My mom turns 60 today. She is the most wonderful mother you could hope for--she always sounds happy when you call (even to talk about boring things), she somehow knows the definition of every vocab word (the only one that ever stumped her was friable!), she's always up for a stinky cheese and glass of white wine, and she's fascinating to talk to about anything and everything. And isn't she beautiful? To know her is to love her, and I could write about her all day. We're throwing her a big family party this May in NYC, and I cannot wait.
My mom when she was three, living in Manchester, England, with her mother, older brother and grandparents, while her dad was stationed in Korea...
At Catholic school in first grade...
A romantic photo my dad took when they were first dating in London...
With us twin babies in Paris ("We had lots of wild wallpaper, even on the ceilings!" she remembers)...
With me at our grandparents' house in Alabama...
With my sister in the Tuileries gardens in Paris...
With my brother (who I think looks just like Toby here!)...
With newborn Toby!Mama, we adore you!!!!!!! Happy 6-0!!!!!!!
P.S. Babies in Paris:)
I kept looking for the photo of your 60 year old mom and did a double take when I realized SHE was 60. She's beautiful. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteYour mother is BEAUTIFUL....she is an English rose, I cannot believe she is 60!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely selection of photos too, happy birthday to her!!
She is just beautiful.... obviously inside and out!!! You are a lucky lady!!
ReplyDeleteYour mother is naturally beautiful. She has this feeling of peace in her eyes... And I guess we tend to feel closer to our mothers when we become mothers. In Portugal we have a saying: "Who has a mother, has everything!"
ReplyDeletewhat an absolutely sweet, sweet, sweet post. happy birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and tribute. Nicely done:)And how fun that you, your mom and sis are all bday buddies!
ReplyDeletewow, that IS an incredibly romantic photo of her. how lovely!
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What a sweet post for your mom :) Gorgeous lady and amazing photos!
ReplyDeleteawww happy birthday to your mom! She is so gorgeous, and that picture of her that your father took in London is incredible.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your very stylish & chic mom! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
ReplyDeleteShe looks so young! Happy birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. Your mother seems like an amazing woman! Wishing her the most wonderful of birthdays.
ReplyDeleteAw, so sweet. Happy Birthday to your lovely mother. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy happy birthday! She really is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour mom is so rocking that plaid shirt and crossbody bag in Alabama picture! Now we know where did you get your style sense from!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your mom! She looks gorgeous!
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Aaw, happy birthday to your mum! She's very beautiful. Can't wait for all the details of the party you're having for her :)
ReplyDeleteYesterday was my 58th birthday. I can totally relate to your mama and the times she grew up. Happy Birthday to You is being sung right now to your mama from me.
ReplyDeleteLove reading about your family - the photos are lovely!
ReplyDeletewow! amazing family pictures
ReplyDeleteYour mother is so beautiful - just like you! Happy birthday to her! The party in May sounds like so much fun! xo.
ReplyDeleteAww, all these cute babies and your adoration for your mom-I almost teared up a little! So cute, and your mom is so beautiful. These pictures of her are lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour Mother is beautiful. Beauty runs in the family. Happy Birthday to her and many blessings this coming year!
ReplyDeleteAwh - happy birthday to your mama! I have to say Joanna, I think your relationship with your mother is truly inspirational. Cheesy as it may seem, I've learned a lot from how open you are with her, and have seen it completely change (for the better) my own relationship with my ma!
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I'm still trying to let it sink in that that beautiful woman is 60! Wow!...just wow.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to her, and wishing her many more years of happiness and joy :)
Toby looks like YOU in the photo from your grandparents' house in Alabama!
ReplyDeleteMy mom is about to turn 60 too! You're mother does NOT look her age and she looks like a total sweetie.
ReplyDeleteAw! Happy birthday to your Mommy, Joanna. She is so beautiful and the photos you shared show a wonderful life full of love and lovely people.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I love the gift guides you've had in the past. I've always thought a great gift for my mom would be a calendar with a bunch of pictures similar to the ones you've posted here...thanks for the inspiration!
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OH MY -- as a mother, I cannot think about anything but how happy I'd be if my daughter wrote something similar about me, could there be anything better? Happy birthday to your very lucky mother.
ReplyDeleteI've just been looking back through some of your baby photos in Paris....gorgeous!! I just love what your Mum had to say about her time there....especially when the doctor told her it was twins and then triplets!!! So funny!!!
ReplyDeletePS You look incredibly like your Dad, wow!!
Happy birthday to your gorgeous mom!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! And my grandpa was also stationed in Korea around that time!
ReplyDeletethis is an adorable post! happy birthday to your mom
ReplyDeleteYour mom does not look 60. I still don't believe it. She's beautiful. I hope she has a fabulous day.
ReplyDeletewow your mother is specatular and does not look anything close to 60! There is a definite resemblence with you and Toby to her.......Happy Birthday to your beautiful Mama. Thanks for showing us how great 60 can look!
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wow, she looks damn good for 60! what cute momma you have. :) Happy Birthday to her!!!
ReplyDeleteAW, what a sweet post. Happy Birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love your mother's story from Babies in Paris!
ReplyDeleteWe're trying to have a baby now and we live in Paris. I can't wait for my children to be perfect little French angels, like you and your sister!
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aw, happy birthday to your sweet momma. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Jo! Happy B-Day to her and congrats for having such an amazing relationship with her. I totally realte to that! Please check out my today's post as I would like to have your opinion: After forgiving and forgetting...can we fall in love again?
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Man, she looks great!! Sweet post :)
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This post is so sweet. Happy Birthday to your beautiful mama and those photos are truly melting my heart! Have a great day, xo
ReplyDeleteOh your mom is stunningly beautiful !
ReplyDeleteI love that second picture on the ferry boat...
your mum looks great-so happy and beautiful!i'm going to call mine NOW.x
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you mother. She looks beautiful and serene. Lovely wishes to you both.
ReplyDeletethat one photo of you as a child with your mom- I did a double take! Toby looks a lot like you did as a child :).
ReplyDeleteSuch dreamy and nostalgic photos here! Cherish your mom. I miss mine dearly. <3
ReplyDeleteI love that picture your dad took of your mom when they were first dating! So beautiful! I also think that picture of you at your grandparents house looks like Toby! Super cute! Happy 60th Birthday to your Mom!
ReplyDeleteyour mother doesn't look even close to her age!
ReplyDeleteDANG! Go mama Goddard! I hope I look half that good when I'm 60!
ReplyDeleteWha.....!?!? She looks like she's maybe 40.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought she was holding you as a baby in that first pic until I recognized it as Toby. You have some seriously good genetics sister.
Happy Birthday to your mama!
she's adorable!!! I love the romantic photo taken by your dad!
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Beautiful! And such an interesting life :)
ReplyDeleteToby looks so much like you!
she's soooo beautiful!
ReplyDeletecongrats from spain!!!!
Wow! She doesn't look a day over 45! You're mother is beautiful
ReplyDeleteIf only we could all look that beautiful and glowing at 60 years old! Happy Birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteWeird question but I notice your mom's ring in the first picture with Toby. It looks a lot like my own engagement ring which I've never seen before on anyone else. Any chance it's a victorian era (1890s) cluster ring?
Aww!! I love all the old pics!! =) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR MOM!!!
ReplyDeleteShe looks so young and beautiful -- what an inspiration!
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Wonderful post, Jo!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a radiating love for your family :) happy bitthday to your sweet momma!
ReplyDeleteShe does NOT look 60! Please share her secrets with us.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday to your sweet momma! i love these pictures- especially that shot your dad took- SWOON!
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations to your mother! She looks incredibly young and pretty!!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes.
There is no way that woman is 60- I hope I look half that good at that age.
ReplyDeleteThat photo of your mom in London is amazing! I hope it's framed and hanging on her wall.
ReplyDeleteStunning mum - and there is no way she can be 60 - more like 40 - beautiful lady!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet post, and the old pictures are amazing! can she be my mom too :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! She is a beautiful lady! Mom's really are the best!! Happy Birthday to her! This makes me want to call my mom and tell her how much I love her too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post!! You two look so much alike!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 60th Jean! Everything Joanna said is true :)
ReplyDeleteAw... nothing like a wonderful mother! This is beautiful birthday post.
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aww happy birthday to your pretty mommy!
ReplyDeleteAhhh this post is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to her :)
Your mom looks just like you, especially when she was younger.
Unbelievable that she is 60 years old, she is so beautiful :)
I hope you let her read all the compliments and our wishes.
belle!
ReplyDeleteYour mother is beautiful and I can't believe she is 60! She looks like Toby could be her baby!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy her birthday and enjoy her!
Your mom doesn't age! It's remarkable. Happy Birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteToday is my mom's 60th birthday too! Happy happy to yours!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, to your mom! She looks absolutely gorgeous! She sounds like a fascinating, endearing mother. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Jo's Mama! I love all of the pictures, and your descriptions, too. Ask her if she knows what "paraprosdokian" means! That's my new favorite word :) She looks so fabulous, and she's so young! My mom is going to be EIGHTY this year. She and I waited until our late 30's to have babies, so our generations are so much farther apart.
ReplyDeleteYour mom looks amaze!
ReplyDeleteHard to believe she's 60! She sounds like a wonderful woman and mama.
ReplyDeleteShe is quite a pretty lady. Your love is contagious!
ReplyDeleteoh my! now way she is turning 60! she is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIve never left a comment before--love for blog. Im writing to say your mom looks AMAZING!!! Cannot believe she is 60 looks 40!
ReplyDeletethis photo set is so nice: ) and the one of the date, looking into the mirror is so romantic!
ReplyDeleteWoah! I cannot believe your mama is 60, she does not look her age at all. Be sure to let her know that all your blog readers think she is so beautiful. So beautiful. I can't wait to see pictures from the May party, I'm sure it will be a blast!
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful. Happy birthday mom!
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your mom is literally gorgeous. she doesnt look a day past 40
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet post! happy birthday to your mama. :)
ReplyDeleteYour mama is beautiful! A very happy birthday to her! I cannot believe she is 60!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your gorgeous mom! I too, think that Toby looks just like you in that photo of you and your mom in Alabama. Your mom sounds truly wonderful! xxoo
ReplyDeleteIt is a very sweet post. Your Mumy is beatiful☺
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post, beautiful pictures, and beautiful mommy! Happy 6-0 to her!
ReplyDeletewow, what a gorgeous woman, inside and out. she sounds like the perfect mother and perfect best friend. and what a life, living in all of those places, raising babies and now loving a grandson. happy birthday to her :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 60th!!! Wow! Your mama looks amazing! Love all the pictures!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post for a beautiful mama!
Happy Birthday to your mom! I love posts and pictures about family...so beautiful!! Even though I don't know you ... I can see a lot of your mom in you. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet post!!
ReplyDeleteReminded me of my mom ,I really miss her (moved countries for school.
Happiest Birthday Cup of Jo Mommy!
ReplyDeleteThis post is truly wonderful. Happy Birthday to your mother!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous lady. :) i wonder, does she speak with a brittish accent?? (my favorite!)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. Don't you just love those captured moments in time. Happy Birthday to your beautiful mother. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet post! I hope my daughter says such lovely things about me one day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your mom and to my mom, she's also 60 today!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Happy birthday to your mom. My dad is turning 60 this year, too :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your sweet mama! She sounds like a great mother, and I'm so glad she got 3 great kids!
ReplyDeleteI've always thought you look a LOT like your mom, and isn't that good news - She was gorgeous then, and she's still gorgeous! Can't wait to see what the party is like!
She is gorgeous! I feel the same way about my mama! Very lucky we are.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday to your mom! she looks wonderful. the photo that your dad took of her in london is so sweet, i absolutely adore it.
ReplyDeletejoanna, this made me a bit tearful! what a beautiful lady and what lovely memories-I especially like the photo of her by the mirror. mommys-/mummies where i am!- are wonderful. xxx
ReplyDeleteVery sweet. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post about your Mother. She does not look 60, Wow. I hope some day when I am 60, my kids will say these nice things about me. She is lucky to have you for a daughter.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your momma! Today is my birthday too! My goat had a baby this morning, and I named it Gary Coleman because today is also his birthday. Wonderful day!
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Your mother is beautiful, and obviously an incredible soul! Twins in Paris, and she looked so chic! Happy Birthday to your mom!
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Your mom is so beautiful and I can't believe how much does Toby look like your brother! Such a sweet post, happy birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteAww, your mom is so beautiful. It's great when you can call your mother a friend. Happy Birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sweet post. Loved the photos. Happy birthday to your mom!
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy mummy! Your mum is gorgeous! & I especially lOVE that photo of your mum that your dad took! Wow. Happy Birthday to her! Hope it was lovely! xx
ReplyDeleteWow, you looked SO much like Toby as a baby! Your family seems so cool and beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteshe does NOT look 60.
ReplyDeletei loved reading all the things you love about her. made me happy!
and - oh my word - your brother DOES look like toby.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but that is a 30 year old woman!! What a hot mumma :) She looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet tribute to a wonderful-sounding woman. A very Happy Birthday to Mama Goddard! And many happy returns!
ReplyDeleteyour mom is just stunning... then and now! she doesn't even look 60! she should post one day to share her anti-aging secrets! :) happy birthday to a beautiful and obviously very well loved mama!
ReplyDeleteYour mom is gorgeous. Joanna, you should do a post or even week of posts on her skincare secrets.
ReplyDeletefirst of all, you're mom looks ridiculously good for 60! second, it's funny that my parents are a lot older than your mom but i'm a bit younger than you [they had me soooo late in life!] and thirdly, most importantly, happy birthday to your mom!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! You obviously have the best mom in the world. She radiates gorgeousness inside and out. Happy birthday to her! :)
ReplyDeletewow! it's lovely to hear of such a wonderful mama. Your mother radiates beauty from within and she's obviously beautiful on the outside too. hope she has a wonderful day. your relationship with your mother is so inspiring. i hope i'll have a close relationship with the children i hope to have one day. so special.
ReplyDeleteSo true, to hear a daughter rave about her mother like that makes me feel so happy. I am so close to my daughters and I think that's the way it's supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteYou mother looks 40 and she is truly beautiful and natural and so lucky to have a daughter like you!
I can't believe that your mother is turning 60!! She is gorgeous and a true natural beauty. I love the photo that your dad took of her with the mirror and her looking out the window. What wonderful memories you must have. It looks like you had a very happy and loving childhood. Happy Birthday to your beautiful mother!
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Seriously... she looks far too young to be 60 and to be a grandmother. WOW! Happy Birthday, Cup of Jo's mom!
ReplyDeleteYou're mother is gorgeous! I can see where you get your great sense of style too :)
ReplyDeleteYour mom looks fabulous at 60!! She doesn't look 60 at all! What is her secret!?! She's just so beautiful!
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Wow! She looks amazing! I hope I look that good when I am 60! What a hot mama!
ReplyDeleteYour mom is beautiful!! Just wondering where your mom went to Catholic school. I have a picture of my mom in the exact same uniform and also from Olan Mills. She is also 60. Wouldn't it be weird if our moms went to the same school. Definitely a small world.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful. Some of those photos could have been taken today. It is a good reminder to cherish the special moments while raising out little ones. Thank you for sharing! You are so blessed to have such a young mama!
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Wow.
ReplyDeleteShe looks awesome.
and the pictures are very nice.
Wowww...your mother looks really beautiful, can't believe that she's 60 years old.
ReplyDeleteHope i can be like that in that age.
your mom looks thirty and gorgeous!
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