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The History and Traditions of Birthday Cards
External imageExternal imageThese days, you can walk into any convenience store and find cards with a pithy birthday quotes while you’re filling your car up with gas. Greeting cards are everywhere – grocery stores, pharmacies, gift shops. And, whether it’s a birthday card, Valentine’s Day card or just a ‘Thinking of You’ card, if you forget to pick one up, you can even find one online and send it in an email. But it hasn’t always been this easy to find a birthday card.The tradition of sending greeting cards can be traced all the way back to the ancient Chinese who sent messages to celebrate the New Year. The early Egyptians sent their greetings on papyrus scrolls. And by the early 15th Century, Europeans were sending out hand-made paper cards.
But until the mid 1800s, greeting cards were only available in America via import from England. In 1856 German immigrant Louis Prang opened the first small printing shop in Boston and in 1875 he finally perfected his process and began producing greeting cards. By 1881, Prang, ‘The Father of the American Greeting Card,” was producing more than 5 million cards each year. His success was a major contribution to the success of the modern greeting card industry.
Most of the major greeting card companies we have today were founded the early 1900s and the business really took off in the early 1930s when newer color printing processes were developed. Greeting cards at this time covered the basic holidays – Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and birthday – and it wasn’t until the 1950s when more general purpose cards were introduced.
Now, you can find greeting cards to cover almost every holiday including Halloween and Easter, cards to express sympathy or condolences, to offer congratulations, to wish someone a speedy recovery or a long and happy married life, and a wide variety of general messages. And you can even get blank greeting cards so you can pen your own message.
But the most popular greeting card of all is still the birthday card. It’s estimated that they account for more than 60% of all greeting card sales.
Originally, people wished each other well on birthdays to ward off evil spirits. It was believed that it was easier for evil spirits to harm a person on their birthday and one way to prevent it from happening was to gather together and have a party, offering up well wishes for the person’s future. This is how birthday parties began and, as society became more mobile, it became necessary to send your well wishes in a letter or card, since it wasn’t always possible to get together and celebrate.
Today, though, we not only send birthday cards to people who are far away, we also personally hand them to friends and loved ones, just to brighten their day. We rarely worry about those nasty evil spirits doing harm to our loved ones. In fact, we worry more about our loved ones doing harm to us if we forget to send them a card. Maybe that’s why someone came up with the idea of the Belated Birthday Card.
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Famous Birthday Quotes
External imageExternal imageBirthday quotes from famous people
When you’re at a loss for what to write, birthday quotes from famous people (or famous quotes from unknown people) are always a great option. Why reinvent the wheel when someone famous may have already expressed your sentiments?
Here is a collection of some our favorite famous birthday quotes.
The best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.
– H. V. ProchnowAnd in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
– Abraham LincolnIt takes a long time to grow young.
– Pablo PicassoYou know you’re getting old when all the names in your black book have M.D. after them.~ Arnold Palmer
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.
– Jean Paul RichterInside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.
– Jennifer YaneWisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
– Tom WilsonThe secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
– Lucille ballThe old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
– Oscar WildeOld age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.
– Fred AstaireWhen I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.
– Mark TwainWhatever with the past has gone, The best is always yet to come.
– Lucy LarcomLive as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
– Mahatma GhandiA diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.
– Robert FrostMay you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.
– Frank SinatraWhen a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he is rather tired of something in himself.
– F Scott FitzgeraldAt twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.
– Benjamin FranklinYouth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old
– Franz KafkaOne starts to get young at the age of sixty and then it is too late.
– Pablo PicassoNature gives you the face you have at twenty, but it’s up to you to merit the face you have at fifty
– Coco ChanelAge is a high price to pay for maturity.
– Tom StoppardNo wise man ever wished to be younger.
– Jonathan SwiftThe more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
– Oprah WinfreyMen are like wine: some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
– Pope John XXIIIFor a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
– Alfred D. SouzaWhat could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.
– Brigitte BardotIf you survive long enough, you’re revered-rather like an old building. – Katherine Hepburn
Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.
-Menachem Mendel SchneersonOnce I was looking through the kitchen window at dusk and I saw an old woman looking in. Suddenly the light changed and I realized that the old woman was myself. you see, it all happens on the outside; inside one doesn’t change.
– Molly KeaneMiddle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.
– Franklin Pierce AdamsThirty five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years.
– Oscar WildeMy mother groaned, my father wept,
into the dangerous world I leapt;
helpless, naked, piping loud,
like a fiend hid in a cloud.
– William BlakeHave you not a moist eye, a dry hand, a yellow cheek, a white beard, a decreasing leg, an increasing belly? Is not your voice broken, your wind short, your chin double, your wit single, and every part about you blasted with antiquity?
-William ShakespeareWith mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
-William ShakespeareTo keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
-Thomas B. AldrichYou know you’re getting old when all the names in your black book have M.D. after them.
~ Arnold PalmerNo woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.
~ Oscar WildeInside every older person is a younger person – wondering what the hell happened.
~ Cora Harvey ArmstrongI’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do.
~ Phyllis DillerI wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.
~ Harry HershfieldMiddle age is when your age starts to show around the middle
~ Bob HopeI guess I don’t so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old.
~ Peter GabrielFirst you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down.
~ Leo RosenbergLife is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while.
~ Groucho MarxTime and Tide waitfor no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.
~ Robert Frost
So that’s what we’ve been able to collect so far – we hope you enjoy our list of famous birthday quotes!
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We All Eat: CAKE!
History of cake
Cake is a term with a long history (the word is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse kaka) and denotes a baked flour confection sweetened with sugar or honey; it is mixed with eggs and often, but not invariably, with milk and fat; and it has a porous texture from the mixture rising during cooking. It is not surprising that the frontiers between cake and bread, biscuit and bun are indistinct. The progenitor of all is bread in its simplest form. As techniques for baking and leavening developed, and eating patterns changed, what were originally regarded as froms of bread came to be seen as categories of their own and named accordingly. Certain Roman breads, enriched with eggs and butter, must have achieved a cakelike consistency and thus approached one of these indistinct frontiers.
Europe and places such as North America where European influence is strong have always been the center of cakes. One might even draw a line more tightly, fourn English-speaking areas. No other language has a word that means exactly the same as the English ‘cake.’ The continental European gateau and torte often contain higher proportions of butter, eggs and enriching ingredients such as chocolate, and often lean towaars pastry rathern than cake. Central and East European items such as baba and the Easter kulich are likewise different.
The western tradition of cakes applies little in Asia. In some countries western-style cakes have been adopted on a small scale, for example the small sponge cakes called kasutera in Japan. But the ‘cakes’ which are imporant in Asian are quite different from anything occidental for examples, see mooncakes and rice cakes of the Philippines.
The history of cakes, goes a long way back. Among the remains found in Swiss lake villages were crude cakes make from roughly crushed gains, moistened, compacted and cooked on a hot stone. Such cakes can be regarded as a form of unleavened bread, as the precursor of all modern European baked products. Some modern survivors of these mixtures still go by the name ‘cake’, for instance oatcakes, although these are now considreed to be more closely related to biscuits by virtue of their flat, thin shape and brittle texture.
Ancient Egypt was the first culture to show evidence of true skill in bakin, making many kinds of bread including some sweetened with hone. The Greeks had a form of cheesecake and the Romans developed early versions of fruitcakes with raisins, nuts and other fruits. These ended up in 14th century Britain. Chaucer mentions immense cakes made for special occasions. One was made with 13 kilograms of flour and contained butter, cream, eggs, spices, currants and honey.
Moulds, in the form of cake hoops or pans have been used for forming cakes since at least the mid-17th century. Most cakes were eaten accompanied by a glass of sweet wine or tea. At large banquets, elaborately decorated cakes might form part of the display, but would probably not be eaten. By the mid-19th century the French were including a separate “sweet” course at the end of the meal which might include ‘gateau.’
During the 19th century, technology made the cake-baker’s life much easier. The chemical raising agent bicarbonate of soda, introduced in the 1840’s, followed by baking powder ( a dry mixture of bicarbonate of soda with a mild acid), replaced yeast, providing a greater leavening power with less effort. Another technology breakthrough was more accuate temperature controlled ovens.
In most of NW Europe and North America a well-developed tradition of home baking survives, with a huge repertoire of cake recipes developed from the basic methods. The abililty to bake a good cake was a prized skill among housewives in the early to mid-20th century, when many households could produce a simple robust, filling ‘cut and come again’ cake, implying abundance and hospitality.
Although the popularity of home baking and the role of cakes in the diet have both changed during the 20th century, cakes remain almost ubiquitous in the western world. They have kept their image as ‘treats’ and maintain their ceremonial importance at weddings and birthdays.
“Let Them Eat Cake”
“At the time that whoever-she-was uttered the infamous quotation “let them eat cake,” the word “cake” did not refer to the familiar dessert item that the modern-day French call le gateau. The operative term was brioche, a flour-and-water paste that was “caked” onto the interiors of the ovens and baking pans of the professional boulangers of the era. (The modern equivalent is the oil-and-flour mixture applied to non-Teflon cake pans.) At the end of the day, the baker would scrape the leavings from his pans and ovens and set them outside the door for the benefit of beggars and scavengers. Thus, the lady in question was simply giving practical, if somewhat flippant, advice to her poor subjects: If one cannot afford the bourgeois bread, he can avail himself of the poor man’s “cake.”
However, by the time Marie Antoinette ascended the throne, brioche had acquired its current meaning–a fancy pastry item which, like le gateau, was priced far beyond the means of any but the wealthiest classes. The anti-Marie propagandists were well aware that their compatriots, most of whom were uneducated in either history or semantics, would swallow the story whole, so to speak, and not get the joke.”
“To Have One’s Cake and Eat It Too”
To wish to have one’s cake and eat it too (sometimes eat one’s cake and have it too) is to want more than one can handle or deserve, or to try to have two incompatible things. This is a popular English idiomatic proverb, or figure of speech.
The phrase’s earliest recording is from 1546 as “wolde you bothe eate your cake, and haue your cake?”, alluding to the impossibility of eating your cake and still having it afterwards; the modern version (where the clauses are reversed) is a corruption which was first signaled in 1812.
Comedian George Carlin once critiqued this idiom by saying, “When people say, ‘Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too.’ What good is a cake you can’t eat? What should I eat, someone else’s cake instead?”. Of course, in the original correct form (eat your cake and have it too), Carlin’s critique does not apply.
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too is a book by Susan G. Purdy. Bob Dylan changed the phrase in his song “Lay Lady Lay” in the line: “You can have your cake and eat it, too.”
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!Variation:
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
So I will, master, as fast as I can.
Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with a “T”
And put it in the oven for Tommy and me!A common custom in many cultures, is the Epiphany cake containing a trinket or bean, the person who finds it in his piece becoming the king of the feast. Sometimes there are two trinkets, or one bean and one pea: one for a king and one one for a queen. In the royal courts of the later Middle Ages, these customs were very popular. Some believe these celebrations derived from pagan Roman customs associated with Saturnalia, which fell at around the same time as Christmas. If so, it can be seen as an example of “inculturation”, or transforming pre-Christian customs and practices by giving them Christian significance. The Roman theme of the lordship of the feast was easily shifted to the Epiphany theme of kingship: that of Christ himself and of the Magi, or “Three Kings”.
Different parts of Europe have different traditional recipes for the Epiphany cake — from the almond-paste-filled pastry, the French “galette de Rois” topped by golden paper crown, to the British fruit-filled, iced and layered confection.
Wedding Cake
A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding breakfast, after a wedding. It is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, occasionally over a layer of marzipan, topped with a small statue of a bride and groom. Other common motifs include doves, gold rings and horseshoes, the latter symbolising good luck. Achieving a dense, strong cake that can support the decorations while remaining edible can be considered the epitome of the baker’s art and skill.
Tradition generally requires that the first cut of the cake be performed by bride and groom together, often with a ceremonial knife, or even a sword. An older, archaic tradition had the bride serve all portions to the groom’s family, as a symbolic transfer of her household labor from her family to the groom’s family.
Tradition may also dictate that the bride and groom feed the first bites of this cake to each other.
Again, this may symbolize the new family unit formed and the replacement of the old parent-child union. It is also fairly popular for the bride and groom to shove the cake in each other’s faces, rather than eating it.
Other guests may then partake of the cake, portions may be taken home or shipped to people who missed the festivities. (An old tradition held that if a bridesmaid slept with a piece of wedding cake beneath her pillow she might dream of her future husband.)
A portion may be stored, and eaten by the couple at their first wedding anniversary, or at the christening of their first child- The cake may be frozen for this purpose, formerly the top tier of the cake might consist of fruitcake which could be stored for a great length of time.
The origins of the tradition of the wedding cake are hard to determine. Sweets are traditional at many celebrations for most if not all cultures world-wide. Ancient Roman records detail sweets distributed at weddings. The book Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain details the ancient Roman practice of dropping a wedding cake on the head of the bride.
Medieval and Renaissance resources also mention large cakes at weddings. Such cakes may have been fruitcake.
A large cake can take a long time to make, and without modern refrigeration, a heavy fat and sugar frosting may have prevented spoilage by limiting moisture exposure. Another possibility is the use of sugar and fat required satisfying the need for conspicuous consumption for the families involved in the wedding.
Henry VIII of England enacted a law specifying the quantity of sugar a cake may have, possibly to control or tax this prevailing convention.
During World War II, sugar was rationed in the UK, so icing could not be made, and cakes were reduced in size. To overcome cakes were often served inside a box which had been decorated with plaster of Paris, to resemble a larger, traditional cake.
Birthday Cakes
A birthday cake in Western culture is a pastry or dessert served to a person on his or her birthday, sometimes decorated with the person’s name and/or a message of congratulations. It is often decorated with candles, one for each year the person has been alive. One tradition is to add an extra candle “for good luck,” although this varies.
Tradition holds that the person with the birthday can make a wish, which will come true if all the candles can be blown out in one breath. But many people make a wish if it takes them more than one breath. Another tradition is to smear out the name of the person for good luck before slicing the cake for serving.
Birthday cakes are usually sponge cakes, although many other recipies can be used. One of the most popular flavors is chocolate.
The U.S. patent #6,319,530 is a “method of photocopying an image onto an edible web for decorating iced baked goods.” This invention enables one to inkjet print a food-grade color photograph on the cake surface.
How do we give kids birthday wishes and gifts that they can not only enjoy but also benefit from? As a parent you may not want to give into your kid’s demands for all of the gadgets, gizmos, video games, candy and other desires they might have. That will leave you with a tough situation to make them happy on their birthday while also satisfying your ulterior motives as well.
Birthday Wishes – Pleasing The Kids
Finding the perfect funny birthday wishes to write in a card or as a message can be tough. You want the message to be funny but you also don’t want to offend the person either. You should consider the type of person you are sending it to. For example you may not want to send anything to rude or suggestive to your older grandmother, young cousin or younger brother and sister.
Whether it is for your loved one, friend or family, you may want them to see how thoughtful you have been with a really rememberable personal message.
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Funny Happy birthday wishes
External imageWho cares about your birthday. I mean, it’s not like a holiday or something
Sorry you will need a fire permit to burn that many candles at once – better blow them out. Happy Birthday
Happy birthday! Enjoy this day and don’t eat too much cake without me
Happy Birthday You’re one year closer to your death day
The younger you try to look the older you actually are.
Funny birthday messages
Happy Birthday on your very special day…. I hope that you don’t die before you eat your cake.
So many candles, so little cake.
Better to be over the hill than burried under it.
You’re not 40, you’re 18 with 22 years experience
May you live all the days of your life
Finding the perfect funny birthday wishes to write in a card or as a message can be tough. You want the message to be funny but you also don’t want to offend the person either. You should consider the type of person you are sending it to. For example you may not want to send anything to rude or suggestive to your older grandmother, young cousin or younger brother and sister.
Whether it is for your loved one, friend or family, you may want them to see how thoughtful you have been with a really rememberable personal message.
Funny birthday wishes for men
“Don’t worry about the past, it can’t be changed.
Don’t worry about the future, its not set yet.
Don’t worry about the present. I forgot to get you one.”“There are 2 types of men that don’t understand women, single men and married men.”
Birthday messages for over 50s
Time has slipped away a bit now but you still feel as young as you ever have. You are only half way through life’s journey the best bits are yet to come. These quotes and messages are for those loved ones, friends and family at the ripe and tender age of 50
External image“We’ve started to light the candles on your cake. The fire extinguishers have been primed.”
“You think you are old? You’re not old… you were old last year, this year you’re ancient.”
“Don’t forget to wear you sunglasses when they serve your cake.”
“Count your blessings not your wrinkles.”
“The worlds best kept secret, your real age.”
“You are now at that wonderful age where your back goes out more than you do.”
“You know you’re over the hill when the only gift you would like for your birthday is to not be reminded of it.”
“Getting old is all in your head. If only there was a way to stop it spreading to the rest of your body.”
“Don’t worry I’m not going to make any jokes about your age because I truly feel bad about how old you are.”
40th Birthday sayings
These messages are for your friends or family that have reached the milestone of 40 years young. They say life begins at 40. You know you are getting to that special time when all your birthday wishes have something to with age.
“Life begins on your 40th birthday. But so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times” -.Helen Rowland –
“The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate 25 year old men” – Colleen McCullough
“Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.”- Father Larry Lorenzoni
30th Birthday wishes
The 30s a time to reminisce about your 20s and being so youthful. Now you have to stay positive you aren’t in your 40s just yet. Tell all those loved ones how much you mean to them with some heart warming funny messages.
“You are only young once but you can be immature for ever.”
Today is a very special day because someone awesome and brilliant was born on this day! No, it is not you. Maybe it will be you next time.
Happy birthday and congratulations to your 10th anniversary of your 10th birthday.
Funny Birthday Quotes, Messages, and Sayings for Friends
Finding the proper birthday messages or funny birthday quotes for friends to jot down in their greeting card will be difficult. However, there’s nothing more special than the gift of laughter. Therefore spread the enjoyment on their big day, with some funny birthday quotes. If you’re probing for some funny happy birthday quotes for brightening up someone’s big day, realize there are a numbers of the favorite funny birthday quotes. If you’re creating your own greetings cards, these happy birthday quotes are absolute to brighten up the within and bring delight to the recipient.
Here is a list of Funny Birthday wishes for friends
Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. – Tom Wilson
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. – Jennifer Yane
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. – Larry Lorenzoni
May you live to be a hundred years – With one extra year to repent.
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. – Lucille Ball
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. – Jean Paul Richter
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age. – Robert Frost
I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now.
You’re not 40, you’re eighteen with 22 years experience.
I’m sixty years of age. That’s 16 Celsius. – George Carlin, Brain Droppings, 1997
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~Herbert Asquith
Youth is a disease from which we all recover. – Dorothy Fulheim
First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to zip up your fly; and then you forget to unzip your fly. – Branch Rickey
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. – Bob Hope
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. – Truman Capote
Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that’ll get you home earlier. – Dan Bennett
Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed. – Charles Schulz, cartoonist
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body.
When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it. – Mark Twain
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. – Jerry M. Wright
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. – George Bernard Shaw
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. – Sam Ewing
Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. – Dave Barry, “Your Disintegrating Body,” Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
We know we’re getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it.
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.
There is still no cure for the common birthday. – John Glenn
Birthdays are like girlfriends, they come and go-unless you enjoy them.
Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. – Chili Davis
To me, old age is always 20 years older than I am.
You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime.
If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.
Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.
Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.
Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
The best birthdays of all are those that haven’t arrived yet.
Looking fifty is great – if you’re sixty.
I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do.
If we could be twice young and twice old we could correct all our mistakes.
After 30, a body has a mind of its own.
Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.
Funny Birthday QuotesMen are like wine: some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
When I was born I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.
Live as long as you may. The first twenty years are the longest half of your life.
When I turned two I was really anxious, because I’d doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I’m five I’ll be 64.
Funny Birthday Quotes
Thirty five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years.Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.
About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age.
Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.
Birthday wishes for sister
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Hope its as awesome as you are, and may all your birthday wishes come true.
May you never stray from the true path as you continue your amazing journey. Happy birthday
Millions Of Greetings! Thousands Of Colours! Hundreds of Wishes! Kg’s Of Cakes! Lot’s of Smiles! That’s What I Ask God 2 Give U Through out ur Life! Happy Birthday
I’m so glad you were born, because you brighten my life and fill it with joy
We celebrate a person who Brings happiness to everyone, Someone who gives more than she gets, And fills our lives with joy and fun.
Another year has passed and as you celebrate your birthday this year and turn a year older. May you have all that you wish for come true. Have a happy birthday!
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18th Birthday Party Ideas - My Personal Tips!
External imageExternal imageIf you’re thinking about “18th Birthday Party Ideas” then you’re in for a treat! I am a personal party planner and have been so for many years. I have planned hundreds of 18th birthdays and over the years have realized that there is a reason that some turn out good and others turn out bad! You see its hard to find 18th bday party ideas, especially on the internet. So I have put together this article to give you a brief taste of some of the best ideas that my clients choose.
So let’s get straight into: 18th birthday party ideas – my personal tips.
Have a huge 18th birthday party for family and friends.
Worldwide this is one of the most popular things to do on your 18th and can be the very best way to celebrate the start of adulthood. Regardless of whether or not you celebrate your birthday in a hired venue or in the comfort of your own home having a birthday party is a very easy and fun filled way to really enjoy your 18th.
To really spice up an ordinary 18th birthday party; try having a “themed party”. There is nothing more fun than seeing every one dressed up in your favourite theme, from an “angels and devils” theme to a “pimps and hoes” theme! At the end of the day a theme party brings character to your 18th.
Go to the best nightclub in your city / town.
Even if you go with just a hand full of friends “hitting the town for a night out” if only for your 18th will not only be worth it but immensely memorable. If you can’t bring the party home then take the party out with you! Make sure you wear the best clothes you have and become the centre of attention for that one night.
Go shopping!
More for the girls this one, but my word if you can afford it then do it! Nothing more marks an 18th than the latest Channel shoes or Armani watch (budget depending of course). If you can ask mummy or daddy to spoil you, at least once in your life, then this is the perfect shopping spree to do so, so don’t mess up your chances
Treat yourself to a relaxing spa and makeover.
Now you guys may think that this only applies to us girls but there you’d be wrong. Not only does a makeover apply to boys also but some boys would just as much benefit from them as girls do! A makeover is more than the pedicures and manicures, it’s a chance for you to enhance your child look and bring about a more adult appearance. Even if you just get a haircut this is definitely one of my personal favourites on what you should do for your 18th birthday.
Doing something is better than doing nothing!
It is always important to do something on your 18th. Too often I am approached by 18 year olds parents who plan their child’s 18th not as a surprise but as their child doesn’t want to do anything for it. This couldn’t be more of a mistake! It is better to do something that you fairly fond of like going cinema or bowling on your 18th then be stuck at home watching the a “re-run” of “pets do the funniest things”! The thing is after the birthday person always never regrets that they celebrated their 18th the way they did. This is no coincidence!
Now the thing to remember here is your turning 18 is a once in a lifetime experience so don’t waste it doing something you don’t enjoy. You should really try your best to make it unforgettable, with any budget.
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8 Steps for Planning a Birthday Party
External imageExternal imageKids aren’t the only ones who love birthday parties – adults love them,too! But maybe you’ve never planned a party. Where do you start? Is it
ok to just blow up some balloons and hand out noisemakers? Do you need
to provide entertainment? Below you’ll find 8 simple steps that will
get you on your way to planning a fabulous birthday bash.
Budget
Into every party plan, a little budgeting must fall. Be realistic about
what you can spend and then stick to it. It’s also helpful to decide
what the most important factors are. Are you set on a big, extravagant
cake? Will you be hiring entertainment? Will you need lots of
decorations? Budget the largest chunk of change to whatever you feel
are the “must-haves” and then adjust the remainder of your budget
accordingly. Don’t forget to budget for your gift, as well.
Pick a Theme, Any Theme
When it comes to choosing a theme for an adult’s birthday party, prettymuch anything goes! From surprise parties or casino nights to Hollywood
glamour or “over the hill”, there are lots of themes you can make
uniquely your own. But remember – the party is in honor of someone
special, so stay away from anything that would be embarrassing or in
bad taste.
Who’s Who
Who will you invite to the birthday party? Just a few close friends?Friends and co-workers? Family? Everyone the guest of honor has ever
known? Will it be “girls only” or “boys only”? Unless it’s a surprise
party, work with the guest of honor (and your budget) to try to
determine how many guests will be invited to the shindig.
The When & Where
Once you have a rough idea of how many people may be attending, you’llneed to decide where to have the birthday party. Will your home be
large enough? Will you need to rent tables and chairs to accommodate
everyone? Or will you need to have the party at a restaurant or hall?
Decide what location will suit your needs, then set a date and time.
Send Invitations
Once you’ve determined a location, date and time, it’s time to send theinvitations. Try to send them 4-6 weeks ahead of time so that the
guests have plenty of time to purchase a gift and make travel and/or
childcare arrangements. The invitations can range from formal and
traditional to casual and fun. Many people even choose to simply print
their own – especially if they’re on a budget.
On the Menu
What kind of food will you serve? Whether you’re serving finger-typefoods or having the event catered, now is the time to plan what will be
served to eat. When planning drinks, be sure to have caffeine and
alcohol-free options available, too. This is also the time to select
what type of cake you’ll serve.
Fun, Fun, Fun
While some themes (like a casino night) will require you to have gamesplanned out, other themes may offer more flexibility. Many parties are
fine with just music and mingling, but it’s a good idea to have some
fun activities planned in case your guests need help getting in the
party mood. Activities such as charades and karaoke will usually liven
things up and get your guests loosened up.
Décor & More
No matter what theme you choose for the birthday party, you’ll needdecorations…a banner and streamers at the very least. Party supply
stores offer inexpensive decorations for a variety of party themes, so
it shouldn’t be difficult to find what you need. And besides the
decorations, you’ll want to make sure you have enough cups, plates,
napkins, eating utensils, etc. Stock up now so you’re not caught short
during the party!
With a little planning, even the most inexperienced host can pull off a
fun and fabulous birthday party that grownups will adore.
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Birthday Sms Collection
- Its a nice feeling when you know that someone likes you, someone thinks about you, someone needs you;but it feels much better when you know that someone never ever forgets your birthday.”HAPPY BIRTHDAY”.
- Friendship is about bringing out the positive when everything seems negative…being accepted for who you are…being able to pick up right where you left off…sharing, talking, and laughing…Friendship is about us, and for that I am grateful. And I ho
- Apne dil ko tatolke apni baat keh do. Today is a day of celebration. Why? xx years ago on the same day, GOD sent me my flesh and bone conscience. Wishing my Friendly Inner Voice a very happy b-day. Hugs & Kisses.
- I know its ur birthday 2day.. iam sure u. l give me treat in a big hotel.. so i shall talk to u in person there, coz i dunno to xpress my feelings in SMS
- IN SOFT GLEAMING NIGHT OF STARS
MAY ALL UR DREAMS COM TRUE
MAY EVERY STAR OF EVERY NIGHT
BRING LOV N JOY 2 U
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY 2 U…- MAY ALMIGHTYS BEST BLESSINGS SHOWERED ON YOUR HAPPY BIRTHDAY
- Dad : Son, what do you want for your birthday?
Son : Not much dad, just a radio with a sports car around it- A smile is a curve that sets everything straight and wipes wrinkle away.
hope u share lots and receive lots 4 days 2 come
happy Birthday …….
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How to Make a Butterfly Birthday Cake
Transform your cake mix into a beautiful butterfly! Follow these simple steps to create an original and decorative birthday cake for your child. One of the easiest ways to achieve the themed cake you want is to hire a cake tin of that shape and follow the recommended guidelines for quantities. Cutting cakes to shape is not difficult, though it is worth having a trial run before the occasion to perfect your technique. (And using up any that go wrong is never a problem…)
Cake Recipe
Make two 23cm sponge cakes of your choice-Madeira is easy to make and good to work with (see recipe for Madeira sponge in: ‘Birthday Cakes for a First Birthday’ article.) Turn out the cooked cakes; from either the hired shaped tin or your own two cake tins. Allow them to cool thoroughly on wire racks before cutting in half, horizontally, then spread with butter cream filling and gently push the two halves back together.If shaping the cake yourself, use a serrated bread knife to cut both cakes, vertically, in half. You will now have a straight edge on the inside of the two halves. Now you need to cut the two halves again, this time into 1/3 and 2/3 pieces.
To get the shape of the butterfly wings, it is important to cut the cake pieces equally. I find it easier if I imagine a clock face on the cake, but one on which the central point has dropped down about a quarter.
On the left hand side cake half, mark a line (the clock hand) with your knife from one third of the way up the centre line going up in a diagonal line to just beyond where the number 9 would be. On the right hand side cake half, mark a line (the other clock hand) from one third of the way up the centre line to just before where the number 3 would be.
Use a tape measure if you’re not sure, but this should give you two larger pieces at the top of your ‘clock’ and two smaller ones at the bottom, making two 1/3 pieces and two 2/3 pieces. Alternatively, use cocktail sticks to mark the line if you find this easier.
Now turn the two halves around, so you have the rounded edges of the cake next to each other. This gives you a good idea of how your butterfly shape will look when you cut through the lines you have marked; make adjustments now, if necessary.
Cake Filling
Butter cream and jam make a tasty but simple filling for this cake.Alternative Coverings
Readymade icing that just needs rolling and cutting to shape is ideal. It can be bought in a variety of colours and is simple to use (similar to handling plasticine) don’t be alarmed if your hands change colour when handling it!This ready-roll can be decorated with tubes of icing; these also come in several colours and are supplied with different nozzles. No fiddly piping skills needed; it really is very simple to use! Edible icing paper is another easy way to cover your cake-peel off the backing paper and stick onto the cake.
Your butterfly birthday cake can be decorated however you like-liquorice twists make good antennae and patterns can be made with sweets if you don’t fancy creating patterns with icing tubes. Finish off with birthday candles. The overall effect of shape and colour is appreciated before the taste!
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50th Birthday Gifts Ideas
External imageExternal imageBy any measure, a 50th birthday represents a milestone in an individual’s life. While 50th birthday gifts can be a chance to splurge on a special 50-year-old by giving them classic gold jewelry or 50 experiences; inexpensive gifts, such as 50 memories or flowers, can be among the most treasured presents received.
Shower of 50 Gifts
Give the recipient a small gift for each of the 50 days leading up to his 50th birthday; select small thoughtful items such as a new book by his favorite author, a bar of chocolate, a small candle or even a bottle of his preferred soda.
50 Items in Packs of 50
Wrap a selection of 50 items grouped into collections of 50, such as 50 pencils or pens, 50 thumbtacks, 50 envelopes, 50 sheets of stationery, 50 candles, 50 cookies, 50 jelly beans or even a pack of 50 Legos or marbles for the young at heart. For the best results, stick primarily with items that can be used (or eaten) by the individual rather than giving her too many useless knick-knacks. This can be a fun project for a group of people to put together for an individual’s birthday.
Fifties Music
Give a music lover a selection of music from the 1950s. Include favorites by artists such as Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney and other notable musicians of that time period.
Jewelry
Classic gifts for a 50th birthday include a watch for men and bracelets or earrings for a woman. Consider giving a gift made out of gold because many people refer to the 50’s as the “golden years.”
50 Experiences
Create a coupon book of 50 experiences you want to give the birthday recipient during their 50th year. Depending upon your relationship to the recipient, these experiences might include romance (dinner on the beach), adventure (a sky diving session) or pampering (spa day).
Flowers
Send a woman celebrating this milestone birthday 50 flowers for a striking and dramatic birthday tribute. While many people traditionally send red roses, you could also consider tulips or another flower favored by the recipient.
50 Memories Canister
Decorate an empty canister by gluing photos, newspaper clippings or other items onto it. Tear a sheet or two of paper into 50 small strips. On each strip of paper, write a favorite memory of the birthday man or woman. This inexpensive gift will surely bring a smile to the recipient’s face and serve as a concrete reminder of his importance in your life.
$50 to Charity
If you suspect that the birthday person might not want any type of tangible gifts, donate $50 to the individual’s favorite charity and encourage other friends or family members to do the same. These contributions can add up to a sizable donation by the end of the party or celebration.
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Best 40th Birthday Gift Ideas for a Woman
External imageExternal imageA woman who’s turning 40 may have ambivalent feelings about reaching this milestone age. On the one hand, she’s passed a threshold and is now a “mature woman.” On the other hand, she still feels as young as she did in her thirties – so what’s the big deal? Thus, when giving birthday gifts to 40-year-old women, act with sensitivity. Funny “over the hill” gag gifts are fine to a point, but can go too far; a serious gift meant to honor her new decade is also in order. In fact, the best 40th birthday gift ideas for a woman who’s a wife, coworker, friend or family member will focus more on the person she is than on her age.
40th Birthday Gag Gifts for a Female
The theme of 40 lends itself to many gift and party ideas. Besides, to ignore her newly achieved age altogether is to fail to do justice to her milestone – or her sense of humor. One idea is to have an age theme at her birthday party – for example, 40 balloons, 40 candles, and 40 cupcakes laid out in the number 40 instead of the usual layer cake or sheet cake.
Another suggestion is to buy her a novelty gag gift for a laugh. Over the hill gifts like a coffin-shaped gift basket or a T-shirt printed with “39 Forever” are one option, but don’t be limited. Also try:
- Nostalgic gifts such as a music CD of ’80s music, or a 40th birthday gift basket of retro candy.
- Funny books about the age of 40, such as “You Know You’re Forty When…” and “Forty Things to Do When You Turn Forty.”
- Enormous teddy bear to be presented after a funny birthday speech, along the lines of: “People think turning 40 means getting old. It’s not true. You’re still in the prime of life. And here’s the proof.”
- Stylish, colorful handbag filled with funny poems about reaching 40, composed by the birthday female’s friends, family and coworkers.
Affordable 40th Birthday Present Ideas for a Woman
Besides a gag gift, acknowledge her age with something she’ll really love. Major milestone birthday presents can still be cheap and affordable. The key is to make them memorable, personal and thoughtful. Some suggestions for inexpensive birthday gifts for her:
- Try a box of chocolate truffles and a small pile of “chick lit” novels by bestselling authors Helen Fielding, Sophie Kinsella, Jennifer Crusie and Meg Cabot with a personalized card that says “Luxuriate. You’re 40 and you’ve earned it.”
- A modest 40th birthday gift basket or a spa gift box are ideal inexpensive gifts for a woman this year. Personalize a mini gift hamper by sticking in a 40th birthday candle and a photo of herself when she was a baby (get this from a family member).
- Buy her a Cross pen and a small diary or elegant notebook, and note on the birthday card that as of now, she’s officially an authority on everything, so “here’s a place to note your words of wisdom.”
Elegant 40th Birthday Gift Ideas for a Woman
If money is no object, honor the 40th birthday female with something special that she won’t forget – the latest Kindle e-book reader, a cashmere scarf, fine chocolates, Russian caviar, a bottle of aged balsamic vinegar, a stylish pink laptop computer, even a set of DVDs of all the seasons of her favorite television show (but first make sure she doesn’t already have them).
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My Top 5 Best Friend Birthday Gift Ideas
External imageExternal imageStuck for best friend birthday gift ideas? No idea what gift to get for your best friend? To make that birthday a truly happy birthday, here are my top 5 best friend birthday gift ideas.
5. A Letter
If, like me, you don’t see your best friend that often. Write her a letter, a long newsy letter. It’s so rare to get a letter nowadays, it really is a great gift from the heart. Maybe even writing what it is about your friendship that you value. When ever I write my best friend a letter, I always pop in a tea bag. So even though I can’t be there for a good natter and a cup of tea, she can still read my letter with one!4. The Gift that Keeps on Giving
A magazine subscription is a gift that’ll last the whole year through, right until it’s time to wish her happy birthday again. Pick one that she has an interest in. Fitness, cooking, health, gardening, fashion, the list is endless. Avoid weight loss magazine, she might feel you’re trying to tell her something.3. A Gift Basket
At number 3 on my top 5 Best Friend Birthday Gift Ideas. Put together a selection of smaller gifts based on something she’d really like. For example if she likes Italian cooking, buy a pasta bowl and fill it with the finest pasta, olive oil, parmesan cheese and a good Italian cook book2. A Calender or Diary
If you best friends birthday is near or around new year, buy here something for the coming year. To make it that bit extra special, make some notes in it, birthdays and reminders. Write a few memories in it. If you look online you can find photo calenders that you can edit with notes agaisnt each date. I did one for my friend last year and put all the kids holidays in, and all the birthdays I could think of. Including the family holiday we’d all planned together later in the year.1. A Charm Bracelet
Make your best friends birthday gift special with that extra touch. If you buy her a charm bracelet, you can start off her collection with a ‘best friend’ charm. This also gives you future best friends birthday gift ideas, as you can add to her charm bracelet as years go by
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Birthday wishes for your boyfriend on facebook
External imageExternal imageHow to say happy birthday to your boyfriend on facebook?
Be unique. Write him a song, and post the video on his wall if you’re good at that. Post a picture of artwork you made for him if that’s your thing. Make sure to give him the original later…
birthday messages for bf
Your birthday marks the end of another year of us being together and the start of many others to come. Loves
May all your dreams come true, for when they’d do, I’d be with you!
My love for you will never cease and you’ll always be the one for me. Happy Birthday!
I love you sweetheart, happy birthday hope your day is blessed and hope you get everything you want on your special day!
It is difficult to buy a gift for you sweetheart. Because I want to buy you the entire world for you. But until I win the lottery, I can only offer you my love and commitment that I will be there for you, no matter what.
One more year has gone, don’t worry you are becoming more graceful and charming day by day. So just chill and eat more cake to celebrate your special day. Have a nice Birthday Dear.
Today is your Birthday and I am thinking whats the best gift I could choose for you. A wet kiss or a loving hug or a soft touch with a red rose? Nothing is looking enough for you. Wishing you a great and memorable Birthday.
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Happy birthday wishes in zulu
External imageExternal imageBirthday wishes in zulu
halala ngosuku lokuzalwa
OR
usuku lokuzalwa oluhle
…used to convey the good wishes to someone celebrating his or her birthday.
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Birthday wishes for someone up in heaven
External imageExternal imageTo my sweet daughter,(NAME)….Happy Birthday to you…We all love and miss you…!!!
I love you and miss you beyond what any words could describe.
You will always be ever so deeply in my heart…rest easy n rest well my treasured one…our time was cut so so short but always know i miss you so much everyday…run in the sands of freedom n run easy babe..
To my sweet neice (NAME) we think of you often especially today.
I miss you so much, it so hard to be here without you, not seeing you or hearing your voice. I know I will be with you again one day in heaven. Love and lots of kisses to you.
I think of you every day.I know you will have many family and friends in Heaven to celebrate with you…I’m looking for the day we can celebrate your birthday together again.
Happy Birthday (NAME)!!! Your never forgotten ill always love ,miss you dearly.
Sending Birthday wishes to Heaven to my sister and best friend….Wish you were still hear to talk to and make me laugh…
Wishing you a Wonderful Special Day in Heaven! Until We Meet AgaiN my Sweet Forever Friend.
Happy Birthday my special friend… sending you a million hugs… miss and love you more than you will ever know.
Love you mom I miss you
so much .I have so many memories.that keeps me smiling and when I look up i see your beautiful smiling at me
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Birthday wishes after loss loved one
External imageBirthday Wishes After Losing Loved One
I know it’s difficult right now nut I wanted to send my birthday wishes anyhow
Remembering you on your birthday.
I don’t know what to say about this, I am so sorry for your loss, but I wanted to acknowledge your birthday, and hope that with time, your pain will ease.
Thinking of you on your special day. Know that you are in our hearts and prayers.
Thinking of you on your birthday.
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Birthday Wishes for Husband
I feel so blessed to have found true love in your arms. I feel so proud to call you my husband. Happy birthday!
May you never stray from the true path as you continue your amazing journey. Happy birthday.
Celebrate your birthday today. Celebrate being Happy every day.
May God give you all his love and warmth in every step of yours. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!
Your birthday should be a national holiday. I need a day off. Happy Birthday.
I hope that today is the beginning of a great year for you. Happy Birthday.
You are the longing of my life. Without you, everything feels incomplete. Happy Birthday Darling
Happy birthday to the love of my life. You mean the world to me.
Happy birthday to my sweetheart. You are the reason I have been so happy.
Today on your birthday I just want you to know and always remember that I love you with all of my heart.Happy Birthday MY LOVE.
I feel so blessed to have found true love in your arms. I feel so proud to call you my husband. Happy birthday!

I can’t put a price on our memories, but I can make them better by adding a few more to the pile! Happy birthday, love.

Choosing a birthday card can be a tedious task. You want to make sure that the graphics, the style of the card, bday messages and the wording printed on the inside and cover of the card fit the occasion and the style of the person you are buying the card for. You want the card to be memorable and appreciated by the recipient and you especially want it to stand out from all the other cards they have received. The style, picture, or wording should pertain to how you truly feel about that person so he or she knows you actually spent time looking for a card rather than taking the first one you saw off the shelf. Here are some tips and guidelines on how to select the perfect birthday card.
The first thing the recipient sees when he or she opens the envelope to the card you chose for them is the style and theme of the card. If you choose a card with a generic theme, chances are the recipient won’t remember it as one of their favorite birthday wishes. When choosing a card, keep their personality and personal style in mind so that you choose a card that best fits them.
Another way to impress the recipient is by having one personally designed. If you have spent weeks and weeks trying to find the perfect card while traveling from store to store and you still haven’t found it, you can have one designed for them. With technology and its advances, it is now possible to personalize a card with a photo, a favorite sports team, a favorite hobby, personal interests, or virtually anything that represents who they are as a person. Children would enjoy a card with a photo of them on it from a birthday party or family vacation from a previous year. That allows the child to enjoy the fact that a photo of them is actually on a birthday card. With kids, it is easy to write a fun verse for the inside of the card: the sillier the better!
If you want to have a card personally designed for your wife or girlfriend, you can use a picture of a place or location that is special to you both. This will be sure to put a smile on her face as you have shown how much you love and care about her by remember places where you shared a special moment. Selecting a verse or wording for her card may be more difficult. When writing the verse for the inside of the card, make sure you are speaking from your heart with the best birthday wishes and not in generic terms. Express your feelings using words that are carefully chosen so they don’t sound generic or cheesy. Put some humor into, especially if you share a private joke. This shows her that you spent a lot of time choosing the perfect card designed especially for her.
Designing a birthday card for a parent or relative is probably the most difficult. If you are struggling with the words or theme for your family member, it is probably a good idea to start figuring out how to select the perfect birthday card off a store shelf that represents their personality and relation to you. If you are choosing a card for your husband, father, or grandfather and he enjoys fishing, try to find a card that has a theme on the front relating to fishing. Usually men prefer short and simple wording in their cards as they are not as sentimental as women. Keeping your message short and to the point will appeal to him more than a long drawn out verse that tells him how much you appreciate and love him. Usually men are satisfied with a simple card with a simple birthday wish written on the inside of the card.
When shopping for a birthday card for a child, keep the child’s age in mind and how well they will understand what is written on the card. Pre-school age children (ages 2 to 4) would appreciate and enjoy a card that is cheerful, bright, and expresses your birthday wishes by using pictures. A simple saying in the card such as “stay cool and have a rockin’ birthday” is enough to capture the child’s attention and make them laugh at the same time. Pop-up cards are also a great choice for younger children as it provides a visually fun and exciting birthday wish. School age children enjoy cards that are more humorous with cute pictures. A card with a picture of a dog doing or wearing something silly with a funny saying on the inside is perfect for this age group. As the child gets older, cards that are more detailed and have more heartfelt wording will be much more appreciated.
Figuring out how to select the perfect birthday card for a teenager proves to be more of a challenge. Two options you have are choosing a card that expresses your thoughts in a more sentimental and poetic way or choosing one that is funny, goofy, eclectic, and far from being poetic or sentimental. Very rarely will you find a card that combines these two concepts. This may be the perfect opportunity to design a card especially for them that fits their personality and their interests. They will appreciate it so much more and may see you in a different light knowing that you were able to find humor in the life of a teenager.
Figuring out how to select the perfect birthday card for anyone can prove to be a challenge. Birthdays are an important day for the birthday person as it is THEIR day and everything is all about them. Parties are a very common way to celebrate a birthday. While buying a present for the birthday girl or boy is thoughtful and exciting, how much time you put into choosing their birthday card is the icing on the cake.

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A golden birthday is just that…it is golden! Otherwise known as Grand Birthday, Lucky Birthday or Champagne Birthday, it is your special day that comes only once in your lifetime. A “golden birthday” is when someone’s age matches the date they were born. So if your birthday is October 10th, then your golden birthday is when you are ten years old! Golden birthdays are celebrated from the first year of someone’s life to the thirty-first year.
Golden birthdays are special as they occur only once in your lifetime. Granted if a child is one the golden birthday may go almost unnoticed but if a child is a little older, it can be great fun! And if a teenager or someone in their twenties to thirty one has a golden birthday, it can be a special fun time to remember.
Again, the party can have a specific theme depending on what the birthday person likes, the attributes of that person, etc. Do they like sports or art or dance? Do they have any collections like bottle caps, stamps or miniature cars? These can all be incorporated into a theme for the golden birthday.
From the invitations to the decorations, and from the food and even the presents, the theme can be carried all the way through. Sometimes, it is easier if the guests are asked to bring something for the party. Maybe they each bring one food item to serve so many guests. This is called “pot luck” and helps the host and hostess out immensely especially if there a lot of invited guests. It cuts down on the food expenses and offers a special addition to the party in that you share some really good foods from others.
Another idea is to have the guests prepare some special gift for the party. It might be the sharing of a memory about the birthday person or a photo. Oftentimes people are asked to bring their own beverages to a party or a game to share. This game might be a popular game or a particularly fun game that you have that the host or hostess has planned to play. Sometimes people volunteer to bring music or to even play the piano or another musical instrument at the party, too.
Birthday parties may be hosted at a private resident, at school or a work place, or even planned to be held an establishment. These planned parties can be at public places (a skating rink or circus, restaurant or banquet hall, etc.) or private facility (characterized by renting out a space or having a designated private area).
Any combination of food could be served from snacks and beverages, to appetizers and drinks and even a full-course meal. Usually there will be cupcakes or cake served with candles and singing Happy Birthday. This is followed by opening of gifts and an exchange of birthday wishes.
A family may have a tradition of celebrating a golden birthday a special way. Maybe the birthday person gets to pick a favorite restaurant to eat at, maybe they select some special place to go to, etc. or a family may have the same “birthday treat” offered to each of their children on this golden day. This could be cash, a family trip, a larger useful item like a computer, etc.
The important thing is that the birthday person is honored and feels special for their golden birthday.
How have you celebrated or how will you celebrate your golden birthday? How will you make the golden birthday of someone else special?
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Happy birthday messages for boyfriend
External imageExternal imageNo matter how old we grow, our love will always stay young. Happy Birthday!
On this special day, I wish to tell you that you are my world. Lots of love, hugs and kisses