Happy Birthday Dear Chelsea!
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20 December 2011
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Happy, happy Birthday to Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Irina | 20 December 2011 at 01:21 PM
Beautiful. Fabulous. Pizazz!
Posted by: Paulita | 20 December 2011 at 01:54 PM
Happy Birthday Chelsea.
You are stunningly beautiful!!
Posted by: Becky F | 20 December 2011 at 01:54 PM
Happy Birthday to a beautiful girl!
Posted by: Jean | 20 December 2011 at 02:19 PM
Happy Birthday Chelsea! Wishing you many happy returns of the day.
Posted by: Nancy W | 20 December 2011 at 02:54 PM
Beautiful, elegant, and smart too!!
Happy Birthday Chelsea.
Posted by: Sharon Penney-Morrison | 20 December 2011 at 03:00 PM
Have a wonderful birthday, Chelsea!!!
Posted by: Debra | 20 December 2011 at 03:08 PM
Happy Happy Birhtday Chelsea, hope your day was filled with many blessings and much joy.. xo marlis
Posted by: marlis | 20 December 2011 at 03:09 PM
She is so very beautiful inside and out, it was a joy to meet Chelsea this summer... Happy Birthday sweet girl.
Posted by: linda marcov | 20 December 2011 at 03:24 PM
Happy Birthday, Chelsea!
Congratulations to your mom! :-)
Posted by: Merisi | 20 December 2011 at 03:54 PM
Sweet photos of Chelsea, everyone of them. Happy Birthday to Chelsea! Happy Birthday to you!
Posted by: Marilyn | 20 December 2011 at 04:12 PM
Oh my, is that Mr. Espresso??????
Happy Birthday dear sweet girl......
Posted by: Paula S In New Mexico | 20 December 2011 at 04:15 PM
Happy Birthday to Chelsea from one Christmas season baby to another!
Posted by: Linda P. | 20 December 2011 at 04:19 PM
Happy Birthday to your baby girl!
Posted by: Kelleyn | 20 December 2011 at 04:32 PM
Happy Birthday dear Chelsea!
Posted by: georgie | 20 December 2011 at 04:52 PM
May have to change your bio. She's no teenager anymore!
Happy Birthday Chelsea.
Posted by: Mardog | 20 December 2011 at 04:59 PM
Happy birthday, beautiful Chelsea! Love all of the pictures.
carol
Posted by: carol | 20 December 2011 at 05:32 PM
Happy Birthday, Chelsea, from one December birthday girl to another.
What a fabulous pictorial of a lovely young life. Many more.
Posted by: Penny | 20 December 2011 at 05:54 PM
Joyeux anniversaire Chelsea! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Posted by: susanc | 20 December 2011 at 05:58 PM
Happy Birthday Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!!
:D
Posted by: Marie | 20 December 2011 at 06:17 PM
In Holland where my husband is from we celebrate also the Mother for giving birth to the child, so wishing you a wonderful day to the both of you
Annie v.
Posted by: Annie v. | 20 December 2011 at 06:31 PM
Thank you for sharing Chelsea with us over the years...she has evolved into a lovely young lady. Did she and Mr. Expresso go to Mexico for the internship program as previously mentioned in your blog??
Posted by: Cheryl ~ Casual Cottage Chic | 20 December 2011 at 07:04 PM
Happy Birthday Chelsea!!!!
Posted by: LauraInSeattle | 20 December 2011 at 07:05 PM
Bom aniversário, querida Chelsea!
Posted by: Kathie B | 20 December 2011 at 07:28 PM
Birthday Blessings Chelsea!!!
xo jody in florida
Posted by: jody | 20 December 2011 at 07:37 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,Chelsea. Our daughter turns 39 tomorrow. the two of you were almost christmas babies. have a good one and create more memories. Bestest,Denise
Posted by: Denise | 20 December 2011 at 07:38 PM
Chelsea and I share the same birthday! Happiest of days to her!
Posted by: Aimee | 20 December 2011 at 08:10 PM
As this is the start of Hannukah -- and BTW you don't have to be Jewish to make these! -- here's my favorite recipe for the traditional potato pancakes:
POTATO LATKES
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs
4 Tablespoons (=¼ cup) grated onion
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 Tablespoons matzo or cracker meal*
3 cups grated, drained raw potatoes**
fresh or dried chopped parsely (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
BEFORE grating potatoes, beat first 5 ingredients thoroughly; **THEN grate the potatoes (peeled or not, as you prefer), and IMMEDIATELY add them to the egg mixture (otherwise the grated potato quickly blackens). Heat ½ the oil in a wide frying pan, drop in heaping tablespoon-fuls of the potato mixture and spread slightly; fry till golden brown on both sides--add more oil as needed. Blot finished pancakes well on double thicknesses of paper towels, to reduce greasiness.
COMMENTS:
*If you don't have matzo meal or ground cracker meal, just use flour instead.
Keep warm in oven while cooking subsequent batches, till ready to serve. You can refrigerate leftovers (as if there could be any!) in a plastic bag, then reheat in an UN-greased frying pan.
Posted by: Kathie B | 20 December 2011 at 08:25 PM
P.S. Traditional toppings are either sour cream or applesauce.
Posted by: Kathie B | 20 December 2011 at 08:26 PM
will fish eggs work too? Going to try these on the 24th. Thanks.
Posted by: Mardog | 20 December 2011 at 08:32 PM
Happy Birthday Chelsea...you are a perfect daughter. Kind, beautiful, intelligent, and you have great laundry skills!
Posted by: Joan Thodas | 20 December 2011 at 08:35 PM
I love that tradition...
Posted by: LibbyWNZ | 20 December 2011 at 08:54 PM
Happy Birthday Aimee!
Posted by: French la Vie | 20 December 2011 at 09:06 PM
Hi Cheryl
They leave in Jan 2012.
Waa!!
C
Posted by: French la Vie | 20 December 2011 at 09:07 PM
Oh, I like that!
C
Posted by: French la Vie | 20 December 2011 at 09:08 PM
Aw, I remember the summer she was a baby bump under your jumper. HB2UCRB!
And the photo of the two dressed up ... Sacha looks unnervingly like the spawn of Alex from A Clockwork Orange. Okay ... it's just the eyelashes but still ...
Posted by: Franca Bollo | 20 December 2011 at 09:22 PM
You mean roe as a topping? I don't see why not, although as a vegetarian I never have ;-)))
Posted by: Kathie B | 20 December 2011 at 10:07 PM
Happy Birthday Chelsea - you have the most stunningly beautiful brown eyes! :)
Posted by: Helen | 20 December 2011 at 10:19 PM
Love U Chelsea <3
Posted by: Juliette | 20 December 2011 at 10:44 PM
Love and Cheers to you, dear Chelsea. It's wonderful to be able to hear that you have been pure joy and happiness to your mum.... :) May you continue to do so, also in the future.
Happy and Merry Christmas with many blessings - and a New Year 2012 with God's help and guidance.
Kiki
Posted by: Kiki | 20 December 2011 at 10:50 PM
Elle est magnifique
des biz pour son birthday
mo
Posted by: mo | 20 December 2011 at 11:59 PM
Happy birthday Chelsea!
"Let this day be a looking glass
into all that has been before,
and a kaleidoscope of wonder
into all the beauty that is yet to be."
--David Samuels
Posted by: Claire | 21 December 2011 at 01:03 AM
Bon Anniversaire Chelsea...quelles jolies photos et quelle parfaite illustration de la "cooperation" franco-americaine
BRAVO!
Posted by: yveline | 21 December 2011 at 02:11 AM
Happy Birthday Chelsea! Dance till the cows come home and then eat all the chocolate you want.
Posted by: Violet Cadburry | 21 December 2011 at 02:57 AM
Happy Birthday Gorgeous!
Posted by: Jackie | 21 December 2011 at 03:28 AM
Lovely. What a blessing
Posted by: Ruth | 21 December 2011 at 04:48 AM
Nothing could be better.
Happy BIRTH day to you as well.....mom.
Posted by: karen cole | 21 December 2011 at 04:58 AM
She is adorable! What a wonderful lady - you must be so proud! In that last picture, she looks a lot like my Katie; I'll have to share a photo with you some time.
Happy Birthday, Chelsea!
Posted by: Judi | 21 December 2011 at 06:33 AM
Bonne Féte Happy Birthday Chelsea
Hope you have a wonderful day and all your dreams come true.
Posted by: mary | 21 December 2011 at 07:43 AM
Such a beautiful young lady, have a great day. hug your sweet Mother as life as been tuff for her of late. Xoxo FRANCO
Posted by: TEXAS FRANCOPHILE | 21 December 2011 at 08:24 AM
(Late but) heartfelt birthday wishes to you, Chelsea! Corey, you must be so proud of your smart, beautiful daughter! Karen xo
Posted by: [email protected] | 21 December 2011 at 12:20 PM
¨*•♥♫♪♪♪♫¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪On the day that Chelsea was born•♫♪♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ On the day that Chelsea was born *•♥♫♪♪♪♫¸¸.•*¨*•♪♪♫ On the day that Chelsea was born ¨*•♥♫• *¨*•.¸¸♥ the angels sang and they blew on their horns and they danced and they danced! ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪♪ ☮*´¨`*•.¸♥♥¸.•*´¨**♔ ♫•*¸¸.•♫•*¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥¸¸.•*¨* •♫♪♪♫•*¨ *•.¸¸♥ ¨*•♥♫♪♪♪♫ And again today we all join the dance and sing to celebrate her special day! ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¨*•♥♫♪♪♪♫.¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪☮*´¨`*•.¸♥♥¸.•*´¨**♔
Posted by: Kristin McNamara Freeman | 21 December 2011 at 02:36 PM
Happy, Happy Birthday Chelsea! And many more!
Is that Mr. Espresso? He's sooooooo CUUUUUUTE! You two make a very beautiful couple!
Corey, You have the most beautiful children! I know you are very proud of them both.
Posted by: Brenda L. from TN. | 21 December 2011 at 04:13 PM
Beautiful daughter.Beautiful photos!
Who is that young man she is with?Have you talked about him?I dont recall!IT's here almost...Merry Christmas to all................
Posted by: LA CONTESSA | 21 December 2011 at 05:14 PM
I am late reading this Corey..I hope that beautiful Chelsea had a wonderful day!!
Posted by: Nancy | 21 December 2011 at 06:32 PM
Loved the Chelsea album of photos. So sweet. Hope her birthday was just perfect!
¨*•♥♫♪♪♪♫¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪
Posted by: Dawn | 21 December 2011 at 07:06 PM
a very happy birthday to the beautiful chelsea ! you are very loved.......
Posted by: joanne nixon | 21 December 2011 at 07:20 PM
such a beautiful Sagittarian traveler of the world u r, happy birthday Chelsea girl, love from around the globe 2 u - enjoy every minute of it!
Posted by: Vickie | 22 December 2011 at 12:48 AM
Happy, happy birthday to Chelsea!
Posted by: deborah | 22 December 2011 at 02:36 AM
Happy birthday, Chelsea!! My birthday is on December 21st, and I turned 40 this year...yikes!! That was a big one. I was made to feel like a queen all day long, and it was a wonderful way to start this new decade. I hope you had an equally lovely celebration! Bonne anniversaire!
Posted by: Tamara {Delish Mag} | 22 December 2011 at 07:18 PM