Soldier Surprises Family at Birthday Dinner and Mom Has Weirdest Reaction Ever (VIDEO)

vrijdag 13 september 2013

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by Nicole Fabian-Weber 16 hours ago

Any reaction is always a great one when it comes to military homecoming videos, but the reaction of this mother innocently out for a birthday dinner has to take the cake. It takes her a good 12 seconds to realize that it's her son -- you know, the person she gave birth to -- standing right in front of her. Her other son immediately hops up out of his chair and embraces his long lost brother the moment he sees him. But Mom? Nope. No clue as to who the nice gentleman who just walked over to their table is.

You've gotta see this.

I love that she just sits there at first, staring at her own flesh and blood, completely oblivious to who the heck he is. She clearly was not expecting to see him any time soon. Surprise executed perfectly. Welcome home!

How awesome is this mom's delayed reaction?

Image via goose island/YouTube

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Earn a $5.00 Gift Card with Amazon Birthday Gift!

donderdag 5 september 2013

Earn a $5.00 Gift Card with Amazon Birthday Gift!

Have a friend with a birthday coming up? Through September 22, earn a $5.00 Amazon gift card by trying out the site’s Birthday Gift program!

Visit Amazon Birthday Gift and connect your Facebook to the site.Select a Facebook friend, write a birthday greeting and enter the gift amount (from $1.00-$25.00) to send them.Click on “Start Gift” and continue to check out like with any other Amazon purchase.The gift automatically posts on your friend’s wall on the day of their birthday (no forgetting).The $5.00 is applied to your Amazon account within 5 days!

Limit one per household. This offer expires September 22, 2013.

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Lea Michele's First Birthday Without Cory Monteith Can't Be Easy

vrijdag 30 augustus 2013

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by Emily Abbate 2 hours ago

Today we wish a very, very happy birthday to Lea Michele. Glee's shining star is turning 27 today.

I feel bad for her. No, not just because she shares the same birthday as Courtney Stodden, but because birthdays are usually such a celebration, turning another year older in your 20s, that's usually fun. But this birthday marks the first of many Lea will face without her boyfriend Cory Monteith by her side, who died July 13 at 31 years old. This birthday is the one that he was planning a "big surprise" for before he passed. One that now she'll never have.

So how will she be spending her big 2-7? An insider tells Life & Style that Michele is celebrating "with her girlfriends" and will have "a low-key night."

Man. Grieving when you want to be celebrating. I've been there. You've probably been there. It's never, never easy.

None of us can control when the unexpected horrors of life occur, but they do. There are so many times when you want to celebrate something, whether it be a birthday, an engagement, finishing your first big marathon, or whatever the case may be, and there's a bigger tragic event looming over your head. In those scenarios, it's natural to feel sad even though it's a happy occasion. It's natural to want to hide even though others around you may want to rejoice.

The important thing is that even during a time of grief, you can't get mad at yourself when you don't want to feel sad. Bad things happen. It's the natural progression of life and time that, sooner or later, you will move forward emotionally.

Today, I hope that despite being without Cory, Lea smiles. Today, I'm glad to hear that the starlet will be surrounded by her girlfriends, handling this happy occasion the best way she knows how. Today, I hope she thinks of all of the great things she's done, and looks forward to the next 27 years (and more) ahead of her. 

Happiest of birthdays, Lea.

Image via msleamichele/Instagram

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Happy Birthday, Alexander Skarsgard: 5 Things We Love About the 'True Blood' Star

maandag 26 augustus 2013

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by Jacqueline Burt 17 hours ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXANDER SKARSGARD! That's right:  Alexander Skarsgard was born on August 25 in 1976 -- which makes him 37 years old today! If only ASkars were here right now, I'd stick a candle in a piece of apple cake from IKEA and dance around wearing clogs! (That's what they do in Sweden on people's birthdays, right? Maybe not the clogs part. Where do people wear clogs again? Holland??) 

Anyway, point is, this is a very, very special day in the history of hot vampires, and, as such, we should of course be paying tribute to the man behind Eric Northman (who is NOT dead!! Just stop talking about it!). Here are 5 things we love about Alexander Skarsgard!

Image via HBO

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She's about 2 seconds away from fainting!

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has written for numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites. She is easily bored and often tired, so she requires constant entertainment to keep her awake. Dance, Monkey! Dance! 

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8-Year-Old Girl's Dad Busted for Singing Happy Birthday to Her

vrijdag 19 juli 2013

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by Julie Ryan Evans 14 hours ago

It was supposed to be a day of happiness and joy for Cara Doherty who was celebrating her 8th birthday. Then before she could even blow out her candles, it turned into a big old mess that ended up with police being called. All because her dad sang "Happy Birthday" to her.

It happened in London at a place called Clown Town. It's a kids' play place that sounds kind of a like our Chuck E. Cheese or something. According to Barnet and Whetsone Press, the problem was that her parents didn't buy the $450 birthday package. They had reportedly tried to get one previously but were told no more were available. So they showed up anyway with six parents and 18 kids, and since the place was virtually empty, they thought they were okay. 

A waitress told them that since they didn't have the package they couldn't have a cake there nor could they sing "Happy Birthday." But who is going to seriously believe that's actually a rule anyone would enforce?

Not Cara's dad, Colm Doherty.

He told the paper:

I thought this was ridiculous and we did have our cake and lit candles, and when this lady came striding over I went up to her and told her not to disrupt my daughter’s party and blocked her way. I understand she phoned the police afterwards.

Seriously. Clown Town refutes Doherty's account saying, "the female member of staff who spoke to Mr Doherty  felt threatened by his intimidating behaviour during the incident." Clown Town manager Ian Slazenger told the paper:

Had he been honest about the fact that he intended to bring his own food into the play area when he arrived that day, and had he chosen not to ignore our reasonable request not to do so, there would have been no need for our employees to become involved.

Well first off, it's not a reasonable request. Not letting someone bring in an outside cake is one thing, though it's pretty low. But trying to stop someone from singing "Happy Birthday" or any song really is just all sorts of wrong. And it should be noted that the Doherty's had already spent about $400 on food, drinks, and entry for the party guests. So it's not like they were just there to have cake and nothing else.

Fortunately, no charges were filed, but still what a power trip move by Clown Town. While Doherty clearly disobeyed the rules, you'd think a kid-friendly place like Clown Town could have done something a lot less disruptive than calling the police. It was only cake, and this was an 8-year-old's birthday at stake.

Do you think it was wrong for this play place to call the cops on this dad?

Image via Shardayyy/Flickr

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Julie Ryan Evans

can be found writing from coffee houses wherever she may be. The quality of her days is largely influenced by the seat she nabs and whether a protein plate is available.

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