It's a tradition at our house to give presents on your birthday, which tends to make everyone in the family excited about one of our birthdays. 

Today, my dear readers..... it's your turn for a present, courtesy of "Lola", the inquisitative 5yr old with a knack for finding anything you don't want her to, and hiding everything in ways you'll never discover it again.  She found some old boxes of pictures that sat in someone's attic in Dallas until recently.  So with my recent post on how I got here and my decision to embrace my inner dork, I present to you some pure, horrific nostalgia!


Think the below is somewhere in Germany, on what looks like an incredibly fun ride.

With my brother in the Grand Canary Islands

(deep breath)

And again with my brother, posing for one of our promo shots for a TV segment for our internationally performing magic show we had for several years in Switzerland.....until I ruined that by moving away to America.
Stunningly. Aweful. Stuff.

Happy birthday!