The ever so handsome Rob Lowe is celebrating a birthday today — happy birthday Rob!
Rob is an actor who first made heads turn in the 1980s when he appeared in movies such as The Outsiders and St. Elmo’s Fire. But Rob is still a hot commodity. His more recent work includes a stint on NBC’s The West Wing and currently, he plays the role of Senator Robert McCallister on ABC’s hit Brothers & Sisters.
Can’t get enough of today’s birthday boy? Check him out on Ellen!
It’s always tough having a birthday around a holiday. But if one of your little ones is celebrating a birthday this week, why not embrace tomorrow’s holiday and have a St. Patrick’s Day-themed party!
There are so many fun activities to do, it will be a blast for every guest in attendance! So I went to amazingmoms.com to learn some tips for throwing a great St. Patrick’s Day birthday!
St. Patrick’s Day Party Invitations:
Cut Shamrock shapes with green cardstock paper. On one side of the shamrock write your message: “Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!” Add your party details on the other side. Attach a gold foil-wrapped chocolate coin on the front of the shamrock invitation. Tip: Use a shamrock cookie cutter to race your invitations. Or, you can get your festive celebration started with personalized invitations.
Remind your guests to dress in green!
St. Patrick’s Day Party Decorations:
Of course the color scheme for this party will be green and white. But, you may also want add a rainbow or two. Decorate the room with green and white balloons, streamers etc. Hang paper shamrocks from the walls and ceilings. Enlist your kids help to make the shamrocks. they’ll enjoy participating in the preparations.Dress up the table with a white table cloth. Scatter any of these items to make a festive table; paper shamrock’s that the kids have created, green sequins or curling ribbon, gold wrapped chocolate coins or kisses. St. Patrick’s Day party supplies >>
190 years ago today, Maine became our nation’s 23rd state! Happy birthday Maine!
For those of you who haven’t yet made it up to Maine, it’s absolutely beautiful! With its rocky coastline, rolling mountains and mile after mile of dense forestry, it’s a state you should check out immediately!
And if you aren’t going to visit for the scenery, you should at least go and eat some of the world’s best seafood — after all, that’s what the state is known for!
So, in an effort to teach us all a little something about Maine, here are some little known facts about our 23rd state! You can see these and more at visitmaine.net!
Actress Eva Longoria Parker is celebrating her special day today! Happy birthday Eva!
Eva is probably best known for her current role as Gabrielle Solis on the hit ABC show Desperate Housewives. But aside from her successful career, Eva is also a loving wife to NBA superstar Tony Parker!
So how did Eva get it all? I visited aceshowbiz.com to learn more about Eva’s rise to stardom!
Early in her life, “the ugly duckling” Eva Jacqueline Longoria probably had never imagined that she would transform into a beautiful swan, becoming one of the hottest promising actresses in the United States. Being the youngest in Longoria family, she is different from her three other sisters for her dark complexion as well as her darker eyes and hair. Nevertheless, she passed her childhood happily, grew up on her parents’ ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, which also was her place of birth. Born on March 15, 1975 she made her way to successfully earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. Her life slightly changed when she became Miss Corpus Christi USA in 1998, which endorsed her determination to pursue a career in acting. When Eva came to L.A., she was noticed and signed by a theatrical agent who got her an audition in a comedic play titled “What the Rabbi Saw” in which she was accepted. Afterwards, she played small roles in some television series, namely “The Bold and the Beautiful”; “General Hospital”; and “Beverly Hills 90210.” This beautiful actress made a great leap in her career by joining the cast of “The Young and the Restless” in 2001. Her acting as Isabella Brana Williams in the film led her to win an ALMA award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama.
She left “The Young and the Restless” in 2003 and appeared in the films “Snitch’d” (2003), “Dragnet” (2003), and TV series “Senorita Justice” (2004). In addition to those, Eva also co-starred and co-produced “Hot Tamales Live: Spicy, Hot, and Hilarious,” a comedy/variety show which has become a hit and been critically acclaimed. However, it was ABC’s TV series “Desperate Housewives” that brought her to reach a tremendous success when it was launched in October 2004. Starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in the mega hit, watched by over 27 million viewers each week, directly made her name being well known nationwide.
Hollywood funnyman Billy Crystal is celebrating his 62nd birthday today!
The actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director has been in the limelight since the 1970s when he first starred on ABC’s Soap!
However its Billy’s film career — with box office hits like When Harry Met Sally… and City Slickers — that has made him a household name.
But while Billy loves to act, his true passion is baseball. And in 2008, Billy got to live his dream for one day, signing a 24-hour contract with the New York Yankees!
“I’ve been waiting 50 years for this call,” Crystal said. “I’m overwhelmed by the generosity of the Yankees and Commissioner Selig. I know this’ll be tougher than the Broadway Softball League, but I’m looking forward to helping the younger players — by the way, which is all of them.”
And while his baseball career was short-lived, Billy still has his day job — making us laugh.
Happy birthday, Billy! Here’s to many more!
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Happy birthday, Shaq!
Standing at over 7’1, Shaq is one of the biggest players to ever play professional basketball — not to mention one of the most talented.
An overall 1st draft pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, he quickly became one of the most dominant post players in the league. Some of his accolades include: 1992-1993 Rookie of the Year, 1999-2000 MVP, 3 All-Star Game MVPs, 2 scoring titles and 4 NBA Championships. Not bad!
The NBA’s big man has been playing professional basketball for 17 years, but he shows no signs of slowing down! He is now a Cleveland Cavalier, playing alongside NBA superstar LeBron James. With those 2 on the same court — who knows — there could be a 5th NBA Championship on the way!
Happy 38th Shaq! Here’s to many more!
You never forget birthdays that are special to you… for me it was my 7th birthday and my mom orchestrated a surprise party in our garage. She did it with such secrecy and pizazz and that I will never forget… It was a typical Saturday at our house. I had a soccer game in the morning and my mom had made cupcakes for the team instead of the usual orange slices. I had told my mom I wanted a party but it was a week or so away so I wasn’t really thinking about anything happening until then… After the game was over, we headed home and as my mom opened the garage door, there were my friends and family waiting to say, “SURPRISE!” Indeed I was suprised. My mom had pulled off an unbelievable birthday celebration for me and managed to keep both of my older brothers from spilling the beans!
The reason this story is so memorable is because this was the last time I remember my mother healthy… shortly after this, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and although she was a fighter, she gave up her battle on June 14, just 2 1/2 years after her diagnosis. She was 41. She died 1 week before her 42nd birthday…
So you see, birthdays are not just special, they create lasting memories when there are no more birthdays to celebrate with loved ones gone before us…
Treasure each birthday and treasure each day… remember someone, somewhere is making a memorable birthday today.
This weekend, my 12-year old daughter and her friends are hosting a surprise birthday sleepover for one of their friends whose mother lost her very short battle with lung cancer this past July. Each year, her Mom would have a huge sleepover birthday party for her which all the girls looked forward to. This will be the first birthday she will have without her Mom and it will probably be difficult for her and her Dad and brothers.
I am so touched by the extraordinary compassion and sensitivity displayed by my daughter and her friends. While they are just 12 years old, they instinctively knew what to do for their friend. So, Saturday evening, think about the 10 twelve year olds who understand the meaning of more birthdays!
Birthdays…for some it’s a special day to acknowledge another year of life and for others it’s just another day. For me, something always comes up on a birthday whether it be my own or that of someone I know…
In the summer of 2002 birthdays took on a whole new meaning. For 7 months I was sick on and off. I had suffered from fevers of 102, 103, and sometimes 104 degrees. I had drenching night sweats to the point that I would wet my clothes and the sheets of my bed. My lymph nodes were enlarged and in less than a couple of months I had shed a little over 20 pounds. These symptoms would come and go during the 7 months and when summer came I knew this all couldn’t be, “just another cold.”
In July, my mom who is a nurse had me stop by her clinic to see the doctor that she had worked for. There I told him my symptoms and he had examined me. When he was done he told me that I had Lymphoma. At 23 years old I had no clue what that meant. He had left the room to tell my mom the news. When she returned to the room it was clear she had been crying. I thought to myself, “Oh God, I am dying…” I asked my mom, “What is Lymphoma?”
On July 24, 2002 which is my dad’s birthday I was officially diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Stage 3. From there I underwent chemotherapy for 6 months and my cancer went into remission. Four short months later while randomly scratching my neck I found a lump. The cancer had returned. For my 2nd battle with cancer my oncologist suggested that we do an Autologus Stem Cell Transplant. It’s a transplant procedure where they harvest your own stem cells and re-infuse them back into your body. It’s like taking apart an old car, getting rid of the bad parts and rebuilding it with new parts. So, since the cancer didn’t hit my bone marrow, I was able to be the donor and recipient of my own stem cells.
On June 21, 2003, my 23rd birthday I sat in a chair for several hours with an IV drip of various chemo drugs instead of behind a table with a birthday cake. For several weeks after that there was more preparation for the transplant. In August I was admitted to the hospital for more chemo and to complete the transplant process. I was scheduled to be there for 30 days straight.
On August 18th, my oncologist’s birthday; he re-infused me with my stem cells and I also had 5 blood transfusions that week. Weeks later, I was released from the hospital on August 31st, the day before my son’s 3rd birthday. Jacob was born on September 1st which was also my OBGYN’s birthday. I made her miss dinner with her family that day due to Jacob’s arrival which was actually 3 days late. I have been in remission since October of 2003!
As you can see birthdays are not just another day for me…even if it’s not my own. Prior to my transplant my friends and co-workers celebrated my several times in the month of June to make up for having chemo on my special day. Every day of life is precious! Celebrate the birthdays in your life because you never know what someone else is going through that day. This year is my 30th birthday and 6 year cancer free anniversary. It’s also the 25th anniversary of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. So, how am I celebrating all these special events? I am attending 25+ Relay For Life events this summer from March through August. I’m a 2 time cancer survivor so what better way to live out the rest of my life than to… CELEBRATE, REMEMBER, FIGHT BACK!
For my 18th birthday, I was a senior in high school. I was at school for 15 hours that day because on top of school, it was Tech Week for our Winter Play. When school let out for the day, my friend and I hung out with our friends down in the Robotics Lab before grabbing a bite to eat for dinner and heading for rehearsal. Rehearsal went very well, and when it was over, the Stage Manager told my friend and I to organize the prop closet. Later, she came back and told us to sweep the stage. When I came onto the stage, the entire cast and crew was standing there, and started to sing Happy Birthday to me, and my other friend brought out the cake he made for me. I was completely surprised, and that made me so happy!
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This weekend, my 12-year old daughter and her friends are hosting a surprise birthday sleepover for one of their friends whose mother lost her very short battle with lung cancer this past July. Each year, her Mom would have a huge sleepover birthday party for her which all the girls looked forward to. This will be the first birthday she will have without her Mom and it will probably be difficult for her and her Dad and brothers.