4 December 2008

love thursday: happy birthday to p and to bleeding espresso

It’s finally here! P is finally entering his 30s! Woohoo!

Sorry, but sometimes being a bit older than your mate wears on you, especially when the first digit of your ages don’t match. Now, finally, after two years of being the only one whose age started with a 3, P has joined me. Happy day, happy day!

And you know what else? Bleeding Espresso turns two years old today! So here are three gorgeous hearts courtesy of aussiegall on Flickr:

One for P, one for Bleeding Espresso, and one for all of you who visit, encourage, and inspire me to keep writing, taking photos, cooking, and smiling (not necessarily in that order). Mwaaaah!

And hey it’s also Santa Barbara’s day, which I’ve written about here at Italy Magazine.

Happy Love Thursday everyone!

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    1. Judy Haley on 04 Dec 2008 at 7:53 am #

      I totally understand – my husband is 5 years younger than me. I’ve got 40 leering at me and he hasn’t hit 35 yet. but then there can be benefits to being with a younger man too…

      Judy Haley’s last blog post..Goodies: Hand-Me-Down Sweater

      Indeed, Judy :) It’s funny that I come from a long line of older women/younger men–both sets of grandparents, my parents, and even my sister-in-law is five years older than my brother. Go figure.

    2. Gil on 04 Dec 2008 at 8:00 am #

      Happy Birthday to ‘P’! Are those hearts called Bleeding Hearts?

      Excellent, Gil :)

    3. casalba on 04 Dec 2008 at 8:53 am #

      Happy birthday P. It’s Daniele’s b’day too today, but he’s quite a bit older than P. Shhh – don’t tell.

      casalba’s last blog post..Frantoio

      Auguri Daniele! And now my lips are sealed….

    4. Diana on 04 Dec 2008 at 9:05 am #

      Augurissimi P and Happy Anniversary BE — the blog we all love so much! I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating all of your accomplishments and your love and your life!!

      Thanks Diana! We finally got some sun here today, so that will make the day even nicer :)

    5. nyc/caribbean ragazza on 04 Dec 2008 at 9:16 am #

      Happy Birthday to P and to your amazing blog!!

      My sister-in-law is my age and married my younger brother.

      That is so interesting about your grandparents and parents.

      Later for Ashton and Demi, Bleeding Espresso’s peeps were doing this decades ago. :)

      nyc/caribbean ragazza’s last blog post..The Sound of Music

      Hah, well their age differences weren’t *that* big, but, yes, we always were a cutting edge kind of fam ;)

    6. Beatriz on 04 Dec 2008 at 9:50 am #

      Auguri P. Auguri Bleeding Espresso! Many more happy years to all.

      Beatriz’s last blog post..The wheels on my car go round and round…

      Thanks Beatriz!

    7. Cherrye at My Bella Vita on 04 Dec 2008 at 9:51 am #

      Auguri to everyone!

      Cherrye at My Bella Vita’s last blog post..Celebrating Christmas in Italy, Part II: Christmas Eve Dinner

      Grazie Cherrye :)

    8. Kim B. on 04 Dec 2008 at 10:46 am #

      Happy Birthday to your younger man and to your blog!

      Thanks Kim :)

    9. KC on 04 Dec 2008 at 11:07 am #

      Happy birthday to P and happy blog anniversary!

      KC’s last blog post..Age before beauty?

      Thanks KC!

    10. joanne at frutto della passione on 04 Dec 2008 at 11:08 am #

      Auguri to P and Bleeding espresso!

      joanne at frutto della passione’s last blog post..And we’re off …

      Grazie Joanne!

    11. Vee on 04 Dec 2008 at 11:13 am #

      Auguri a tutti !! Cheers to many more years to come !

      Vee’s last blog post..Nameless

      Grazie Vee!

    12. anne on 04 Dec 2008 at 12:23 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P…and Happy Blogaversary to you Well done..love reading your blog!! :-)

      I am 5 years older than my husband too :-) …I totally agree with you when the first digit of ages don’t match…can’t have it all our own way…Younger man as well.:-)

      anne’s last blog post..Portofino and Sante Margherita Ligure

      Thanks so much Anne! And woohoo on younger men ;)

    13. Bellini Valli on 04 Dec 2008 at 12:26 pm #

      Two years of blogging..where does the time go. Congratulations and we’ll look forward to what’s happening at Bleeding Espresso in 2009!!

      Bellini Valli’s last blog post..Spanakopita "Inspired"Burgers with Greek "Tude"

      Thank BV! I’m looking forward to it too :)

    14. Ivy on 04 Dec 2008 at 12:45 pm #

      Hi Michel. Thanks a lot for visiting. Happy 2 years blogoversary and may you have many more. Happy belated birthday wishes to P as well. I thought only we Greeks celebrated today as St. Barbara’s day.
      BTW that picture is awesome.

      Ivy’s last blog post..Oatmeal Chocolate Pistachio Cookies

      Thanks Ivy! Apparently St. Barbara is worldwide :)

    15. busymomma66 on 04 Dec 2008 at 12:46 pm #

      Beautiful photo. It’s cold here, so it’s wonderful to see some color flowers.

      busymomma66’s last blog post..

      Happy to bring some color to you :)

    16. jen of a2eatwrite on 04 Dec 2008 at 12:52 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P and to BE!!!!

      Younger men keep you young! ;-)

      Seriously, though, all my “serious” boyfriends were younger than I until I met D. Never expected to marry someone older. (He’s only five years older, but still…)

      Hope the day is a great one!

      jen of a2eatwrite’s last blog post..What’s Cooking Wednesday: Apricot/Chocolate/Pecan Muffins

      That’s funny that you were always into “younger” men…here I was always paired with older ones, and look what I’ve gone and done ;)

    17. Judith in Umbria on 04 Dec 2008 at 1:17 pm #

      It sounds very well planned to me. You know men aren’t as tough as females quite often and they usually wear out some years ahead of us.
      I always used to say, “Take two, they’re young…”

      Hah, I hope you’re *still* saying it ;)

    18. ianimaru on 04 Dec 2008 at 1:27 pm #

      Happy Birthday to you P and entire this blog.. :D

      Thanks!

    19. My Melange on 04 Dec 2008 at 2:02 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P and BE!! I’ll be celebrating MM’s second b-day in the next month. Don’t know why I thought BE was waaaay older than MM???

      I am older, only 4 months older than C. , but he never lets me forget that I am the older woman during that time.

      My Melange’s last blog post..Love Thursday: I *Heart* Nature

      Hah, P is pretty good about that…most days ;)

    20. carol on 04 Dec 2008 at 2:09 pm #

      tanti auguri to P……….and congratulations to you and Bleeding Espresso. you keep me connected…..Grazie!

      My pleasure Carol! Thanks for reading :)

    21. LuLu on 04 Dec 2008 at 2:58 pm #

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO P AND BLEEDING ESPRESSO!!!! :)
      What a lovely way to celebrate Love Thursday.

      LuLu’s last blog post..Review: The Power Of Now

      Indeed! Thanks LuLu!

    22. Lisa on 04 Dec 2008 at 3:02 pm #

      Tanti, tanti auguri!!!

      Lisa’s last blog post..Happy Love Thursday!

      Grazie!

    23. Rosa on 04 Dec 2008 at 3:06 pm #

      Happy Birthday P and to Bleeding Espresso!!

      Keep up the awesome work!! I love reading your posts.

      Rosa

      Rosa’s last blog post..Speckknödel in Brühe (Bread Dumplings with Bacon)

      Thanks so much Rosa :)

    24. stacy on 04 Dec 2008 at 3:11 pm #

      Tanti auguri! Happy Birthday P! I hope you have a wonderful day!

      stacy’s last blog post..Gift Guide 2008

      Thanks Stacy!

    25. Stefanie on 04 Dec 2008 at 3:41 pm #

      Happy birthday, P! I had no idea he was such a young ‘un.

      And it is your blog’s birthday, too? Somehow I thought your blog was older than it is, too! Anyway, congrats!

      Thanks! Yes, I don’t really know why I started a blog on his birthday, but there you go.

    26. Autumn on 04 Dec 2008 at 3:53 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P. I’m 33 and my Bryan is 24. I hardly ever notice the age difference. I think it’s better to snag a younger man. Who needs an old saggy fart?!

      Hah, well I suppose age is just a number either way, although no, a saggy old fart doesn’t sound all that attractive to me ;)

    27. flurrious on 04 Dec 2008 at 3:59 pm #

      Happy birthday to P and to your blog!

      flurrious’s last blog post..Try Not to Envy My Artistic Ability

      Thank you :)

    28. Ninotchka on 04 Dec 2008 at 4:08 pm #

      Birthday wishes all around! Much love to you, my friend. xxoo

      Thanks Nino!

    29. Jeff on 04 Dec 2008 at 4:16 pm #

      Happy, auguri, b-day and all that stuff. My Italian girlfriend is older than me. I guess it happens like that more than I ever thought…

      jeff

      Jeff’s last blog post..Movin on is tough….

      Thanks Jeff, and yes, who knew?!

    30. paul of the clue-by-four on 04 Dec 2008 at 4:27 pm #

      Happy P-day and BE-day (and, of course, J-day) from an old saggy fart!!!

      auguroni…

      paul of the clue-by-four’s last blog post..Men’s Monday on a Cluesday: Lucifer and Jehovah redux

      Hee hee…thanks :)

    31. janie on 04 Dec 2008 at 4:50 pm #

      Happy Anniversary to your wonderful blog and Happy Birthday to P.. Hope you have a great celebration! I’m doing a little birthday celebrating too!

      Thanks, and happy birthday!

    32. awedree on 04 Dec 2008 at 4:50 pm #

      Happy Birthday, P and BE!!! I only wish I’d discovered BE when it started :) Thank YOU, Michelle, for your wonderful sharings.

      There are always the archives! Thanks bella :)

    33. Janet on 04 Dec 2008 at 5:01 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P and your blog!!! Wow, that’s such a pretty picture :-)

      Thanks Janet :)

    34. Eryn on 04 Dec 2008 at 6:24 pm #

      sounds like you’ll have a beautiful day!

      love the photo…the colors and composition are gorgeous!

      Eryn’s last blog post..Two Baby Bears to Brighten Your Day!

      Indeed! I hope you checked out other aussiegall photos on Flickr!

    35. saretta on 04 Dec 2008 at 6:38 pm #

      Happy birthday to P! And thanks for reminding me it’s Santa Barbara’s day…I have to send some “auguri”!

      saretta’s last blog post..Ex-Cooperativa Fomalhaut

      Thanks! Hope you got those auguri out in time!

    36. bella on 04 Dec 2008 at 7:12 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P and a special happy blogging anniversary to you! xo

      bella’s last blog post..changes

      Thanks bella!

    37. City Girl on 04 Dec 2008 at 7:15 pm #

      Happy Birthday to P and Bleeding Espresso :)

      City Girl’s last blog post..What’s Cooking Wednesday – Acorn Squash with Ground Lamb and Whole Wheat Couscous

      Thanks CG!

    38. Núria on 04 Dec 2008 at 7:53 pm #

      Congratulations!!! 2 years, wow! Happy blogiversary?

      That picture of the hearted flower is super, que bello :D

      Núria’s last blog post..XMAS TRAFFIC GIFTS!!! Spanish Recipes TOP TEN.

      Thanks Núria! Always nice to see you :)

    39. Kyla on 04 Dec 2008 at 11:25 pm #

      Happy Birthday! And thanks so much for sharing that fan-tab-ulous photo!

      Thanks! One of my all-time favorite photos on Flickr :)

    40. helena on 05 Dec 2008 at 8:18 am #

      Happy happy happy for everything!! Younger men run in my family too, over at least two generations that I know of. My dad was nearly six years younger than my mom. There is a palpable sense of relief when the younger one hits the same (or similar!) decade, I admit.

      OK, down to Xmas business. Homemade panettone, got any recipes?

      Sorry, not a big fan of panettone (and always get several as gifts), so I don’t make it. I think someone on expattalk.com might have a recipe posted though.

      EDIT: Just came across this recipe for panettone at Flavours of Italy :)

    41. girasoli on 05 Dec 2008 at 9:58 am #

      A bleated happy birthday to P and anniversary to your blog. Wow, it seems like you have had your blog for much longer than two years. I hope you both had a fabulous day.

      girasoli’s last blog post..surfs up

      Thanks! Sometimes it seems to me I’ve had the blog a lot longer too ;)

    42. Kristin on 05 Dec 2008 at 3:23 pm #

      I always knew you were a cradle robber :) Happy belated birthday – and it does seem like you’ve done this blog forever – in a good way!!

      Thanks! I think ;)

    43. Mrs. L on 05 Dec 2008 at 10:09 pm #

      Happy Blogiversary!

      Mrs. L’s last blog post..American Chop Suey

      Thanks Mrs L!

    44. Wanderlust Scarlett on 05 Dec 2008 at 11:07 pm #

      Love knows no age, nor season… it is timeless.

      Happy Birthday P!!

      and,

      Happy Blogaversary!! 2 years huh? I’ve heard that’s a tough time, but I have a feeling this year will be terrific two’s instead of the other thing. ;o)

      YAY!!!

      HUGS

      Ciao Amica,

      XOXO
      Scarlett & Viaggiatore

      Wanderlust Scarlett’s last blog post..A Last Word, Before You Turn To Go

      Uh oh. Is my blog going to need a time out? I sure hope not! Thanks for the good wishes bella :)

    45. Jen on 06 Dec 2008 at 12:19 pm #

      So wonderful. I love the colors and of course the love!

      Thanks Jen!

    46. nova on 06 Dec 2008 at 8:52 pm #

      I hope both your beloved P and your beautiful blog Bleeding Espresso had a happy birthday!!

      nova’s last blog post..Revision, Day One

      Thanks Nova!

    47. Marla on 07 Dec 2008 at 6:43 am #

      Love. love, love the photo and and every thing you do. You deserve greatness and accolades to follow. Happy B day to all.

      Marla’s last blog post..Torta di Nocciole, Piedmont’s and Dante’s perennial favorite!

      So sweet, Marla! Grazie mille :)

    48. Grace @ Sandier Pastures on 07 Dec 2008 at 7:21 am #

      Happy birthday to your darling P! Welcome to the 30’s. Happy birthday to Bleeding Espresso too. Wish P and BE more birthdays to come!

      Grace @ Sandier Pastures’s last blog post..things I learned while shopping for bananas

      Thanks so much Grace :)

    49. BipolarLawyerCook on 07 Dec 2008 at 3:58 pm #

      Happy Blog Birthday to you, and happy birthday to P!

      BipolarLawyerCook’s last blog post..Everyone deserves a weekend

      Thanks BLC!

    50. Gill on 07 Dec 2008 at 7:06 pm #

      I’m desperately trying to catch up on my feeds and now I realise I missed your blogging birthday! Happy Birthday to your blog and to P!!!

      Gill’s last blog post.."Season" starts

      No worries Gill…I’m woefully behind myself. Thanks for your good wishes :)

    51. collette~all over the map on 09 Dec 2008 at 2:13 am #

      happy birthday P. happy birthday BE. You are so welcome. I appreciate the encouragement you give and I love BE, and you too! I mean, after all, it wouldn’t be much of a blog without you.
      I really love that photo too. Perfecto!

      xo

      collette~all over the map’s last blog post..Christmas Postcard: 3 Dec

      Thanks so much Collette! You know I always love visiting you as well :)

    52. Anali on 09 Dec 2008 at 9:48 pm #

      Happy Birthday P & BE! ; )

      Anali’s last blog post..Let Them Drink Soda!

      Thanks Anali!

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