This day in history

So today is my birthday. I was reminiscing on some of my past birthdays....

As a child I did have birthday parties and they were always small with a few friends and or family and we did visit Disney World sometimes since we were living in Florida for most of my childhood.

When I was 4 I remember I had wispy white blonde hair and I got a Teddy Ruxpin!

My 10th birthday my mom and dad took me and 3 friends to see The Secret Garden and then to Chuckie Cheese. I remember one of my friends got me a hula hoop. As you can see Chuckie was a bit frightening then.

We rode to get my friends in this and then all of us "kids" sat in the back (see the checkerboard in the photo below....

Wow! I would be creeped out if someone came to pick my kid up in that beast.

On my 16th birthday, I was living in Willow Point trailer park in Harrison Township, MI. My mom dad and I shared a 600 sq. ft. trailer home at 24737 Bradford Ct. Harrison Twp., MI. Here is a similar photo but ours has since been demolished. A few years ago my mom and I visited the slab that our trailer used to sit on.I did not do anything for my birthday except get in a fight with my parents (I was hormonal) because they wanted to get me something but I didn't want them to spend money. They ended up getting me my first radio, an Aiwa that looked similar to this.

Then we went and took some leftover cake to our neighbors and stayed at their house for awhile.

My 18th birthday was spent in Florida at my Uncle Chucks house. I was there caring for my mom and I remember my Aunt Jodie took me to the mall so I could get my ears double pierced and we got my Cousin Megan's ears pierced too and she hated it. I was in Florida because my parents had just been in a terrible car accident and my dad had died. We stayed in Florida for a month while my mom had multiple surgeries. It is a very foggy time to me and I remember I cut all of my hair down to about a 1/2 inch and we had hot dogs for dinner.

Birthdays 19-22 were crap and I didn't even do anything on my 21st.

My 23rd birthday my mom and I went to New York City. It was so much fun and I will never forget this special weekend with my mom! We did every touristy thing possible.

My 24th birthday Steve and I had just found out we were pregnant and we went to Frankenmuth and took a horse drawn carriage ride.

My 25th birthday, Steve, Sadie and I went to Frankenmuth for my free dinner and Sadie was crying the whole time.

Steve gave me this adorable mini trunk and packed sandals and sunscreen and told me to plan Sadies first trip to Disney. I started crying my eyes out.
My 26th birthday is today and Steve got me this new toy.

My mom got me tickets to hang out with 10 fun people tonight! Should be fun!