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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Michelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived.
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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.
Happy Birthday to ‘P’! Are those hearts called Bleeding Hearts?
Excellent, Gil 🙂
Happy birthday P. It’s Daniele’s b’day too today, but he’s quite a bit older than P. Shhh – don’t tell.
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Auguri Daniele! And now my lips are sealed….
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 🙂
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 😉
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!
Auguri to everyone!
Cherrye at My Bella Vita’s last blog post..Celebrating Christmas in Italy, Part II: Christmas Eve Dinner
Grazie Cherrye 🙂
Happy Birthday to your younger man and to your blog!
Thanks Kim 🙂
Happy birthday to P and happy blog anniversary!
KC’s last blog post..Age before beauty?
Thanks KC!
Auguri to P and Bleeding espresso!
joanne at frutto della passione’s last blog post..And we’re off …
Grazie Joanne!
Auguri a tutti !! Cheers to many more years to come !
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Grazie Vee!
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 😉
Two years of blogging..where does the time go. Congratulations and we’ll look forward to what’s happening at Bleeding Espresso in 2009!!
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Thank BV! I’m looking forward to it too 🙂
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.
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Thanks Ivy! Apparently St. Barbara is worldwide 🙂
Beautiful photo. It’s cold here, so it’s wonderful to see some color flowers.
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Happy to bring some color to you 🙂
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!
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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 😉
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 😉
Happy Birthday to you P and entire this blog.. 😀
Thanks!
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 😉
tanti auguri to P……….and congratulations to you and Bleeding Espresso. you keep me connected…..Grazie!
My pleasure Carol! Thanks for reading 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO P AND BLEEDING ESPRESSO!!!! 🙂
What a lovely way to celebrate Love Thursday.
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Indeed! Thanks LuLu!
Tanti, tanti auguri!!!
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Grazie!
Happy Birthday P and to Bleeding Espresso!!
Keep up the awesome work!! I love reading your posts.
Rosa
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Thanks so much Rosa 🙂
Tanti auguri! Happy Birthday P! I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Thanks Stacy!
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.
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 😉
Happy birthday to P and to your blog!
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Thank you 🙂
Birthday wishes all around! Much love to you, my friend. xxoo
Thanks Nino!
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?!
Happy P-day and BE-day (and, of course, J-day) from an old saggy fart!!!
auguroni…
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Hee hee…thanks 🙂
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!
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 🙂
Happy Birthday to P and your blog!!! Wow, that’s such a pretty picture 🙂
Thanks Janet 🙂
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!
Happy birthday to P! And thanks for reminding me it’s Santa Barbara’s day…I have to send some “auguri”!
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Thanks! Hope you got those auguri out in time!
Happy Birthday to P and a special happy blogging anniversary to you! xo
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Thanks bella!
Happy Birthday to P and Bleeding Espresso 🙂
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Thanks CG!
Congratulations!!! 2 years, wow! Happy blogiversary?
That picture of the hearted flower is super, que bello 😀
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Thanks Núria! Always nice to see you 🙂
Happy Birthday! And thanks so much for sharing that fan-tab-ulous photo!
Thanks! One of my all-time favorite photos on Flickr 🙂
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 🙂
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.
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Thanks! Sometimes it seems to me I’ve had the blog a lot longer too 😉
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 😉
Happy Blogiversary!
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Thanks Mrs L!
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
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Uh oh. Is my blog going to need a time out? I sure hope not! Thanks for the good wishes bella 🙂
So wonderful. I love the colors and of course the love!
Thanks Jen!
I hope both your beloved P and your beautiful blog Bleeding Espresso had a happy birthday!!
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Thanks Nova!
Love. love, love the photo and and every thing you do. You deserve greatness and accolades to follow. Happy B day to all.
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So sweet, Marla! Grazie mille 🙂
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 🙂
Happy Blog Birthday to you, and happy birthday to P!
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Thanks BLC!
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 🙂
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 🙂
Happy Birthday P & BE! ; )
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Thanks Anali!