Here’s the thing about grief: one minute you’re drowning in it, thinking you’ll never resurface. And the next, up you’ve popped and you’re feeing the sun on your face.
My moods seem to change on a dime.
Right now, the work day is nearly through and it’s my birthday.
Okay, technically it’s not until Monday. But it’s a big one.
So I believe it’s appropriate to begin the celebration now, and continue at least through Memorial weekend.
Just FYI, I am a big fan of cupcakes.
Way better than almond butter and bilberry jam sandwiches.
unConfirmed Bachelorette 
The World’s Top 10 Best Cakes Made With Chocolate Fingers
http://theverybesttop10.com/2013/05/17/chocolate-finger-cakes/
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Fantastic! I want one of those! Besides, you can’t fit 50 candles on a cupcake.
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I would send you a dozen if I could. Happy birthday!
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Thank you!
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Ohhh, big day, i send you a lot of cupcakes, the most beautiful ones! Been there, all went well! 🙂
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Thank you, Bente. I think I’ll make it through. 🙂
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happy cupcake birthday
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Thanks, Errin!
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we have to get you the cupcake i saw on tv yesterday that serves 12 people.
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Happy Birthday! Many, many cupcakes to you! 🙂 (All my cupcakes are gluten-free, but they are tasty!)
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Thank you! I’ve had gluten-free cupcakes. Yum!
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I got a big smile from this …Happy Birthday! Sorry ..I don’t bake …
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Ha! Thanks, Ryeder!
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Happy early birthday! Celebrate early and often!
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Thanks, good2begone. That is my philosophy. 🙂
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Happy Birthday Long Weekend! May you wallow in cupcakes 🙂
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Thank you! Yay, cupcakes!
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Keep a cupcake-ometer! 😀
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Happy 0-Celebration (old woman like me cannot remember the number before that, does it matter?)
Right you are to focus on what is still there – your life. And yay for you having sun shining and feeling that.
And if by chance a thought of your beloved ones creeps in (like they do in this comment) – hey, you would not want to celebrate without guests? They will hopefully behave like guests and accept that this celebration is about you. You have only well-mannered guests, don’t you?
Now off I go to look for cupcake recipes.
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Thank you! They will be my guests always. But they never were very well behaved. 😉
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Oh, I am a snob, I do not bake, I let bake, Mrs. Stewart, the birthday cupcakes please:
http://www.marthastewart.com/275016/birthday-cupcakes/@center/276944/cupcakes
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Oh those are very cute! Mine would never look like that. They’d surely be illegible.
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Well, MINE would fall apart before I could decorate them, when I would get them out of the muffins baking tray … That is why I am a snob.
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After my mother passed away I went really odd and needed something to do so I baked about 50 cupcakes and an ill fated meringue. My dream of opening up a patisserie was short lived when my partner pointed out the very apparent egg shells in the middle of said cupcakes. Happy birthday!
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Ha! But I bet that was very therapeutic. 🙂 Thank you!
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Happy Birthday! have your fill!
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Of everything, Gert! Thank you!
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Happy birthday! It’s today, right? Find some cupcakes on my blog 😛
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A belated thank you! I did find the cupcakes on your blog. Gorgeous.
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I hope you’re having a great day!
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A belated thank you! It turned out to be a pretty good day. 🙂
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Oh….birthday. Cake. And dreams of cupcakes. Hapoy Birthday….
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Thank you! A whole cake! (But 3/4 of it is now in my freezer.) 🙂
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