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
Emme
Happy Birthday!
Karen B
Happy birthday Joy! I hope you enjoy your day to the fullest (and of course enjoy every crumb of that delicious cake you’re baking).
Thanks again for being such a happy joyful inspiration (yes, that was a lame pun on your name and it wasn’t intended. I’m just too lazy to delete.)
Tracey
Happy birthday, Joy! I hope your cake turns out awesome. You are truly a baking inspiration!
Crystal Bee
happy birthday joy.
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking
Happiest birthday wishes to you, Joy!
Tracy
Too much talk about cake and not enough about bourbon!
Lucila
Congratulations on your 29th birthday!!!! Like always, great writing and awesome inspiration. :) My best wishes for you y que cumplas muchos más!
steph (whisk/spoon)
happy 29th! i hope you get that kitten that year! xoxo
Lidia
Did someone say cake????? Looooove cake!!! Joy, have the greatest birthday ever!! You’re only 29 once so enjoy!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Meaghan
Happy Birthday Joy!!!
Niamh
I missed this yesterday!
Happy happy birthday Joy, I hope all your dreams come true this year -xxx.
Mondo
I think you should eat nothing but cake on this glorious day. enjoy!
Dajda
Happy birthday!
Stephanie
Happiest of birthdays to you, Joy! I hope you’re around for a hundred more – I should like to grow old with you, it would make for lots of yummy treats around the house! :)
Swee San
Happy Belated birthday Joy the Baker!
My birthday was just 3 days before yours, and well I had to make my own cake too :)