Wishing you the happiest of birthdays, Angie. You make a lot of other peoples lives better, simply by being who you are in the world. Thank you for your kindness, generosity and wisdom. I hope that you have a wonderful day and that your reflection on the years that have gone by brings you joy and contentment.

Happy Birthday Angie! Wishing you many happy returns of the day. Suz said it best, meeting you was the highlight of my year.

Happy Birthday Angie (so honored to be your birthday twin!) I'm so lucky to be part of your community. You are a ray of sunshine in all of our lives! Hope to meet you someday in person. Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!

Please have the Happiest of Birthdays Angie!

Happy Birthday, indeed!
Your advice and support is so much about HOW you say it and illustrate it, so we can " hear" it, as well as the actual information. And you are always clear that surface style, while fun, and even important in many roles and relationships, is not the same as the
person underneath. Keep up the great work!

Happy birthday Angie! I feel very lucky to have met you in person! My only wish is that one day you become a global fashion celebrity and get paid tons of money to travel the world, so us YLF members around the world can get a chance to say hi to you in person!:)

Happy birthday Angie hope you have a fantastic day x

I echo every word Suz has said. You are definitely an important part of my life through YLF and hope that your birthday is as special as you are. Eat lots of cake and have fun, beautiful Angie! xoxo

Happy birthday, Angie! Thank you for sharing your astute observations and effervescent enthusiasm for all things fashion. I have really enjoyed being part of this global community.

Dear Angie, wishing you all the best for your birthday. I am thrilled to have met you (even if only on line) and am so glad that you, Greg and the YLF community are part of my life. You deserve all good things and I do hope that your truly spoilt on your special day. xxxDeborah

Have a wonderful day on your birthday, special wishes for a special lady

Happy birthday Angie! You are a force of nature, and I am so glad you decided to start YLF. You've changed so many people's lives for the better, and your grace, generosity, and genuine love for your vocation is lovely. You are a star! I hope I get to meet you one day.

Wishing you a most fabulous birthday, Angie!

Thanks, everyone, for chiming in -- as I knew you all would! You see how I cheat to ensure I get that little fire icon. Positively diabolical, I am. <grin>

Elle, I think the global nature of our community answers your question. While it was still "tomorrow" for those on the west coast (including Angie), it was already "yesterday" for our Australian friends, and the wee hours of the morning, July 9 for me, when I wrote the message. I happened to still be awake, thought of the date, and decided to get the party going!

Happy Birthday, Angie!

Happy Birthday to a dear person...Your fashion sense is extraordinary..your style is spot-on and you are,by yourself in a little corner of the United States, influencing style and fashion across the world...When Angie speaks, half the world listens and not only listens, responds...You are just amazing...
But its not just the style and fashion that is so wonderful about you but your very sincere personality and your lack of being impressed with your talents...You have the creative abilities and the natural talents to be totally impressed with yourself but you my dear, are the least impressed person I have ever encountered...Bless you for that talent..
Yet, your crowning achievement is your ability to care...You can pick up the need and the vibe and put your caring out there like hot butter on a steak...It spreads and covers and helps the situation become better...This is where I am the most impressed with you...You love and give and care...What an incredible gift!...
And so, dear Angie, on your special day, I send you sunbeams, pink ballons, warm breezes and a cake full of butter creme frosting...Could I just add a big hug for you?.....

Thanks so much for starting Angie's birthday thread, sweet Suz!

Oh Angie, I second every single word the ladies have written here. You are truly special, and that is -- I'm 1000% sure of it -- the "secret ingredient" that makes YLF special too. You are immeasurably knowledgeable about all things fashion and style, and share that knowledge generously with all of us day in day out, without expecting anything in return. And you do it with incredible patience and a supportive and positive attitude that is unparalleled. You never force your own opinion on someone else, never push us when you feel we are not quite ready yet to take another -- big or small -- style step. But you intuitively feel when we are ready, and then you are there to hold our hand, guide us gently and cheer us on with genuine delight. You respect and appreciate all our individual preferences, little quirks and different style aesthetics, and you continue to inspire me (and, I'm sure, all other Fabbers too) with your "have fun with fashion and celebrate the gorgeous individual that you are" motto.

And it's not just on the style front that you are unique and special. You just have that way about you that immediately puts someone at ease. You are an extremely thoughtful listener, practical and wise at the same time, and from every single thing you do and say it's crystal clear that you genuinely care about people. Plus, you are so endearingly modest that you'll probably deny all this is true;-) But we all know better, and today is the day that we celebrate special YOU!!-)

I still count myself lucky every day that I found YLF six years ago, and that we quickly became such close friends. I'm also super thrilled that I'll be able to hug you again in person very soon, and you'll absolutely get three birthday kisses then.

For the time being: happy birthday, gorgeous!! I've no doubt Greg will spoil you rotten on your special day, and that there will be yummy treats involved. And I hope you'll have tons of fun celebrating with friends.

Warm hugs!
Inge
xxx

Happy birthday, Angie! Thank you for creating this wonderful space. I am so glad that I had the chance to meet you in person this spring, and now I can carry the sound of your voice with me. Even when I am not online I hear your advice and encouragement. You've made a real difference in my life. Thank you -- I wish you a year filled with happiness and good fortune for you and Greg.

Happy birthday Angie! I can't possibly say any more than has already been said, so just a big "DITTO" from me. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy birthday, Angie!! Everyone else has already said everything I was thinking of, but I just wanted to say thank you so much for creating this community. Hope there's plenty of tea and cake for you today!

Happy birthday!!!

Happy birthday!

Oh, I went on and on in my blog comment today, before I saw this thread! It's so, so touching to read everyone's birthday wishes. *tearing up* Love you!!

Happy birthday!!!

Ditto, ditto, ditto to all the lovely comments above! Meeting you and the other fabbers was the highlight of my year so far. I hope your birthday is as happy and wonderful as you are, Angie!

My dearest Angie, a very happy birthday! There is nothing more I can say, the ladies before me have covered it all, about just how amazing in every way you are. The only thing I can add is to thank you for being such a wonderful and supportive friend during the darkest moments of my life.

Suz - you are a sweetheart for starting this thread

Angie - what can I say that hasn't already been said? Without having ever met you in person, I can still say with absolute assurance you are one of the most amazing women I know - you're intelligent, witty, fun, intuitive, kind, generous, caring and and honest. You help all of us work on reaching our style potential while always keeping our needs, budgets, bodies and personal style likes in mind.

And of course, there's your own killer style. My goodness - your beauty and grace just jump off the screen.

I hope you have an incredibly wonderful birthday and that you are spoiled rotten (I know you will be). Much love xoxo

Have a fabulous, birthday!

Oh goodness, I can hardly add to what Suz and Inge especially have said so beautifully! I'll simply wish you an extraordinary, happy birthday today, Angie, and hope that the coming year brings you more joy and magic. You are such an inspiration and bring so much to us, you deserve to be pampered and spoiled on your special day -- and every day! Big happy birthday hugs to you! XO

Happy birthday Angie, many many happy and fabulous returns!