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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Happy Birthday to Me




Hours old, March 26, 1954
Gail Lynn Olmsted, born to...

33 comments:

Ruth said...

What a great chronicle of your life. Even as a newborn, you looked eager to take on the world. Happy Birthday!

DeniseinVA said...

Happy Birthday Gaelyn, this was a wonderful post which I enjoyed tremendously, and I enjoyed all your photographs. Again, A Very Happy Birthday. I am singing the tune to you in my head.

Garry Hayes said...

Happy birthday. I passed the 52 horizon two weeks ago, and it is interesting how much a difference those three years makes! I wasn't paying much attention to things in the sixties, for instance.

Janie said...

Happy Birthday, Gaelyn!
I enjoyed taking the tour through time. I'm 3 years older, so I remember all these events well.

Anonymous said...

Congrats Gaelyn and Happy Birthday. What a wonderful life review. I was totally intrigued. I was having a down day again and after reading your life journey, I snapped out of it. Thank you. Always changing, always evolving, and always learning. And of course the go-go girl stuck out for me. :) and your desire to be a gypsy after graduation. And you are still on the go - go learning and teaching others what its like to be an explorer as your self. You are an inspiration. What an awesome blog you have!

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAELYN!! I hope you had a wonderful day! I see you are 3 years younger than me. What a lovely lot of memories you have here.

Sally in WA said...

Happy Birthday! What a great post.

Louise said...

Happy, happy birthday! I hope lunch was fabulous! What a fun post! (I would ask to steal it, but my birthday will never be on my blog, so you're safe from me!)

Arnav said...

Hi,
though I do not know you personally , but the pics show and reflect the vibrant person that u r :)
Very few people are able to cherish their life that too in the form of photographs...
Keep SMiling
Cheers :)

Small City Scenes said...

Wow!! What a cool post. I too remember all those events---so I guess that dates me but look a what good company it puts me with. Boy I didn't know anyone knew where Tonasket was let alone live there. Tonasket way my "turn right to go to Republic". LOL
Happy Happy---MB

Mei Tan said...

Happy Birthday Gaelyn and wish you many happy returns of the day.
This is such a great post and I really enjoyed reading your short bio + history.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday!! I love your life review. Its like getting to know you in a whole other way. It sounds like you have had great adventures from early on. Keep ejoying the journey!

Lara said...

a big hug and a joyous happy birthday!!!

Boo said...

Happy Birthday! Thank you for visiting my sky watch! Your grand canyon shot is amazing. One day, I hope to see it myself!

Boo

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday! Love the history of you--great photos too.

I'm visiting your site because you mentioned the Equal Rights Amendment being passed into law. Actually, that isn't quite what happened. Congress passed the ERA in 1972 and sent it out to the states for ratification.But because only 35 states ratified it (instead of the 38 needed for full ratification) women in this country still do not have a guarantee of legal equality. We're still working on the Equal Rights Amendment (www.4ERA.org) So if you were ever an ERA supporter back in the day, we'd love to have you sign our petition to ratify it and help us spread the word that the ERA is NOT a part of the Constitution.
Hope you have a GRRRREEEAAAAAT B-day.

Cheryl Ann said...

Happy Birthday and may you have many, many more adventures!

Anonymous said...

a very happy birthday gaelyn!
and, i am sure many more adventures await you in the days ahead.
have a wonderful weekend.
hugs

Diane AZ said...

Happy Birthday Gaelyn! Indeed, that is a lot to process. Fascinating retrospective of your life and what was happening in history. Not surprised you knew you wanted to be a gypsy way back in high school. Great photos of you, especially the current picture. I wonder what you were looking at!

Small City Scenes said...

Lived in republic in the 60s. My late husband's had family there too--still does. the Browns and Hendricks. Loved it there. We lived in a cabin by a creek backed up to the national forest. MB

Unknown said...

Awww Gaelyn this is just SUCH a wonderful post, Happy Birthday my friend. And OMG you were a Go-Go girl, that I did not see coming! And love your wedding dress, almost medieval.

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday to you, etc., My lordy, what a life. Thank you so much for that rush though the years.

Hope you are having a great day...you look to be very happy, and I'm glad.

Debbie@Like a Rose said...

Happy Birthday! And, hey, I think I had that sweater in the Sweet 16 photo!

CancunCanuck said...

Happy birthday, feliz cumpleaños! What a terrific post and a great life. You are beautiful, thanks so much for sharing. :)

Arija said...

Happy Birthday, and thank you for sharing your life with us.
Big Birthday hug.

Nanna Grace said...

Happy Birthday ... I hope its the absolute best yet!

Unknown said...

Love this! Your brother looks just like you. A go-go girl? I never knew! Gypsies Rule!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Gaeyln: I do hope you have a great year as you contiue to count the years. It is always a special time.

Donna said...

What a great blog! Hello from Texas! And Happy Birthday! I Loved your wedding dress! I was born on '51 and remember all these things WELL!lolol...

Dawn Fine said...

I missed your Birthday! Sorry...I do hope you had a wonderful day...This was a great post..and it was nice getting to know you a bit more.
Happy Happy Belated Birthday..from one gypsy to another...
may you enjoy your gypsy lifestyle for many years to come!

Quiet Paths said...

What a super way to post a progression of your life up until now. I loved learning more about you. Wonderful pictures!! And... happy birthday.

RuthieJ said...

Belated Birthday Greetings Gaelyn!
You're only 4 years older than I am. That chronology was fun to read....isn't it amazing the things we've seen over the last 50 some years?

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, Gaelyn! What a wonderful post. I feel like I've known you all my life. I love the old photos of you. (and the more recent ones too!)

ninja said...

Wow, I had no idea some of those computer related inventions were so early one.

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