Birthday Gift Idea – Through the Decades
by Leigh Anne on January 28, 2010
in Adult Birthday Parties, Gift Ideas
Note:
Please excuse my lack of posting here at Homebased Parties. A combination of technical problems due to a mean old blog hacker and a case of tennis elbow have slowed me up a bit! I’m getting back into the swing of things here though and have lots of fun party ideas to share with you. If you have a fun party idea to share I’d love to hear about – send me pictures! You could be a Party Guest here on the blog!!
As you may remember I celebrated a pretty big birthday earlier this month!! In fact I turned 5 decades old.
My friend Sherra who lives in Atlanta wasn’t able to be at the party but she sent me the most amazing gift. I wanted to share it with you because it is the perfect gift idea for someone celebrating one of those milestone birthdays – the ones that end in zero!
She helped me take a trip down memory lane, through the 5 decades of my life.
Of course, who doesn’t love to receive packages in the mail?! Especially when they are filled with lots of other packages!
In fact there was a present and a picture for each decade of my life!
I was so cute back in the 60’s!
Sherra found this amazing vintage – yes I guess I am old enough for something from my childhood to be called vintage – party book. It was perfect and I absolutely love it. It reminds me of a Betty Crocker Children’s cookbook I had as a child!
And then the 70’s, not such a great look with my long straggly hair.
But I actually squealed when I opened the 70’s gift – it was a coaster made from an old 45 of Donny Osmond singing “Go Away Little Girl” and an entire CD of Donny! I love it!! Yes, I was one of those teenage girls with posters of Donny all over my bedroom!
And then the 80’s complete with my nice permed hair and my first baby.
What a better gift for the 80’s than a collection of great 80’s hits! Remember Wake Me Up Before You Go – Go by Wham and Change of Heart by Cyndi Lauper?!
And then there was my business look of the 1990’s
I love the Southern Living magazine so was excited to get their collection of their best recipes from the 1990’s!
Think I’m looking a little better in the 2,000’s!
One of my dreams was to travel to Italy with some girlfriends to celebrate our 50th birthdays together and take cooking classes. Unfortunately that dream isn’t going to come true this year (I’m going to England instead!!) but Sherra sent me another cookbook with lots of yummy Italian recipes so I can teach myself!
And then there was the Here & Now.
This present was some of my favorite things! Pretty notebooks and some great motivational art!
Wasn’t that an amazing gift! Sherra did all of her shopping on Etsy.
Oh wow! What a great friend you have! And what a great idea! All of my friends and I are turning 30 this year, and I love this idea for gifts for them!
Leigh Anne I hope your tennis elbow is improving each day~
and her ideas for gifts were great! Must tell you that I too have that Betty Crocker Party book as well as the Betty Crocker Guide to Easy Entertaining circa 1959 (they were originally my Mom’s). I totally love them, and sometimes just sit down and page through them for fun.
What an amazing friend Sherra is. So original
Sherra really captured so many “greats” in your life. WHAT AN AMAZING FRIEND! Thanks for sharing!!!!!This might even be a fun way to celebrate Dad and Mom’s 60th wedding anniversary–gifts from each decade! Just a thought–need to pick your brain and do some brainstorming.
Those sure were thoughtful gifts from Sherra! Loved what she gave you for each of the decades.
It was fun to see the Donny Osmond items. I too was a big fan and had my bedroom walls covered with Donny Osmond posters. As a matter of fact, the Osmonds are the ones that introduced me to the Church when I was in the 6th grade. Yup, they were my missionaries. Since then I have met them many times thanks to a couple of my friends who know them well.
On Sherra’s 1990’s tag….Are you sure that isn’t Cali’s picture on there? You two look like twins!
You’re blessed to have a great friend who loves you like Sherra!
What a bunch of wonderful, creative and thoughtful gifts! I think this is a great idea and I will keep it in mind for any future milestone birthdays that are coming up for my friends and family! Thanks so much for sharing!
I’m just catching up here and saw Sherra’s creative and artful gifts for your birthday. They are wonderful!
Oh my goodness. This is the most thoughtful thing. And you were an adorable little girl. I just love this idea, and how amazing to be able to find all of it. Hooray for Etsy.
What a great idea. My mom turns 50 this year. I’ll have to remember this. Thanks for sharing.