A Very Merry Unbirthday: Let's All Go To The Beach!

Who says it has to be your birthday to have a birthday party?



I've never seen it written in stone that you have to celebrate your birthday ON your birthday, have you?



Didn't think so.



And even if there were such a rule, you could still beat the winter doldrums...



And have an un-birthday celebration!



That's exactly what I've chosen to do today, and the first thing I'm going to do is go cupcake shopping...



Care to join me?



There's an infinite variety from which to choose...



And while chocolate is always a good bet...



I think I will head on over to my very favorite cupcake store, Luli's HERE...



And order their Lemon-ginger cupcakes with butter cream icing...



Yeah, baby, yeaaaaaaaah...



You talk about a cupcake that can make your eyes roll into the back of your head...it's so moist you can see it!



Yes, this one can definitely qualify as an eye roller... with its flavorful butter cream icing!



Let me assure you this cupcake can slap the winter blues straight into the next century... its light and airy kick of ginger and lemon is like having a little bite of sunshine!



Even the cupcakes are smiling...



So let's grab a few and then set a beachy table...



Here's one for you, one for me...



Two for you, two for me...



We can just hop from place to place, like at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and wish each other a Very Merry Un-birthday as we go...



Even my dear mother in law, Mother Magpie, [as she's seen pictured here at a family birthday celebration last summer] approves. Oh, and don't forget the ice cream!



EDIT: On the birthday front, I have a couple of very special birthdays I'm celebrating. My sweet friend Missy (right) celebrated her birthday recently, and my sweet friend Cece (left) is turning the big 4-0 today (1-25-11)! Wishing you both oceans of happiness now and always. You have sowed so much joy into my life that I hope it comes back to you pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing. Happy Birthday on your special day and a Very Merry Un-Birthday on each day of your life. I love you more than I can say! XOXOXOXOXO



Now, please join me at The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays right HERE.



And them pop over to a new meme (this is the fourth one) called
Cupcake Sunday HERE.



Next let's pop over to see Smiling Sally for Blue Monday HERE.



And finally, let's go visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday right HERE.



Thanks, ladies, for hosting these events, and thanks so much to each of you for visiting me. I look forward to visiting you to see what is going on in your world. It's always a pleasure! :-)

Warmly,

Mrs. Magpie (Sheila)

P.S. If I'm a wee bit late visiting you, please know that I'm traveling off and on this week, and I will visit just as soon as I can! Travel is a glorious word after having been trapped in the house for a month while I was sick and recuperating!



WHERE I FOUND IT:

Plastic Dessert Plates, Tray, and Green Charger: Target (clearance, last summer)

Goblets: Anthropologie (clearanace, two or three years ago)

Tablecloth: Target (shhhhhhh... it's really a cotton shower curtain)

Flatware: Target (purchased years ago, but this pattern is still available at several places)

Cake Stand: Marshall's (possibly clearance, last year)

Red Lantern: Pier One (clearance, last year)

Napkins: Birthday Gift from Cousin Nancy

Starfish: Tom's Souvenirs and Seashells of St. Augustine

Smiles: Compliments of Luli's Cupcakes of St. Augustine! ;-)