Monday, July 02, 2018

Fortieth Birthday Celebrations - Telegrams via Laura

Below are the telegrams I received from everyone for my birthday that Laura read out at dinner.
I didn't want to forget them so keeping them here safely!


From Rob
You’re all out for dinner,
to celebrate my sister.
She has a good heart,
so I’m sad I can’t take part.

She sells phones and trains,
so must have big brains.
Her talent for traveling,
is quite simply dazzling.

Nothing rhymes with 40
so I’ll stick with 38.
Happy birthday Emma
we all think you’re first rate.

I’ll toast your birthday,
with a gin or two of Bombay.

From Mum
FROM PRECIOUS BABY TO PRECIOUS 40 YR OLD.     HOPE THE NEXT 60 BRING CONTINUED WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIPS,
CONSTANT HAPPINESS AND EXCEEDINGLY GOOD HEALTH.    LOTS AND LOTS OF LOVE FROM YDM. XO

From David

Emma, you seem to follow Ab Lincoln's dictum "it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in those years". It has been fun to share 'bubbles' in those exciting life years. Keep packing it in!!!!  May this day and all those to come be most happy and very blessed. 
Happy Happy Birthday                                       
Elisabeth and David                                              
(P.S. I don't use yearly dates anymore ).

From Rebecca Cross

Dearest Emma,

Congratulations on 40 fabulous years!

We hope you have an extra special celebration with all your friends. Sorry to miss it. We'll raise a glass to you on Wed.

Sending lots & lots of love from California,

Rebecca, Jon, Alexandra & Theo XxxX


From Belinda Finch

Emma- My very best wishes for your 40th birthday! I feel blessed that our paths crossed 15 years ago in George street Brisbane and wish I could be there to help you celebrate. I hope you have a great time celebrating and the next 40 are just as adventurous and fun as the last 40!  Lots of love Belinda

From Pauline Lucas
Dearest Em, Happy Birthday from us in Melbourne. We'll be double celebrating - 13th June 1978 was a special day ðŸ˜‰
Wishing you a splendid day, and we cannot wait to spend some quality villa time with you in Greece soon, wahoo!
Cheers to the next 40 and beyond!
Love you lots,
Pauline & Stephen xx

From Louise Jolly
“You’re old enough to know your strengths and to know yourself well. Yet young enough to still have so much to look forward to.
Wishing we were there with you to celebrate your milestone birthday. Enjoy yourself gorgeous!
With all our love.
Lou & AJ”

From Dunja Vekic
Dearest Emma,
Happy birthday beautiful!
Thank you for being the most incredible friend, my bridesmaid, and partner in so many fun times.
I can’t believe I’m not there to celebrate with you today.
Might be a sticking point.. but...  time to boomerang on back to oz! We miss you and love you so much! Have a wonderful night!
Xxx Dunja (and Marcus)

Tom O’Leary
Hello Stranger!  Wishing you a very happy birthday!  Big love to from Brooklyn!  Tom, Zo, Alice, and Jasper x

Angela Morton
Happy birthday Gorgeous Emma. We’re so glad to have spent some fab years in your 30s tearing up LONDON and parts of Europe with you. Your 40s hold many more adventures to come. Lots of bday wishes Ange & Aleck (Melbourne, australia)

Lucy Leonhardt
Dear Emma, congrats on reaching the iconic 40 - Here's to the next decade as an always lovely super stylish lady! Keep rocking it, lots of love from Perth, lucy and gang xx

Juleen Perry
Hi Em. I haven’t always been the best at keeping in touch since I went back to Oz, but to me you will always be Emma the kind hearted, funny, stylish, super bright gal I had the pleasure to spend a lot of time with in London. Happy 40th, if I know you, you’ll be doing it in style. Love Jules (and Grant and Grace) xxx

Damian Black
To one of the best people ever to share a good belly laugh with! Your wicked sense of humour is just the tip of your vast list of attributes! Congrats on the milestone occasion! I can assure you it helps to laugh even more at this age! Until our next shared laugh all the best and Happy Birthday! Db

 Glennis Chan
“Welcome to the Double Twenties Club, Emma! (So named when Monica Galetti cooked for me on my 40th last year.) I’m sure you’re celebrating your birthday in style and will embrace the new decade ahead in the same way. Lots of love, Glennis 😘

Video from Alana and Jules Wall sent separately
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