have so many birthday wishes!
And I hope American Idol makes you laugh your birthday evening away.
Lisa
Holy crap on a cracker - I can’t believe I didn’t get over here YESTERDAY with the rest of the gang!
Happy happy HAPPY birthday Elizabeth! You look better at forty than I do at almost thirty-five. You go, girl!
I haven’t read read through my blog feeds since Saturday so happy belated b-day. May 40 be your best year yet.
I Forgot… I hope it was stupendous! Will commence reading about it now!
I just found this…sorry its late, but Happy Birthday!!!
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