tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post6683723662181466737..comments2024-03-25T15:24:58.086-05:00Comments on My Messy, Thrilling Life: A Rose, A Party, and A SurpriseBrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516947462811712702noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-21825795883968284552009-04-01T10:12:00.000-05:002009-04-01T10:12:00.000-05:00Brin you wording here is amazing:"watching to see ...Brin you wording here is amazing:<BR/><BR/>"watching to see how long the color could stand to be hemmed in before it burst its seams and wore its beauty for the peering sky. Then this morning I checked and there it was. How anyone can see an unfolded rose and not set her heart into the hands of the petal's Creator is beyond me."<BR/><BR/>I had to read it to my husband after I told him you are the best writer I think I've ever come in contact with...blog contact, that is...but still. I will really really miss your blog and getting to be a part of the way God uses you to make art through words. <BR/><BR/>Wishing you some wonderful 30s ahead too!tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278271410990127849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-51856197470402458652009-03-31T07:17:00.000-05:002009-03-31T07:17:00.000-05:00At 31, I had a daughter ready to enter her teens! ...At 31, I had a daughter ready to enter her teens! How did that happen? By the time I turned 37, my children were in college and independent and I was figuring out what to do with 'the rest of my life'. Each life is such a gift in it's own way, and it's so lovely to know that you, Brin, have learned that. Wishing you the most happy, the most calm, the most soul-satisfying birthday ever ...Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366495680402426885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-6392277464578598012009-03-30T05:45:00.000-05:002009-03-30T05:45:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday all the way from Australia where I ...Happy Birthday all the way from Australia where I have been enjoying your blog for a few months now. You are an inspiration and I pray you will continue to be blessed all the more now that you are entering your 30s!! :)Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110817201615849359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-77362162747290850562009-03-30T02:50:00.000-05:002009-03-30T02:50:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday! Life is what we make it and kudos...Happy Birthday! Life is what we make it and kudos to you for making it happen. It hasn't been an easy row to hoe but I hope you never give up and never lose sight of your dreams!Traceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745659676491335969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-17542901774051402972009-03-29T23:46:00.000-05:002009-03-29T23:46:00.000-05:00Welcome to 30. Birthdays are never what you expec...Welcome to 30. Birthdays are never what you expect and each one gets better and better as you travel the Narrow Path through this life.Lochlaninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977194904587364632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-35909907380582870582009-03-29T23:44:00.000-05:002009-03-29T23:44:00.000-05:00Ahhh, Los Colinas. One of my first dates with my ...Ahhh, Los Colinas. One of my first dates with my husband was at the club at the top of Los Colinas - a better view couldn't be found in the entire city. A perk of working for Club Corp at the time :) <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your thirtieth! My thirties were fabulous!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271813324723765876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-14104372072009330322009-03-29T22:36:00.000-05:002009-03-29T22:36:00.000-05:00So I really am Debe but I don't blog. So looking ...So I really am Debe but I don't blog. So looking forward to hearing how that fabulous birthday goes, whatever your name is...henrybella owner!! Celebrate you, whoever you want to be an any given moment.Debehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15145382104175784365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-5972625928199349312009-03-29T21:21:00.000-05:002009-03-29T21:21:00.000-05:00Hey Brin...As someone who really DOES know your na...Hey Brin...As someone who really DOES know your name (and how to spell it!! I think I mispronounced it the whole time we were pledging!), I can't wait to join you in your 30's. I'll begin that journey in just a few months...so, let me know how it goes!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I forgot to ask before, but please keep me on the email list after you discontinue to blog!DrNichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656966088821018054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-66210022375000712872009-03-29T20:40:00.000-05:002009-03-29T20:40:00.000-05:00Yeah well, I'm not Vee either! =DYou sound so happ...Yeah well, I'm not <I>Vee</I> either! =D<BR/><BR/>You sound so happy, Brin! I'll forever think of you as Brin. Do you find that you think of yourself as Brin, too? <BR/><BR/>Okay, we're both gonna need a shrink before this is over so I'll leave it at that.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-20804696828722535632009-03-29T19:55:00.000-05:002009-03-29T19:55:00.000-05:00You are not Brin, I really am Beverly. Now, I am w...You are not Brin, I really am Beverly. Now, I am worried I should be Gail or something. Your bakery looks so tasty and sweet, and a fun place to take my granddaughter to.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691830042960318152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-4192464497220588022009-03-29T19:42:00.000-05:002009-03-29T19:42:00.000-05:00I would say that is the perfect way to embark on t...I would say that is the perfect way to embark on the next decade of your life!dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476112300873891668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-35188818164193091812009-03-29T17:55:00.000-05:002009-03-29T17:55:00.000-05:00I too am living the life I never had planned for m...I too am living the life I never had planned for myself, but God sure did! As I face 50 in June, all I want is another 50 to work on my dreams.....you are blessed, so blessed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747268325270933661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-87905882302110255622009-03-29T17:34:00.000-05:002009-03-29T17:34:00.000-05:00Happy birthday a little early. And in all honesty ...Happy birthday a little early. And in all honesty the birthday you are going to have sounds so much better than that other one you dreamed of.<BR/> Enjoy your 30th...it's not so bad, I promise. <BR/>My 30th saw me with an almost 3 month old, a husband in college and next to nothing other than our basic bills paid, but I wouldn't do it over for the world :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126131477658453102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-44390210997494624552009-03-29T17:25:00.000-05:002009-03-29T17:25:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday, Brin. your blogs have been amusing...Happy Birthday, Brin. your blogs have been amusing, charming, heartbreaking, thoughtful and inspirational.<BR/>Years from now you will still be happy and humbled that your life is small enough to appreciate the blooming of a rose.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936145888047980493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-40772245215448169092009-03-29T17:17:00.000-05:002009-03-29T17:17:00.000-05:00SOUNDS SO GROWN UP AND SO PERFECT!SOUNDS SO GROWN UP AND SO PERFECT!Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471636086263348016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-58524094254202960802009-03-29T16:36:00.000-05:002009-03-29T16:36:00.000-05:00Hey Brin... or whoever you are! LOL...Did you find...Hey Brin... or whoever you are! LOL...<BR/>Did you find my card I slipped under the door? Can't wait to be able to come visit again when you are open.<BR/>Age is only a number...it is all what you make it.<BR/>Skip over to my blog if you have a sec, I wrote about your place.<BR/>Have a blessed birthday!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548067312851612313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-42783174636844775172009-03-29T16:20:00.000-05:002009-03-29T16:20:00.000-05:00Rats, I like the name Brin. Is it short for somet...Rats, I like the name Brin. Is it short for something else? Inquiring minds need to know!<BR/><BR/>My 30s were wonderful, full of career changes, babies and homes. I hope yours hold happiness for you, too.Terri Steffeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544793349029524184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-14877611220668577692009-03-29T16:16:00.000-05:002009-03-29T16:16:00.000-05:00Happy birthday, Brin. Love reading your posts. 3...Happy birthday, Brin. Love reading your posts. 30 is great! Wait till you hit 40. Speaking of surprise, I had my baby last year, I was 45. Now, that's a surprise, but one I am so thankful for. God knows what we can handle and what we can't.<BR/>BTW, love your coffe house. If I ever get a chance to go your way would definately look it up. Have you started a "scrapbook" type of wall for all of your customers to write on? It would serve as a wonderful memory in years to come...<BR/>JennyJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691781001248443142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-78791161444411722402009-03-29T16:02:00.000-05:002009-03-29T16:02:00.000-05:00Happy Birthday! :)Happy Birthday! :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-3183979316035363882009-03-29T15:58:00.000-05:002009-03-29T15:58:00.000-05:00sounds perfect, sounds happy...sounds all grown-up...sounds perfect, sounds happy...sounds all grown-up in the best way possible.Girly Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259284292718911356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-35524632716496481742009-03-29T15:48:00.000-05:002009-03-29T15:48:00.000-05:00You're not Brin! WHO IS THIS? I didn't expect you ...You're not Brin! WHO IS THIS? <BR/>I didn't expect you to be Brin, but it's weird to hear you say it.<BR/>wow.Elenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377371859667172825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-81673852229381317962009-03-29T15:26:00.000-05:002009-03-29T15:26:00.000-05:00I hate to break it to you Sweet Cheeks but you are...I hate to break it to you Sweet Cheeks but you are about to begin your fourth decade. Hope it's incredible. Trust the Bakery's boomin' and happy to hear a little mention of the sweet chocolate dog.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.com