birthday
My sister and I spent a week in Santorini to celebrate my 30th birthday. Somehow, that turned into a sacred tradition and, for the next decade, I took a trip for my birthday each year.I rang in one birthday by road-tripping from Seattle to San Diego in a Mustang convertible…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Olivia Pollock, vice president of brand at Evite. It has been edited for length and clarity.I have a core memory of getting ready for a friend’s birthday party when I was growing up in the 90s. It was at Chuck E.…
I have two boys, 7 and 9, both of whom have birthdays in late spring and early summer. Each year we celebrate with their favorite meal and cake of their choice with family.Of course, they get presents, but otherwise, we keep it simple. We might go to the park or…
Aside from some brief visits to neighboring Canada, my mother had never been anywhere outside the United States.So, for her 60th birthday, I surprised her with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy, somewhere she had always wanted to visit. And I, a seasoned traveler, would be her plus one.I planned a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Celina Tolbert, 31, a social media manager from North Carolina who is based in Paris. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.It started off as a joke. I’m not rich, so I didn’t think I’d be able to afford…
