Friday, December 19, 2008

The Post In Which All My Dreams Come True

What do you get for the turning-thirty girl who has everything? A mayoral proclamation.

Earlier this afternoon, MLB called me at work.

"Meet me downstairs in ten minutes," he said. "Bring your coat."

Then he drove me to City Hall, where we met Little Brother James. And then this happened:


Click to enlarge. And yes, this really just happened.


Best. Birthday. EVER.

13 smart remarks:

Meagan said...

Congrats & Happy Birthday!!

Patrick said...

That's too cool! Our mayor rocks and so do you!

Keep it up and Happy Birthday. Welcome to the (almost) Dirty Thirties.

Sig. said...

That's pretty excellent. Congratulations, and happy birthday!

Jan said...

What a sweet birthday surprise!

The older you get, the better the view gets. (You can recognize mistakes when you're about to make them again.)

Happy Birthday, dear girl :)

From your 8th reader, in Homer, AK

Tom said...

Happy birthday, indeed.

Amanda said...

That's awesome! Congrats on the big 3-0...I'll be there with you soon enough!

kelly. said...

I'll give credit, where credit where credit is due, if Seth was in any way responsible for making this happen, that was absolutely money.

Brubster said...

Fuck!ng a.

k-stin said...

Wow! That's great! Congratulations!

The Momster said...

So, the rest of us will just throw our gifts in the trash on the way out the door to the land of Not-the-Best-Gift-Givers-Ever. Happy Birthday!

brendan said...

too cool Maia. happy b-day.

rosie said...

that's awesome! woo! happy birthday!

Annette said...

Well I am a day late...but better late than never...

Happy 30th... that is way cool!!!

Congrats!!!!

From the Show ME State!!!!
One of your readers that never gets counted...lol