apparently one really does not grow up in neverland, as i let my birthday slide by this year without a peep on the blog, let alone a promaballoona. but it was celebrated, with no less than seventy two balloons, and gifts from near and far, and cupcakes, and catfish, and cocktails, and ruggy getting on a plane, and ruggy getting back on a plane...
and although i love it here i am so ready to be home again. i told ruggy that being apart was like being underwater for just a little too long... when you were a kid and thought you could go really deep and swim awhile before coming up for air... when you realized that maybe you couldn't. and when you did finally come up for air, and took that very first deep breath:
that's what being together again is like.
and though the sky here is big, and the air is beautiful, i'm ready for city nights, blocked by skyscrapers, and nonstop deep breathing.
...and you owe me a lunch so I'm ready for you to come home too! Like when will you be back?!!!
ReplyDeletemid august!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! bouchon??
DeleteHappy birthday!!! xoxo
ReplyDeletethank you lovely lady!
DeleteHappy (assuming belated now) Birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteoh yeah. but you know a birthday can go on for daaaaays in kalkatroona!
DeleteHow wonderfully, beautifully poetic & romantic :) It's lovely when you have those moments of realization & clarity, discovering the things you're most thankful for are indeed as wonderful as a childhood dream :) And isn't that just a little better than a prom? ;) ^_^
ReplyDeleteit so totally is. as wonderful as the prom was!
DeleteHappy Birthday. That's the sweetest thing I've ever read. I read it to my husband and he agreed. Ruggy is a lucky man.
ReplyDeletethank you! i meant every word.
Deletehappy birthday sweets and I cannot believe it's been a year since promaballoona! love to both you and your lovely ruggy!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteisn't it crazy?! it feels like ages ago, but yesterday! love to you and your sexy man as well :)
DeleteHappy Birthday Oona! Loved your Pop-Up Book post.
ReplyDeletethank you! the book was a very cherished birthday prize. it's a work of art!
Deleteooo happy b's :) poppin lockin' !!
ReplyDeleteha! nice wordplay!!!
DeleteSo poetic...happy birthday!
ReplyDeletethank you, i was feeling misty...
DeleteHappy belated birthday, my dear!
ReplyDeleteIt WILL get better, you know this to be true. This pain now will only make the good times that much better...Ruggy's a lucky fella, and you're a lucky gal! :)
Love,
Mugsy
ain't it the truth, i am thankful every day for our luck! and.....i've been told there are many new cocktails waiting for me :)
DeleteOooh! Can't wait to see what a couple of them might be...
DeleteMugsy
oh, it will be WELL documented.
DeleteHappy you'll be in NY, happy you'll be reunited, happy we'll be FINALLY HANGING OUT.
ReplyDeleteYES AND YES AND YES.
DeleteHappy birthday. Wishing you home soon with your man.
ReplyDeletei am counting the bittersweet days :)
DeleteHappy Belated! I know what you mean about being apart. I try to tell myself that it makes me appreciate breath - and Phin - more. But still, all my apart experiences have a slightly unreal/underwater distortion to them because they weren't shared. You to?
ReplyDeleteabsolutely! it's not as real without your other half!
DeleteHappy birthday!!! Hope you're happily reunited SOON!
ReplyDeletethanks mama!! and can't wait to hang out with the NY crew again!
DeleteI can't believe it has been a year since Promballoona! Sending you the best Birthday wishes ever! Glad you got to see your other half!
ReplyDeleteDamn lady, you've got some writing talent, there. 'Scuse me, I think I have dust in my eye. Happy birthday-week.
ReplyDeleteHappy cake day! And here's to getting back to the mister real soon!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Oona!!!!
ReplyDeleteObviously I am late, and catching up on a lot of blog reading all at once, but Happy Birthday dear! Cheers to a full year and beautiful reunions!
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