Yes, this is me today. I am 29 (AGAIN!)

I have been 29 for MANY years now!

ahh, for those of you wishing to make a donation to the Birthday Cause, here is my wishlist:

I prefer the Stainless Steel with the Pink face. The Gold is not necessary :)

or one of these:

But this always works!

This Vosges Groove Collection intrigues me. Did you all watch the video about her yet, and how she made this collection? Check out yesterdays thing on Vosges. Click the LINK that takes you to the TASTE video on her site.

Or there is always this:

This cool thing is from Hermes and I think it is cute!

And check this baby out:

This is directly from the moleskin site:

Moleskine City Notebook Chicago

Chicago, IL USA

New! Chicago, often called “The Windy City,” is the 3rd most populated city in the U.S. Located on Lake Michigan, the city skyline is defined by its many skyscrapers, including the Sears Tower and John Hancock Center. The Moleskine Chicago, IL USA City Book combines a notebook and city-specific map features into an important travel companion.

So there you go, some great Birthday Ideas, NOT just for me, but for anyone else who has a birthday coming up!

pS everyone that knows me REALLY knows that I want one of THESE:

ppS Thank you Sheep and gentle for the sweet multilanguage BDay card :) and the early morning IM. Made me smile!

The Art of Chocolate: Vosges

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/

and please click on this below and click play on the video

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/who_we_are

I spent many an hour in this place sitting at the counter, which is just to the right, or at the little table, not pictured, sipping their delicious gourmet hot chocolates, or having an espresso and tasting a truffle of two. Heavenly chocolates, really the finest I have yet to taste, and since moving to Germany and traveling through France and even Belgium, this is still the best.

She uses only the finest chocolates, and wow, a taste treat.