Dear Thirty Nine Year Old Joy,
It’s 2010. Today we’re Twenty Nine Year Old Joy. It’s exciting. My Facebook page is exploding with birthday wishes. Cool but mostly gross.
I’m making a birthday cake. That’s what that big mess is all about.
I’m writing you, Future Joy, just to say hello and remind you of a few things. A lot can happen in the ten years between us.
This is your twenty nine year old self, Joy. You dye your hair with henna and wear tie dye tank tops. The exposed bra strap…. well, I hope we’re not still doing that. Not super classy… your mama taught you better than that.
Twenty nine year old Joy daydreams about being either Angelina Jolie or a butt kicking Russian spy. Both would be ideal. I’m going to start wearing a lot of sexy black turtleneck sweaters now… that should get us halfway to making our dream a reality. Ten years from now we’re a Russian spy… aren’t we? Awesome.
This year for my birthday I’d either like a kitten or a bottle of bourbon. I’d settle for a crepe pan. Am I being a brat? Yes.
I have to get back to the cake I’m baking for us, Future Joy. I hope you’re doing rad things on this day in your life. Rad things that may or may not include wrangling small children, feeding kittens and shoe shopping… well, that’s if you haven’t gotten the whole Russian spy thing worked out for us. I’m kinda counting on that, so…. yea.
Love,
Twenty Nine Year Old Joy
TnT
Hi,
I came from the future to say “Hi” :)
Thank you for sharing with us, making us laugh and making us a bit braver about ourselves.
T.
nicole
Happy birthday! Hope it was delicious. And, love the letter to future-self :)
Lynnette
Happy Birthday Joy!
Sarah
How odd… my birthday is also May 25, and I am also 29 this year. Go 1981!
Brooke
My belated birthday letter to 29-year-old Joy (https://www.cheekykitchen.com/2010/05/banana-cabana-birthday-cake-letter-to.html) Happy Birthday girl wonder!
Elizabeth
Happy birthday!
I’m only sort of late.
My birthday is June 29, and when I was little I imagined when I turned 29, it will be the best year ever. Was twenty-five your best year ever?
Mital
Happy belated birthday! I enjoy reading your blog and your photos. I’m sure your cake turned out delicious!
Margaret H
happy birthday joy! i love your blog and i hope to see the birthday cake you made!
Dana
Happy belated birthday Joy! May 29 be a fabulous year!
jordan
happy late birthday!
Rebekah
Happy Birthday Joy!
GrapeSugar
Happy Birthday! Do you love having a May Birthday? Mine was last Sunday :) I’ve always really liked having a May birthday, allows for fun summery type birthday parties :) Have a wonderful day!