I am 26 today. 10 years ago, I was sitting at the DMV nervously waiting to take my driving test, then I was rocking the test, then I was taking the picture for my new license, then I was at home calling my bff way to early to tell her the good news (made the same mistake a year earlier when I got my braces off), then I was making my first lone trip to the store to buy my mom a kitchen towel for Christmas, because that’s how cool I was at 16 and some things never change.
Happy Birthday to me, to @12minds, and to Diane Sawyer (if she’s reading).
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Happy birthday!
Oh happy birthday Ashley! I hope you do something awesome today! :D
Happy birthday!! I hope 26 is an excellent year for you :)
Happy Birthday! I was hoping you would post a vlog like you did for your birthday post last year!
haaaaaaaappy birthday! According to popular astrology, this year you will put the past in the past, and will forge forward on to bright new futures. Vague, yes, but fun to consider. :)
Happy Birthday!!! I can’t believe 16 was TEN whole years ago! Hope you like 26 :)
Happy Birthday Ashley!
Happy happy birthday! 26 was a great year for me, here’s hoping it’s just as great for you, too!
Happy birthday! I’m hitting the 26 milestone here in a few weeks. Have fun today!
Yay! Happy Birthday! Go get some cake!
Happy birthday! Hmmm…I failed my first drive test by running into a parked car. Glad you didn’t share that type of experience. ;o)
Have a very Happy Birthday! And if you aren’t too cold, treat yourself to some Yogurtland to celebrate!
Happy birthday!
To celebrate, you should really get yourself a cupcake like the ones in that picture. But they’re so pretty, it’d be tough to mess them up to eat them.
It’s funny how you (or one) remembers the first place they drove alone after they got their license. I remember going from house to house to tell all my friends.
Happy Birthday! I hope you celebrate with a real cupcake because those look DELISH!
Happy birthday lovely lady x
Happy Birthday Ashley!
Happy Bday Ashley!
Happy birthday, Ashley! Enjoy it!
Happy, happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!! Please tell me you are eating/drinking/loving today to your heart’s content!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!! :) YAY for December Birthdays!
Happy Birthday! I hope your day was amazing!
Happy Birthday! :)
Happy birthday, Ashley!
I heard about Diane Sawyer on NPR this morning. I look forward to the day that NPR wishes us a happy birthday, Ashley.
Hope you had a great one.
Happy birthday girly! 26 is an awesome age to be, I hope you have the best year EVER!!
I hope you had a wonderful birthday Ashley!!
A very Happy Birthday to you!
Happy birthday! : )
Happy birthday! {^_^}
Happy birthday! Hope you’re having an AWESOME day!
Happy birthday lady! Those cupcakes look divine! :)
Yaaaay Happy Birthday! :)
HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!!!!!
I hope it was as fabulous as you are!
Happy Birthday!
happy birthday ash!!
Happy birthday, lady!
Happy Birthday! mmm those cupcakes look scrumptious!
Happy (belated) birthday, Ashley! I hope you had a wonderful one.
Happy (belated)birthday Ashley!!! Did you have a good day? (Oh, and merry Christmas!)
Hi, my name is Ala. Firstly, I wish you happy birthday :) I found your blog accidentally a couple of days ago. I decided to write a comment today because I would like to know what you have to do to pass a driving test in USA. I’m from Poland and in my country driving tests are rather difficult. I mean, the pratical part (I don’t know exactly whether it is called ‘practical’ in English. I mean driving a car with an examiner). American driving test is said to be very easy (when for example Polish and British driving tests are said to be extremely hard to pass) so I am interested in what it really looks like.
Keep on writing. Your blog is so nice to read :)
PS. I’m sorry if I happen to make mistakes while writing in English. I’m still working on it.
well happy birthday :)
Happy (belated) Birthday sweetie! And I hope you had a super Christmas as well. Your little story about turning sixteen made me laugh because I remember that day as clear as you did. Fun!
Hey, you and I were born 3 days apart! Happy belated birthday!