And one to grow on....

 Image via Lawrence Schiller

When one hits a certain age..

birthdays take on a whole new meaning..

No more pin the tail on the donkey, goodie bags, party hats

and the occasional pony..

For me...

 the best kind of birthday has these key ingredients...

Wearing a fabulously sparkly necklace and some orange toes...

 Getting a surprise visit from a dear dear friend

(especially if they battled an overrun cesspool and took 3 ferries to get to you)

(LOVE you Egg!)

 Having the Tall-One boil up some delicious lobsters...

 Creating a feast for the senses all by candlelight while sipping Proseco out of delicate Anthropologie glasses

Hoards of chocolate cake all the while being sing-sung by the Monster & 3 Cousins via phone!

Finally... 

a new sparkly clutch

and

about a zillion of the most wonderful birthday wishes via Facebook, Text and Email!

I am certainly one LUCKY lady!!

all images via chocolate creative design