Saying Hello To 40
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Today I am 40.
FORTY.
Dude. Can I still say dude? Actually, don't answer that because I'll probably still do it anyway.
Well, I'm writing this when I'm still 39. I imagine that tomorrow I will feel much like feel today which, like I wrote about last week, is pretty good.
I'm celebrating with many of the people I love most and missing some that are far away. My Mom's here. Paolo's here for a few days. Aaron's around. The kids are here. People are taking care of me and helping me celebrate and I'm letting them. That's a big step in the right direction for me.
Today I just want you to know how thankful I am for you. Thank you for being here and reading and supporting and signing up and cheering on and commiserating and asking good questions and encouraging and sharing and celebrating your own lives. Doing what I do has been a crazy, wonderful ride - one that I never expected to be part of my life experience.
Here's to many more opportunities to celebrate where we are right this very minute with open hearts.
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Happy Birthday Ali!
Amelia Woodbridge
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Have a fabulous 40th Birthday! I hope your year is as amazing as you are! Thank you for inspiring us in so many ways.
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Happy birthday!! You look SO much like your mom! I can see a bit of your dad in there too, though. :) I'll be 40 in three months, and I am just not sure what to think about it. Five months ago, I had a new baby, so I feel like I'm caught in this weird in-between stage of life. I loved what "sortedscrapper" commented on your 40 glasses Instagram picture today. She said, "...Do not fear the years to come. Life gets more fabulous if you let it." I needed to read that. :) --Jenny B.
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Happy Birthday Ali!!! Dude, you are awesome!! So thankful you do what you do! Thanks for being you! Have a wonderful day!
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Happy a very blessed 40th Birthday Ali and may all your wishes be fulfilled!
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What an amazing privilege it is to be with you in this moment in life. Such an extraordinary life indeed friend. Xoxoxo.
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Happy Birthday. Thank you for all that you do, all the inspiration, and letting us be a part of your joy. Enjoy today and the many more wonderful parts of your journey still to come!
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Happy Birthday Ali! Love the pic -- what a cutie you are but especially your parents!!
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You are very much like your mum, very blessed. Have a happy day, I will be celebrating mine on Saturday.
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Happy Birthday!!!
... and yes, so much like your mum... to look at too... here's to celebrating good genes! ;)
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Happy Birthday Ali, wishing you love and happiness in abundance.
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Happy Birthday Ali. I didn't realise you were so young.
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Happy Birthday Ali! I feel grateful for your blog, and the text and photos you share here, because they mean a lot not only to you and your family but to many of us. Wishing you a great day/year/continuous journey!
We're almost the same age, I'll be 40 in April.
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Happy Birthday, Ali!
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Happy Birthday!
Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us. Thank you so so much for sharing Simon's story, I also have a son on the spectrum. Thank you for giving so much to the scrapbook community. Thank you for being such an inspiration.
Wishing you an awesome day with friends and family.
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Happy Birthday Ali!! All the best!!
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Happy Birthday Ali! Hope you have a great day to do fun things.
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Go Ali Go!!!!
Happy 40th Birthday Dude! I love that you are letting people help you...why is that so hard for us?? I think our forties are to help us recognize that asking/receiving help is ok!
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Age is just a number. I am 43, but in my head and heart, I am 25. If, you still say Dude (I totally do too) you are not really 40. That being said, the older I get, the more confident and comfortable I get in my own skin. I wouldn't trade that for being younger. Here's to the next 40 (or more)! You've done well with this half of your life!
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Happy 40th Birthday Ali! And you can still say Dude, totally. At least I still do, and I'm past 40! Wishing you a beautiful day and year ahead.
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