all pics courtesy of my jake

sifting through raggedy old coats. i am cool with the overpriced vintage clothes on ebay/etsy, because it is a huge adventure to find something pretty and in good condition.

in the basement vault, there are a bunch of local food vendors. we had gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and soup. i love sandwiches and soup.

i only bought a gift for a friend, but my favorite thing about fleas are just browsing the old stuff. i love to see things that i had growing up. jake and i showed each other rotary phones, pencil sharpeners, chairs, lunchboxes, clothes and dishes the we had in our childhood homes. it's fun to remember.

then we went to the ballet. are you curious why i still don't do my hair even when i'm doing something fancy? it's because i only like doing other people's hair. like my client who plays the flute for the NYC ballet. he got us amazing tickets to sleeping beauty. we were front row so i got to see down in the orchestra pit. it was fun to watch him wail on the flute during his solos. pretty talented...

the lincoln center theaters are so beautiful. i love my birthday date.

sleeping beauty was so great! it was pretty cool being so close that we could hear their point shoes shuffling about the stage. during the performance i realized that i weigh more than everyone on the stage. combined. haha.

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we were kind of busy moving piper jane (aka thunder stealer) to blythedale, so we didn't have a lot of time to do much. we wound up watching breakfast at tiffany's in the late afternoon and eating veggie burgers. we'll do the real celebrating tomorrow. if it doesn't snow too much.

i wanted jake to take some pictures of me while i'm still young. it was really a beautiful day yesterday, so we had fun and didn't miss our coats too much for the 10 minute outing.

here are some tidbits about me at 26:
~i'm going to have a 3 year old
~i have lived in ny for 5 years
~i still prefer to splurge with sugary over salty
~weezer is still my favorite band
~the cardigans are my second favorite band
~i really want to go to japan
~alice's adventures in wonderland is my favorite book
~i am really regretting those years of no sunscreen and tanning bed sessions
~i am running the new york marathon this year
~jake and i met 5 years ago this week (right after my 21st)
~we are still smitten in my opinion
~for the first time in my entire life, i'm a coke drinker (ending now)
~i have 6 nieces and 2 nephews
~my favorite food is sandwiches
~i'm glad i never got a guinea pig last year when it seemed like the best idea ever
~i have no idea what i want to do with my life (so i'm going to do nothing, hehe)

man, ending a weird list can be awkward. bye.

Labels: birthdays

It's my madre's birthday today. Hooray! Jake, Piper and I love you and miss you! Hope your day is awesome!

ps "Wasn't my mom a betty?"


also, a special prize goes to whoever knows where that quote comes from. a bigger prize goes to anyone who knows what the title of this post is quoting. HINT: one is from a movie, one is from a song.

Labels: birthdays, Family, mama sue

Happy birthday on friday. I'm glad it was magical. And I'm glad your friends walk like cartoon people.
Oh, how I love my sisters. You too Kelly (not pictured)

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So Elder Baker, have fun in Mexico....changing lives and being warm and eating burritoes and getting into heaven!

This is a random picture I found on my phone of Jesse holding our niece, Kate last summer. His taking a picture of himself with a phone skills are also braggable.

One more story about Jesse. When he was like 6, Nathan pinned him down in our front yard in TN, got him naked, threw his panties in a tree and locked him out of the house. He was jumping to grab his unders with one hand (the other trying to keep himself covered) then he gave up and tried with both hands. Then he decided to climb the tree and after about two whole minutes we realized we were being evil gentiles and let him in the house. I blame my mom. She homeschooled us, but left us alone all day with our mean imaginations. I don't feel bad posting this story because I was the youngest for five years before Jesse came along, so I know what it's like.

Labels: birthdays, Family, jesse, memories, mexico city

It's my dad's birthday today. My dad is so cute. When I was little, and all I wanted to eat was donuts, he gave me the nickname "Fat Reagy". So I called him Fat Daddy in return and it always stuck. It's funny because look how trim he is (circa 1986). Anyway, I would like to meet someone who thinks they had a more fun dad than me. I owe a great deal of my sillyness to him. He was always silly with us and still is. Making crazy faces, doing crazy dances, talking in crazy voices.....

I can't believe he is 59. My, my....how time flies.

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It's also Elvis Aron Pressley's birthday. Elvis was my first crush ever. I wasn't really allowed to have normal crushes yet, so with support of my family, I became completely infatuated with Elvis at a really young age. I had several books, cds, movies and t-shirts to worship and we went to graceland as a family. For my birthday, I was also taken to an Elvis impersonator and he kissed me and I was repulsed. I remember him being very sweaty. I'm so over old Elvie. Anyway, happy birthday!

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Happy Birthday Nathan! My older brother is 27 today. Nathan is my bff and I love him so. As you can see by the picture, he has always taken good care of me. Except for the time we played Robin Hood when we were 8 and 6. He dropped me from a 10 foot rope swing to save himself, and swinging together was HIS idea in the first place. Other than that, he has always looked out for me. I wish I were there to celebrate with You and Mel! I hope you have the best day EV!!!


Note from author: January/February is Baker birthday season, so expect several of these posts.

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