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• 1. Mel P.&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 am

  I was born in 1981, so for my 25th birthday I threw MYSELF an 80s themed birthday party. It was truely the BEST birthday I’ve ever had! All my friends came to the house (that was FULLY decorated in 80s get-up) and they were ALL dressed up – mullet wigs and everything! We drank and played games all night, it was awesome. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to top that birthday!

• 2. Denise Marsden&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 am

  Julie, Happy Birthday!! It sounds like you had a terrific birthday. I’m really into birthdays—I always try to make my daughters and mine last a week. (I think that should last a week, don’t you??!!) My husband isn’t into birthdays so his is over at the end of the day. I’m so jealous that you live in Orlando and can go to Walt Disney any time. My 2 girls and I love Disney World. My oldest, Britney is doing an internship beginning in Aug and ending in Jan. at WD World-Florida. We are going at the end of Dec to pick her up and we are spending some time there as well. It’ll be our 8th trip to Disney but we can’t get enough of it as evidenced by the number of times we’ve been. Britney attends Baylor University in Waco, TX and was so excited by the fact that she could intern at Disney. If you don’t know about the program….it’s great. She’ll work, live on property and take a couple of classes. It’s her dream come true. Mine too but I just can’t figure out how to get there. Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for sharing your pictures and your life with us. I love hearing your stories.

• 3. Connie La Tempa&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 am

  For my 40th birthday (2 weeks after 9/11) I celebrated for 1 entire week at Walt Disney World. In fact, it coincided with Disney World’s 30th Anniversay 10/1/01. My birthday is 9/29. I began my birthday with breakfast at Chef Mickey’s in the Contemporary (the resort we stayed at). My sister, & her 2 children were there to celebrate with me. The characters came to my table to sing to me & gave me a Mickey cupcake. I have a wonderful photo of Mickey & Me. Then after breakfast, my nephew & I went to Blizzard Beach & inbetween riding the water rides, we played a round of golf at Winter Summerland. After Blizzard Beach, we met my sister, niece, & friends at Magic Kingdom. I ended my day at the Magic Kingdom watching Spectro Magic. I also did get a pin saying it was my birthday. I plan to return for my 50th in a few short years (sooner than I would like to admit lol). I say, if you have to get older-celebrate like a kid in a Disney theme park! Happy Birthday Julie!

• 4. Scrappy Do!&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 8:53 am

  Happy Birthday! I am new to your website and I have been having a great time. I have really enjoyed reading your stories. I have found them to be very inspirational. Thank you for sharing! I feel blessed to have found such a refreshing place to shop.

• 5. Wendy Adee&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 9:03 am

  For my 40th, My hubby, family and friends had a huge surpise party for me. It was at my inlaws, and I had no clue! my brother even came from Maryland for it (we live in NY) – so that was extra special! the next day my husband had me dress up for another surpise, we met 4 other couples at the boat launch in cooperstown, had mimosa’s lakeside, then took the boat for a tour of glimmerglass lake. We ended up back at the Otesaga for brunch. It was a whole Birthday weekend and a total surprise. I am blessed to have such special people in my life!

• 6. Jessica Hammond&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 9:18 am

  Happy Birthday Julie! I love reading your e-mails each week! My 30th Birthday was on the 30th of May this year (the day before yours) and my hubby and my parents threw me a HUGE surprise party at the home of one of our church elders. There were 59 people there total. There were a lot of people from my past and plenty from my present. It was the most amazing party I’ve ever had and one I’ll remember forever. My darling husband also took me shopping (for scrapbook supplies of course) twice. The first time was to Archivers where he let me spend $100 as and early birthday present, the second was to Roberts Crafts where he let me loose with $50, both times I came out a very happy girl. It’s like being a kid in a candy store when you have money to spend that’s not yours LOL! Yesterday my mom took my to Hobby Lobby to spend $50 on more scrapbook stuff so again I was a happy camper. It was a really memorable birthday and now I have tons of pics to scrap so I better get some birthday scrap supplies! What do you carry in the way of Birthday lines?!?! Hmmm…

• 7. Nina Houghton&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 9:44 am

  Dear Julie and Staff – Your website is amazing! I know I’ve said this before, because I’ve been saying it for the last four or so years – but truly, I can’t say enough about Scrap Your Trip! Julie, your weekly messages are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. You’re a born historian – which I have always thought goes hand-in-hand with scrapbookking! And the few times I’ve had to contact Scrap Your Trip directly for help, the staff has been so friendly and caring. I have just one problem! Each week I take a little break at work to look over the new products, and fall in love with almost every one. Then, with my brain swirling with ideas for scrapping, I have to try to go back to concentrating on my job! I’ve completed 15 books, and have four or five books in various stages. Between scrapping and knitting, there’s very little time left to work. But of course I have to fund my habits! Thank you so much for giving all of us such a fabulous “store” to go to for inspiration and supplies.

• 8. Carrie&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 10:18 am

  Happy Birthday Julie! It was my birthday yesterday and like you I spent it with the mouse. Only on the other side of the states! But I picked the $69.00 shopping spree since I am a Disney ornament hound. Gotta love those annual passes. I have to say my best birthday was with my girlfriends for the weekend in Santa Barbara watching the Big Dog Parade.

• 9. Frances&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 2:38 pm

  Happy Birthday!!! Last June 18, on Wednesday, I turned 62 and we had joked for months about how my husband would be a “Kept man”, as he is a year younger, and I would be getting my first Social Security check soon. My “birthday” actually started Tuesday afternoon when he left home, only to return with a beautiful boquet of flowers. The next day, on my birthday, he took me to lunch and afterwards asked if I needed to go to the grocery store! I told him we could use a couple of things and he asked where I wanted to go. When I told him, he said he didn’t want to go there, he wanted to go to another store. So that’s where we went. When we got in, I went the way I always go and he turned in the opposite direction. I went on and picked up the things I needed and went to look for him. Found him at the check out putting a cake in a bag. He said I wasn’t supposed to be through that fast. He had asked earlier if I was going over to my friends for coffee that afternoon and I told him no. When we got baack in the car, he said, “Now are you going to Polly’s this afternoon? That’s what the cake is for.” So, I went for coffee and to share my cake. He had called the day before and order it. On Thursday, we just took a ride around the area we live in. On Satuday, he woke me up and told me we were going to a larger town about 90 miles from where we live so I could shop, that my birthday would not be over until I had done that. And, you guessed it, I bought SCRPBOOKING supplies. Both of our sons called on Wednesday to wish Mom a happy birthday from their families. It was a wonderful birthday week.

• 10. Lori&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 4:25 pm

  Hi Julie, I am a great fan of your website and items. For my 40th b-day a few years back, my husband took me and my kids on a vacation to my dream destination. Ever since I was a teen my dream was to go to Australia and we added New Zealand on to the end of the trip (so he could ski). On July 4th, 2004 I was taking a 4 mile walk around Ayers Rock in the middle of the Australian Outback with my funny headband with the red, white and blue streamers on it. The next morning we did an outdoor sunrise breakfast and watched the changing colors over the “Rock” and drank campaign and played with dingos and scaly creatures. I will always remember where I was on my 40th, and I guess you could say I celebrated it for 3 weeks. Best trip and memory ever!

• 11. Jane&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 pm

  Happy Bday Julie ! May babies are the BEST in my book !! My birthday is 5/27/1959, Yes, do the math. I had a wonderful BirthWeek.. On my birthDAY I got to work to find my desk decorated with the traditional Over the Hill memoriablia which has been passed down our work group for the past several years. I get to pass it onto the next lucky soul. That evening one of my brothers from CO arrived. That in itself is a party. Fast forward to Friday, another brother, also from CO, arrived for the festivities Saturday. My husband planned a (non-surprise) birthday party for me and all my siblings were present. I am the oldest of 6, 3 brothers and two sisters. The last time we were together was 5 1/2 years ago. The time before that was 16 years we were all in the same room together. My husband did a wonderful job planning and running the birthday bash right down to a champagne toast with all the family and friends from several states present at my party !!! We had a glorious time!!! Julie, Blessing for the coming year !!

• 12. Terri&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 7:16 pm

  Gee, all that special treatment in Disney World makes me want to go for my b-day!

  For Logan’s height, you need to do what my son Jesse did…He was just a little bit short to ride the next level of go cart at the Nascar Speedpark. Then he got a pair of the rolling runner shoes (They have 2″ soles to accomodate the wheels). The next trip to the speedpark, Jesse remembered to pack those shoes so he could ride that ride at the speedpark!!! He was a happy camper then!

• 13. Jami R.&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 9:52 pm

  Happy B-Day! Thanks for sharing all the details of your special weekend! And thanks for including us in your life – that is what makes shopping on your site so much more intimate than those big chain stores.

  Blessings to you all and your families at SYT!

• 14. Karen Z (soccerboyzmom)&hellip  |  June 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 pm

  My best birthday was when my sons surprised me for a 50th birthday party at a Tea shop. My son (who was going to school in colorado planned most of it — we live in California — thank god for cell phones) He had my best friends take me shopping and to the Tea shop, where I had to go in blind folded and 25 of my friends were waiting for me. My youngest son was waiting there with 50 shades of purple carnations, then he left since there were way too many women. My oldest son called and I cried in front of everyone. My friend from San Francisco even drove down 7 hours to the party. It was the best surprise for a single Mom who has raised 2 boys since they were 1 and 2.

• 15. Julie Fallon MD&hellip  |  June 5th, 2009 at 11:48 am

  Happy Birthday Julie! We are going to Disneyland next week for my daughter’s 9th BDay & looking forward to the fast pass option!
  My Bday in January was the best so far! I was on a cruise with Srcapmap classes by Heidi Swapp, Teresa Collins, Karen Russell, Margie Rommey & Donna Downey! The highlight was swimming with the dolphin on my day in Jamacia with friends! Can’t wait for the next, the big 50!