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
Champa
Happy Birthday Joy. Be proud of yourself and I am sure when you are 39, you’ll have done something to be more proud of. Enjoy your day.
martina
Happy birthday… if I wrote down to my future self… I would sound like you! Children (or not), kitten (or not), working full time (or not, depending on the first option, I guess), I skip the Angelina Jolie thing – too many kids :)
but I’m sure of one thing only: baking a birthday cake. Now and in the future! Have a lovely day darling
cheers Martina
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
Happy birthday, Joy! You are beautiful!
Julie @ Willow Bird Baking
Happy happy birthday, lovely 29-year-old Joy!
Avril Miller
Wishing you a beautiful, amazing, peaceful, relaxing and oh-so-lovely 39th Birthday today….you are truly a gem and a pearl of a girl! :-)
Noêmia
Happy Birthday!
Peace, health, happiness and much love!
:)
Sharlene
Happy birthday, Joy!
Andrea
Haha I love it. Happy birthday!
Twinkle
Happy Birthday! You can totally be Angelina Jolie and a Russian spy! You’re amazing!
Marissa
Happy birthday Joy! Thank you for ‘teaching’ me how to bake, you’re the best. Wishing you love and happiness always..
amber
Happy Birthday, Joy! I’m a May baby too, though I just celebrated my 26th. I had to bake myself a cake, too.
Amy
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!
Wei-Wei L
Happy birthday, Joy! Boy, it’d be awesome ten years from now when you read that letter. :D
Wei-Wei
Kay
Happy Birthday!
Lies
Happy 29th birthday to you too, Joy! And as a happy birthday for myself (33) I’m going to bake myself some muffins. Me and the baby in me that was due yesterday are going to enjoy them very much. And I’ll eat some in your name too, okay?