I Heart Jeannie Mai

The JEANNIE MAI way to have a Happy Birthday

// January 4th, 2010 // A-freakn-men!!, Fun, Mai News, Uncategorized

By counting my blessings:

#31. I have friends who will actually go to the trouble each year to get me a wheat-free bday cake I can eat. God bless u babes!!

#30. My job is to make people feel fan-freakin-tastic about who they are. I get to do it whether I’m working or not.

#29. I really love the lil things I don’t love about my bod. It gets me creative about how to dress them all up, otherwise I’d just be wearing Victoria Secret wings all day.

#28. I love everyday so much I actually get sad when it’s bedtime.  Since I was freaking 4.

#27. 6 months ago I placed a GodBox on the top of Runyon Canyon. A few days later, somebody removed it and FACEBOOKED ME “People shouldn’t have the right to pray.” This year, 2010, on New Year’s Day, my GodBox SHOWED UP AGAIN out of nowhere at the top of Runyon Canyon. Ha. Faith never fails.

#26. Being a girl is so much fun!!! And I love how my gays remind me this.

#25. When I was younger, I remember being asked what secret powers I could wish to have. But to this day I’ve always had the ability to see anybody’s most beautiful potential. Anybody.

#24. I love how God gives you specific situations to remind me exactly where I need to grow . He’s a sneaky one.

#23. I wrote a story years ago about how my mom did one thing to change my perspective about my unique-ness for the rest of my life. I submitted it into a school paper, and it was denied because the editor thought it encouraged rebellion. Fast fwd 20 years later and Chicken Soup for the Soul not only approached me to share a story about Mom, but loved it and is printing it in this year’s edition for Moms. I’ll blog when book is out, and yay for Mom.

#22.I had the best upbringing in the entire world. The more I didn’t have, the more creative I got.

#21. I’ll never forget a summer job I had working at TGIFriday’s. I learned a) how to serve people. b) how to make blinking crap hot on suspenders.

#20. I love other people’s birthdays more than my own. I have no prob remembering why I was born, but I find other people do and I’m really good with that.

#19. I’m UB-sessed with fro yo. I swear I used to dream of getting behind that counter and pumping that ish myself. God bless LA…where Asians obviously feel there isn’t enough around.

#18. I LOVE bouncy butts. I certainly don’t have the best one, and I’m ok with that because I get my fix thru everyone else’s. 

#17. Even tho we can talk anywhere- there’s a special place I head everyday just to get my mind rocked with all He’s got to say called Runyon Canyon. And He’s a great conversationalist. He rambles on my way up, then it’s my turn down

#16. I have no idea if I’ll ever be pregnant, but I love that I know it’ll be entertaining.

#15. I can teach anyone how to feel sexy.

#14. I’m surrounded in an industry of people who’s job is to make people feel good. It’s unexplainable to be around this vision everyday.

#13. I’m so blessed with my phone camera that catches what forever looks like.

#12. This past year I hosted at an event called Catalyst that took my faith to a whole new level of understanding. Like meeting Nick Vujicic, who reminded me how every single person was made perfect.

#11. Everybody’s busy. And everyone could be doing something for somebody else. But when people like Betty Pettit takes the time to remember every single person’s birthday and bakes a wheat free pie to ensure this new girl at Extra doesn’t get forgotten, I’m blessed.

#10. I love how smiles look better with age.

#9. I was raised with F.O.B mentality. Fresh off the boat are peeps who came here from another country and don’t really care about fitting in. Which explains what’s up with pj’s in public, horrific smelling Asian grocery stores, and bad driving. And why on this gorgeous summer day my family went on the best bike riding day in flip flops and children’s bicycles.

#8. I love that I thought this was cute.

#7. I have nieces and nephews who know exactly what it means to Jeannie-jazz a picture.

#6. I love those people who think of you out of nowhere- and act on it.

#5. Good Food.

#4. My mom is “Don’t” who will damn well “Do”.

#3. I feel like my birthday is everyday. Seriously.

#2. The man who put a ring on me shows me what “I Do” means every single day.

#1. From Facebook friends and fans I’ve never met who take the time to post me, to every talented person I’ve worked with to bring creative projects together, to friends who celebrate life every time we’re together, to family who puts up with me and helps me become better– THANK YOU ALL  for another beautiful birthday.