Yes today is my birthday. Yes I’m a year older. And I have to give Kelly from My Soulful Home and DECORATING TIPS AND TRICKS a shout out, because it’s her birthday too. We are not actually twins, sine we weren’t born the same year, but we think alike in ways that are scary.
I really try to focus on helpful decorating ideas for your home 99% of the time, but a few times a year (like today) I go ‘off-road’.
Here is what my front yard looks like today. I know the accumulation is not impressive, but it doesn’t take much for this city to come to a standstill.
January is a blah month since it’s the time the holidays are over and you have to get back to work. It’s also typically overcast and can be very dreary. And this is when I celebrate my birthday.
I remember when I was a kid, my dad would ask me what I wanted to do on my birthday. I usually said ‘horseback riding’. Then he would remind me that it was winter (we lived in NJ at the time) and that wasn’t going to work. Womp womp.
Now that we live in Houston, it’s often sunny and a nice temperature on my birthday. But today in Houston, we have ice and snow. Houston has basically shut down and while I write this on January 16, both daughters are home with me. It’s nice. We’re in my jammies in front of the fire under my snow leopard throw.
I’m not sure if school will be cancelled on the 17th, but it might be. The roads will still be a mess, since it is not expected to warm up until this afternoon on Weds.
Thank you for hanging out with me. I do appreciate it so very much. And the feedback on the podcast is so wonderful. I just wish I could see you in person and hug your neck in real life.
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For my birthday this year I asked for a pair of shoes. These are some of my favorites.
Although I love all of those shoes, the ones I choose for my birthday are HERE. If you order a pair, FYI, I ordered a half size bigger than I normally wear and it was perfect. They are on sale too!!! Of course they didn’t put them on sale until after I bought mine, but at least you can benefit from the sale. Hugs from here.
Happy Birthday Anita! Those bejeweled slippers are darling.
Pat
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANITA & KELLY!
Happy Birthday!!!! Hope it is wonderful!! Enjoy those beautiful new shoes.
Happy birthday Anita! I hope it is blessed and happy!
Happy Birthdsy! I love those shoes too!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Happy Birthday Anita! Love your shoes!
Lv reading about cedar hill & happy birthday to u.
Sending “warm” wishes and birthday hugs. Hope you have a fabulous day. Love the shoes!
Happy birthday from a fellow houstonian! You should rock those boots Anita!!! Here’s to sunshine melting away the winters blahs.—Aimee
Thanks Aimee! It was beautiful today.
Happy birthday and may the Lord bless you and yours with a wonderful year ahead! The shoes are nice, I love shoes. Period. 🙂
I love your shoes. They’re fit for a Dorothy – or an Anita. Close your eyes, click your heels together three times and the snow and ice will go away. Have a great birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I too celebrate a birthday in January. We woke up this morning to snow. The weather man said the Cape would get rain. It looks like a winter wonder land…..that is if you can stay in and curl up with a good book or life time movie. It would also help if you had some choc. chip cookies in the oven.
Enjoy your down time!
Chocolate chip cookies sound divine!!! It’s like you read my mind!! Happy birthday Kathy!!
Happy birthday sweet Anita. I will force myself to open a bottle of Spanish Cava in celebration! Enjoy the jammies, fire, and snuggling under the flat cat!
No wonder the 3 of us think alike….we’re all Capricorns. Mine was the 13th. Happy birthday to you!
Anita, I hope you have a wonderful birthday. Spending a cozy day under a binkie with your girls sounds like a fun way to spend it! We have a daughter in Memphis and the city is basically shut down too. Not much snow, but icy and they don’t have plows because it snows so infrequently. She is a teacher and has had a 6-day weekend! Donna
Donna, did she go back to work yet? We also had a 4 day weekend. It was nice, but it was time for me to get back to work. Hugs to you.
Happy Birthday??
Happy happy Birthday Anita!….today is mine too 🙂 A couple of weeks ago I bought a pair of flats out of the blue……just was rushing thru the store on another errand….saw them….stopped to look at them and bought them. I don’t have a thing to wear with them yet. Burgundy suede flats with a gold heel. 🙂 Happy birthday again
Sounds like the perfect shoes. Now you have an excuse to buy an new outfit!!! Oh and happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday!
I too live in Houston, and the ice really shuts this city down. Amazing!
Stay warm and enjoy your day Anita!
I was so shocked when I saw the ice and snow in Houston. We managed to skip that in West Texas, we just got super cold!! Happy Birthday I hope your day is marvelous and I really, really love the podcasts!!
Happy Birthday Anita!! What a gift to have your babies snuggling under your throw with you! They will always be your babies no matter how old they get. It’s rare for me to have my babies in the same room together since they are grown and gone.
I understand about the weather in Texas, we used to live in the Dallas area and my kids at the time loved when school would close. It is a nightmare when you get ice and snow in Texas, they do not know how to handle it at ALL! We retired to Pennsylvania where we are originally from in our old age and the Northeast DOES know how to handle the snow, but no matter where you live snow and ice can still be a nightmare. LOL!!!
Happy 30th birthday! 😉 And those flats… velvet… of course! 😉
Happy Birthday! It’s my birthday, too, so this is a special podcast for ME. Thank you 🙂
Happy birthday, Anita! I hope your day is wonderful! You are so deserving.
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas on your blog and podcast! I love it all!
Happy Happy Blessed Birthday and hope it has been an awesome day
Happy belated birthday, Anita!!! I hope you had a beautiful day snuggling with your girls. It is FREEZING here, 19 degrees as I write. I wish I had that leopard throw:)
Happy Birthday Anita…fellow Capricorn…my BD was Wednesday, January 17th…a milestone…75 years young!! Yea! Me…I celebrate the day, the week, the month…heck all year!! LOL The alternative is not good! We were snowed/iced in, in my neck of the woods…N. GA mountains!! BUT Sunday is going to be in the low 60’s…great BD present!! Take care and hope you enjoyed the time with your girls!! To me that’s the best BD present EVER!!
Happy Birthday!