Happy Birthday shannon.may health and happiness always be yours

You look beautiful! What a thoughtful and gorgeous gift, I love the necklace and seems like you will be able to wear with just about anything.

You look fantastic, and your men just outdid themselves with that amazing gift! Happy, happy birthday!! (*waving at my jacket twin*)

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*eyes watering*

How beautiful. Hubs and DS are so precious. Stunning necklace that you will wear forever.

You look KILLER to the power of KILLER. Elegant, graceful and very confident. xoxo

mi mi mi mi mi mi........"Happy Birthday to You" (singing --- very high for so early in the morning, but I only do the soprano version for the best birthdays)

Such a rich provenance to your necklace and your birthday card! And your outfit is particularly sleek and lovely today. I'll be following you to this landmark birthday in just a few months! No fear! Forward march!

The pendant is perfect on you. Good judgement! Happy b-day!

Shannon, you look just stunning for your big day! I love the bold simplicity of your outfit- just perfect to showcase that beautiful and meaningful necklace.

Wishing you a fabulous birthday!

What a beautiful and precious gift from DH and DS. You look amazing as always. Have a fab Happy Birthday.
PS I read this post about the necklace to my hubby so as to drop a not too subtle hint as I'll be turning 50 next year!
Enjoy your day lovely lady!

Yay, another February birthday....and another fabber joining the 50 ranks!!!

Happy Birthday, Shannon! You look so wonderful! Your necklace is such a fantastic gift; I love the meaning behind it. Your son and husband must be as sweet and thoughtful as you seem to be.

Enjoy your special day!

Happy birthday Shannon! The necklace is marvelous and so are you

My goodness, I am getting all sniffly over that amazing gift! And of course your outfit goes with it perfectly. You have a wonderful family - enjoy and party it up on your special day!

Happy birthday!!! You look amazing and that is one beautiful necklace. It was so well thought out by your husband and son. I'm very impressed.

What a meaningful, wonderful gift. And the pink ruffles - awww.

What thoughtful men you have in your life! I cried. So beautiful.

You look amazing and I wish you every happiness of the day (and year and many to come...)

LOVE that pink dress - you should shadow box frame it. I have my favorite dress from when I was 2 too!

Gorgeous necklace and gorgeous lady! Hope you are having a fantastic birthday!

You look stunning! The necklace is beautiful and the sentiment bhind it made me tear up this morning. I hope you have a great birthday and a great year!

Wow! The happiest of birthdays to you - you so deserve it. And what a beautiful story and memory! Thank you for sharing them!

I will definitely be passing on your comments about the necklace to hubby and son - they will be so pleased.

Angie - I'm so humbled by a K-to-K rating - my goodness!

MaryK - I know Angie LOVES cake, so cut her a big ol' slice!

Thank you everyone.

Hope I am not too late for the party! Have a wonderful day and may you carry the memories of those special treats (and the love that inspired them) forever.

First, Happy Birthday and best wishes for another fab 50 years. Now on to the gift, gorgeous necklace made even better because of the sentiment behind it. And how neat that the dresses match so well.

What a wonderful, thoughtful gift! So pretty and it looks gorgeous against your skin! I'm amazed at the thoughtfulness of the gift, as well as the beauty!
Also - the card/pic of the little girl just makes me laugh out loud! What a great expression on her face! And, your pink dress is every little girl's dream! Thanks for sharing!

Happy Birthday! I have enjoyed watching your style journey here, and look forward to more as you continue to explore and evolve. (And I'm so happy to have you join our very stylish over-50 crowd!)

What a beautiful gift. DH and DS get full marks for being so thoughtful. You look stunning Shannon, happy birthday.

Is today your birthday?! You look absolutely radiant!

You and your entire family are too cute for words,Shannon. The gifts and thoughts behind them are truly memorable and heartwarming. A beautiful necklace, adorning a beautiful woman, given by the men that love her - even handmade! And your mother's card! This is a love story indeed. I love your K-outfit today and hope to be able to look this good when I turn 50 in a few years.

Gorgeous necklace, outfit and card for the cutest birthday girl !!!!!

What a beautiful and thoughtful gift, Shannon. I am so happy that your big day was made more special by the this wonderful gift.

Happy Happy day, and welcome to the 50's!

What a lovely gift! And with such meaning, big kuddos to DH and DS for making such a spectacular lady feel great on her big 5-0. You look great too The card and 2nd birthday dress are too sweet together. I have you are having a super duper fabulous day!

Fabulous! Have a lovely birthday, Shannon