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
271 Responses
Happy birthday 29 year old Joy! And happy future birthday 39 year old Joy!
Happy Birthday!
Yesterday was my 29th birthday too!! Happy belated Birthday! :)
Dear 29 year old Joy~
I’m 39.. going to be 40 in one week! YIKES!! ENJOY YOURSELF!! Do everything you want because one day it will be too late for those “somedays”
Happy Birthday!! Can we see the cake pretty pleeaseee.. Curious to know what u made for urself this yr..
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!
Happy Birthday Joy!
happy late birthday!
Happy belated birthday Joy! May 29 be a fabulous year!
happy birthday joy! i love your blog and i hope to see the birthday cake you made!
Happy belated birthday! I enjoy reading your blog and your photos. I’m sure your cake turned out delicious!
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?
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!
How odd… my birthday is also May 25, and I am also 29 this year. Go 1981!
Happy Birthday Joy!
Happy birthday! Hope it was delicious. And, love the letter to future-self :)
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.