https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:14:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1031210 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:18:24 +0000 Ingunn 1031210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone! Sara, I chose the boots myself, but my Mum has excellent taste, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1031116 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:23:42 +0000 Anonymous 1031116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What great gifts! Those beautiful boots bookend your hair and the parka will be a wonderful color with your red. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1031108 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:19:00 +0000 Sara L. 1031108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great boots!&nbsp; You mother has good taste.&nbsp; It sounds like you had a lovely day.&nbsp; Happy Birthday! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1031095 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:08:15 +0000 Anonymous 1031095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for showing us your gifts Ingunn! It sound as tough you had a lovely day.<br />Your family were very thoughtful in choosing their presents for you and you wear them well (well, not the books of course :)). I bet you will get a lot of wear out of your lovely boots and parker. Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1031082 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:02:33 +0000 hedgiehog 1031082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Ingunn, I have been under the weather lately so have not logged on at all the past few days. I wanted to wish you a very happy birthday. It sounds like you had a wonderful time celebrating with your family. Hugs from Florida! </p> <p>Mary xx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1031012 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:16:33 +0000 Ingunn 1031012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Makrame, I have read several of her short stories. She is an acclaimed writer in Norway, and deserves international publicity, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030965 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:59:40 +0000 Makrame 1030965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great gifts! &nbsp;And belated Happy Birthday to you!</p> <p>Seeing the novel you got as a gift reminded me of a Norwegian novel I heard about recently, which sounded intriguing - "Days in the history of silence" by Merethe Lindstrom. &nbsp;Have you read any of her books? &nbsp;I really enjoyed the interview with her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030899 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:06:28 +0000 lyn* 1030899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The lounging clothes look so comfy! :3</p> <p>I'm glad you had a lovely day with your family! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030868 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:38:46 +0000 Scarlet 1030868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've got to examine this on the big screen at home, but it's looking great! What a lovely day and gifts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030863 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:35:25 +0000 Angie 1030863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Ingunn. The pleasure was all mine and I'm thrilled that you can feel our love and appreciation for you. You ARE blessed, and your b-day sounded just fabulous. You were well deservedly spoiled and looked killer in you Modern Classic outfit. Love the white jeans tucked into the new boots. </p> <p>And your lounging outfit is fab. Clever DD. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030860 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:30:33 +0000 Anonymous 1030860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy Birthday Ingunn! I'm so sorry I missed the thread. What wonderful, practical gifts your received (in the clothing category). You will be the warmest, coziest and most stylish mom around. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030859 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:28:53 +0000 Sarah A 1030859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your family sounds so sweet. And what nice thoughtful gifts! I alwasy treasure a gift the giver has obviously thoughtfully considered. I love your comfy yet put together lounge wear look and the white jeans outfit is divine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030855 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:24:38 +0000 Ingunn 1030855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you! I know I'm very lucky to have such a wonderful family around me. All these gifts are warming in so many ways. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030851 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:23:05 +0000 Dana 1030851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy Birthday! What great gifts! I especially love the parka! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030821 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:35:10 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1030821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such absolutely wonderful gifts Ingunn - your knows you well. Your gifts are both practical and beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030807 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:10:07 +0000 Suz 1030807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, my -- what wonderful, thoughtful, heart and body warming gifts! You look positively stylish in those track pants. That may be loungewear but it is loungewear with class! And the boots are absolute perfection on you. As for the parka, it looks incredibly toasty and useful!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030789 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:37:10 +0000 Mona 1030789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those track pants look particularly comfy and now I want myself a pair. Your daughters are so thoughtful, Ingunn.<br /> The cognag boots and the parka will be real workhorses for winter. Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030785 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:34:04 +0000 Glory 1030785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How wonderful - a lovely day with family. And the gifts were so thoughtful.<br />A parka is an essential and I am sure you will get lots of use out of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030784 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:33:44 +0000 Anonymous 1030784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great parka and the boots are even better than I had imagined! They are perfect for you. And the lounge clothes look so cozy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030781 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:30:38 +0000 Beth Ann 1030781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What lovely, thoughtful gifts!&nbsp; You can lounge in the fab, modern track pants while you read you new books!&nbsp; Loving the boots, which I'm sure we'll see again, and every girl in northern climes needs a suitable parka!&nbsp; How lucky for your that yours is so classy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-birthday-gifts#post-1030759 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:13:19 +0000 Ingunn 1030759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dear all,</p> <p>Thank you again for making my birthday very special with all your lovely greetings. I'm both humbled and grateful for every word. A special thanks to you,&nbsp;Angie, for your overwhelming and heartwarming&nbsp;birthday greeting - you made me feel very much appreciated. Be assured that the appreciation&nbsp;is returned.</p> <p>I've already written about my day in Angie's thread, but here is what I did: </p> <p>"My day started with coffee and gifts in bed, then a lovely breakfast before Little Sister and I went downtown for some shopping and lunch and a stroll at the "book festival" that's happening here right now. Later we've had Thai beef salad and Norwegian apple cake, made by DH and Little Sister. Middle Sister had to work today but came home for dinner, and Big Sister is not here now. She sent a gift and we spoke on the phone. I missed her particularly much today, so that was lovely. Finally I saw an Italian movie at home&nbsp;with my family, <i>La vita e bella</i>.</p> <p>I received the most wonderful gifts: A new parka from DH and the brown boots I was interested in&nbsp;from my mother. Big Sister sent me John Irving's latest novel, and Middle Sister gave me the latest novel by my favorite Norwegian author. Both were on my wishlist. Little Sister, the sartorial genious, gave me trackpants for lounging, exactly what I need! I am very blessed."</p> <p>Some of you asked what I wore on my birthday: A Modern Classic Casual Fall outfit, of course! Breton, trench, blue straight jeans, White Chucks. Very appropriate for the occasion and the weather that day.</p> <p>#1: The novels from Big Sister and Middle Sister, and the fab track pants from Little Sister. I've been needing new lounge wear and reading material&nbsp;for a while, but no more! My girls know me so well :)</p> <p>#2: New cognac boots and new olive parka. The boots, a gift from my Mum, will make both skirts and dresses more wearable during fall/winter, but also my jeans, because both the white, red and blue ones are easy to tuck into them. I needed more winter footwear for the red and white ones, so this is great.&nbsp;My dear partner gave me this gorgeous parka from Gant. I haven't had a good casual fall/winter jacket for years, so I am very grateful. It is lined with faux fur in the hood, so no more cold ears while waiting for the bus from now on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you for reading! Have a wonderful week :)</p> </p>