Welcome to the celebration of the 11th anniversary of my 29th birthday!
I cannot, cannot, believe I am 40!
It seems like yesterday I was 22. Where did the last 18 years go?
Do not worry, this isn’t going to be a pity party. I am happy to be turning 40 because, well, the alternative isn’t exactly what I want either.
I am healthy, I have four healthy children, a loving husband and two amazing sisters and lots of wonderful friends. I am thankful to be having another birthday.
I thought for this little party I’d first provide some trivia(l) facts about myself, which you might not find interesting.
- My family was like the book North and South: my mom from Michigan and my dad from South Carolina (the families did NOT mix well)
- My birth place was Kalamazoo, Michigan (many do not realize that it is a real place)
- My mom went into labor on the night of her due date, but had me the next morning and I did the EXACT same thing with my first baby, isn’t that neat?
- Before I turned five I had lived in four different places (Michigan, Georgia, Germany and South Carolina)
- I grew up as Mandy, and actually didn’t switch to Amanda until after I graduated from college
Throughout my childhood, my mother took wonderful pictures of our family with her Pentax SLR and I always thought “one day I’ll learn to take pictures like her.” She died when I was 21, then my dad died when I was 37, and I decided I couldn’t wait any longer to fulfill that dream. I am glad I didn’t wait any longer.
Okay, enough reminiscing and on to the celebration!!! (Have to add this – I spelled reminiscing correctly the first time – I impressed myself!)
Today is 11/11/11, so we are celebrating that unique 40th birthday date by having six prizes, to reflect the six ones.
There will be SIX winners – one prize for each winner!
To enter the giveaway simply leave a comment on this blog post telling me who was president when you were born. GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
- One entry per person
Giveaway ends Sunday, November 13th at 11 PM ESTCLOSED- Winners have 7 days to respond, after which the prize will be given to another entry
- Winners will be chosen via Random.org
Giveaway was closed at 11:00 PM EST. Entries made after that were not included (sorry I have to follow my own rules). The comment numbers chosen via Random.org were:
102 203 115 417 51 158
- Pretty Presets gift goes to comment #102 made by Jayne
- Fototale Designs gift goes to comment #203 made by Dena
- The Modern Knot gift goes to comment #115 made by Shirley LaMay
- Isabelle LaFrance gift goes to comment #417 made by Courtney
- My Funky Camera gift goes to comment #51 made by Dawn
- Everyday Elements gift goes to comment #158 made by Ellie (who’s bday is TODAY!!)
I want to thank Pretty Presets, Fotatale Designs, The Modern Knot, Isabelle LaFrance and My Funky Camera for being so generous with their prizes and helping me celebrate my birthday like this! Please take time to go to each of their sites and look around, they are all talented and provide wonderful products!
I am down with a bad cold right now, so I may choose to celebrate again when I’m feeling better, so watch out for an email from me and keep on eye on the Facebook page. I have some fun things in mind.
THE BIRTHDAY PRIZES ARE…..
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Pretty Presets
A $50 gift card to Pretty Presets
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Fototale Designs
$50 gift card to Fototale Designs
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The Modern Knot
$25 gift card to The Modern Knot
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Isabelle LaFrance Photography
A $50 product bundle from Isabelle LaFrance
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My Funky Camera
$25 gift certificate for a wrist strap from My Funky Camera
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Everyday Elements
$50 gift card for anything at Everyday Elements
About Amanda
Happiest of birthdays!! The president when I was born was Dwight d. Eisenhower. Wow I am old!!! Lol!!
Lyndon B Johnson was President in 1964 when I was born.
Hope you’re feeling better soon!!
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Happy Birthday Amanda!! Lyndon B. Johnson was President when I was born. Sheesh that seems long ago lol
Happy 40th Amanda! Lyndon Johnson was President when I was born. I hope you had a wonderful day today!
Dwight David Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Happy Birthday!!
Jimmy Carter!
Wishing you the HAPPIEST of Birthdays! I am celebrating this weekend as well as Monday is my Bday 🙂 Let’s see if someone will wash the dishes for me this weekend. CCCEELLEBRATION indeed 🙂
Carter was president when I was born, and Regan was elected a few months later!
Ronald Reagan – happy birthday!!
Eisenhower – I’m a Boomer child!
Carter was president in 1977 when I was born but I don’t remember him. I do remember Reagan though. 😉
Ronald Reagan was president when I was born!
Happy 40th Amanda! May this year be kind to you, just as you are so kind to all of us aspiring photogs 🙂
Ronald Reagan, happy birthday!
Ronald Reagan was the president when I was born =) Happy Birthday, Amanda!!!
Happy Birthday and I hope you got lots of rest today! (Oh, and Jimmy Carter was in charge when I made my way into the world.) Thanks for the awesome giveaways!
Gerald Ford..Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Amanda! I am Canadian & our Prime Minister when I was born was Pierre Trudeau. The American President was, I believe, Lyndon Johnson, as Nixon wasn’t elected until November of that year?
Enjoy your day!
Jimmy Carter was president when I was born!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA!
Dwight Eisenhower was President when I was born. Hope you have a great birthday!
Eisenhower was president when I was born
Thx for making me go back that far! 😉 Truman was in when I was born.
lyndon b. johnson! Love your WOrk, Have a very Blessed Birthday!
Lyndon B. Johnson was president when I was born, but only for a few weeks…then Nixon was elected. Happy Birthday…enjoy 40, I love it!!!!! Thanks for all you do for us 🙂
Jimmy Carter was the president in 1978 when I was born. Happy birthday to you!!
Ronald Regan was president when i was born 🙂
John F. Kennedy was president the year I was born. Happy 40th!
I was born in Portland, Oregon in 1965 and Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
I hope you enjoy your 40’s as much as I am. Happy Birthday and get well soon.
Happy birthday Amanda !!!! 1957 ….Eisenhower!!!!
Happy Birthday Amanda! I was born in 1966 and Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
Karla
John F. Kennedy was the president when I was born. Happy Birthday!
I’m Canadian and Pierre Elliot Trudeau was Prime Minister when I was born in November of 1981. The US President who was in office at that time was Ronald Reagan I do believe (ok, I admit I had to Google it lol). Hope you had a very Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!! Ronald Reagan was president when I was born.
Reagan was president! Happy birthday!!
I am from Canada and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the Prime Minister of Canada when I was born in 1978. He was Prime Minister from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. Hope I win and Big Birthday wishes for you as well 🙂
Happy birthday Amanda. Wishing you more blessings that’ll come your way, and good health of course!
Anyway i was born in March 1981 so i would say that the president during those time is Ronald Reagan who served the country from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. 🙂
Happy birthday!! Nixon was president when I was born
Happy birthday!
Ronald Reagan was the president when I was born!
Happy Birthday! Jimmy Carter was the president when I was born. 🙂
Happy 40th, Amanda! Jimmy Carter was president when I was born. Thanks for having a giveaway!!!
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Hope you feel better soon.
Hope you feel better! Happy Birthday :0)
Carter was president when I was born.
Jimmy Carter was president when I was born.
Happy Birthday Amanda!
Happy Birthday!! Nixon was President when I was born! Thanks for the giveaway!
Happy birthday!
Reagan was president when I was born.
Dwight D. Eisenhower I did not know that! Wow… that almost makes me feel my age. 😀
Gerald Ford was president.
♪ ♫ Happy, Happy Birthday! ♫ ♪ =]
Happy Birthday, Amanda (you young thing, you!)
40 is just the BEGINNING of being a grown-up! I loved my forties, but I have to tell you the fifties were even better! Still making up my mind about the 60s. . .
Well, I have to say that Harry Truman was president when I was born- and one of my earliest memories is seeing him speak from the back of a train. I went with a neighbor, because my mother said she wouldn’t walk across the street to see Truman (she was a Republican)!
What a wonderful giveaway! Someone is going to be very happy!
Really? I have to answer that? Kinda gives away a girls age don’t it?
Ok ok . . Dwight D. Eisenhower.
THERE . . I said it . . ya happy now?
😉
Dwight D. Eisenhower who was also a Vetran!