I’m 38 today and couldn’t be happier about the fact that I get to spend today with my entire family traveling, eating amazing food and gearing up for a marathon!
What better way to celebrate today than hosting a giveaway!
TWO WINNERS WILL WIN A $100 GIFT CARD TO WHEREVER THEY WOULD LIKE!!! To enter, leave a comment! I wish I could figure out a way to add an extra entry if you eat a piece of cake today to celebrate my birth, but I can’t, so just leave one comment to enter the giveaway and eat a treat if you want:).
The giveaway will end when I get home, put my life together, and two winners will randomly be selected!
826 comments
Amy
Yay for a birthday in Spain with the whole family! That is awesome! Good luck in the race!
Caroline
Wishing you the happiest of days! Nothing better than traveling with your favorite people
Marissa
Happiest of birthday! I’m cheersing you with some ice cream!
Jordan Dalzell
Hope 38 is your best year yet!!! :) your blog posts always put a smile on my face xx
Kathleen
Hope you have a great birthday and 38 is your best year yet!! Best of luck at your marathon. Can’t wait to hear all about it!
Taylor Dare
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope today was full of lots of celebration of who you are created to be! And with lots of smiles and cake :)
Robert Page
Happy Birthday Janae! Your’s is a beautiful family.
Ashlee Larsen
Happy birthday!!! Looks like a fun one!!
Panjak
Happy Birthday Janae! 🎉🎉🥳🥳🎊
Karen
Happy Birthday!
Christina K
Happy Birthday!!!🎉
Ritesh
Happy Birthday Janae! Celebrate.
Allison Mahieu
Happy Birthday!!!!
Jessica
Happy Birthday!! Enjoy Spain!!
Casey
Happy birthday, janae! You are so inspiring (I’m going to try to BQ in my next marathon because of you!) and I hope you have the best birthday !!
Allison Mahieu
Happy Birthday!
Rebecca
Happy happy birthday! So fun that you got to spend it abroad!
Courtney
Happy birthday! Your day sounds amazing!
Samantha
Happy, happy Birthday!
Shana
Happy birthday! This will definitely be one to remember!
Emily
Happy happy birthday!!!
Jenny
Happy birthday!!!
Rickee Stewart
Jealous of the trip!!
KARLA
Happy Birthday Janae! Best of luck and enjoy!
Mary
Felix cumpleaños Janae!!
Johnny
Have a wonderful birthday!
Liz R
I loved the guest post from your pilot brother. I hope you guys have an amazing trip with no injuries and only wonderful memories!
Leidy Hilton
Happy Birthday! You are in my home town and I’m glad you are enjoying it!
Jenelle
Happy birthday to a fellow Aquarius, no better place to enjoy it than Spain!
Michelle
Happy Birthday! I’ve been reading since the multi-colored sentence days!!
Heather
Happy Birthday! 🥳 I’m a February baby too (Feb. 1st). Good luck with your race, can’t wait for the recap! 🤗
Melissa Reichard
Happy birthday, Janae!! So happy for your family! Our son turned 4 on 2/11 so I had a semi-crusty piece of leftover cake for ya ;) good luck in the marathon, have the best time!
Ashley
Happy Birthday! Hope it’s an amazing trip, I can’t wait to read about it. We have some cupcakes left from a Super Bowl party so I might just have to have one in your honor.
Stephanie
Happy happy birthday!!!! 🥳
Carolyn
Happy birthday! European holidays are the best! Good luck travelling with your whole tribe – it looks fun 🤩
Julie de la Garza
Happy Birthday! I hope you have the best day!
Meg Z
I am so envious of your European travels! We spent all our $ on our home last year, so my traveling is vicarious for the time being. Enjoy the heck out of Seville – we are cheering you on! (P.S. I am listening to Lauren Fleshman’s “Good for a Girl” and it is making me want to majorly step up my running game.
Ashlee Willardson
Good luck on your marathon! It’s my dream to run one in a location like that. And happy birthday!
Michelle
Happiest of birthdays Janae! You’re going to crush this race!
Jess
Happy birthday!!!!
barb
Happy birthday! good luck with your race and have a great time. looking forward to hearing all about it 😄
Danielle
Happiest of Birthday’s lady! what a way to spend turning 38. Best of luck on your race too.
Shannon
Happy Birthday!!!
Shannon
Happy birthday 🎂🎉 Cheers to 38!
Wendy
Best birthday ever!!!
Have a blast! Win the marathon too!
Kelsey
Happy birthday! We are birthday buddies — mine is tomorrow :)
Becky
Have the best day!
Teresa
Happy happy birthday. Enjoy your travels with your family and soak in all of the memories!
I am eating a bowl of ice cream right now to celebrate!🍨🍨
Katie
Happy Birthday!
Kristi
aw yay happy birthday, Janae! have so much fun in Madrid, it’s the only other country/city I’ve visited more than once, I love it so much! hope you have the best day and eat all of the churros and spanish hot chocolate (because you actually do EAT it instead of drink it over there 😂). Good luck in Seville! I’ll be cheering you on!
Hayley
Happy birthday from a longtime reader!! Enjoy Spain!!
Annalisa Krystof
Happy Birthday. So excited to see all your adventures in Seville. I can’t wait to travel to Spain so.e day!
Maggie
Feliz cumpleanos ! Enjoy your day and year :)
Rebecca
Happy birthday! Looks like you are my half-birthday twin :) Hope you’re having the most amazing vacation!
Melissa
Hope you have the happiest of birthdays and a wonderful trip with your family!
Allison Dearman
Happy Birthday!!
Jill
Happy birthday!
Gail
Happy Birthday! I celebrated you with some Ben & Jerry’s. Have a wonderful time on your trip.
Sam
Hope you have a great trip and good luck at the marathon!!
Megan
Happy birthday! Enjoy your trip and I hope your marathon goes well!!
Susan
Happy Birthday!
Melanie
Yay! Sounds like a fun birthday. Hope the upcoming marathon goes well!
Rebekah Bennett
I hope you have the best birthday Janae!
Chandra
Enjoy your race. I enjoyed a piece of ice cream cake from the weekend.
Amanda S.
Have a fantastic trip, birthday, and marathon!! Take lots of pictures!
Jennifer
Enjoy your birthday in Spain with your family!
Michelle
Happy Birthday! Have an amazing trip and marathon!
Caroline
Happy birthday! I hope the trip is amazing!
Michelle
Happy Birthday! Good luck on the marathon. run like the wind.
Matt
Happy Birthday! February is the best of months for birthdays. :-)
Tracy
Happy birthday, not sure how you could top celebrating in Spain!!
Jean
Happy birthday Janae!
Jane
Happy Birthday! I’m a long time reader of your blog but rarely comment. I love your happy and inspiring blog. Enjoy your day!
Lizzy
What a great way to celebrate 38, good luck in Seville!!! HBD!
Lulu
Happiest of Birthdays! Good luck on your race, you’re gonna kill it!!
Sydney
Happy birthday!
Dustin williams
Happy Birthday! So excited for your race! So go have fun! Enjoy the family time in a foreign country!
Brittney
Sounds like a great birthday to me! Hope it’s a great day!
Becki
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful trip in Spain!
Emily J Day-Shumway
Happy birthday Janae and good luck on your marathon! Even if you run it in 2 hours (dream big!! :) ) there’s nothing (NOTHING!) that will surpass the gift of all 6 of you traveling together, living, giving, and loving life. That’s the biggest and best prize ever. Happy for you!
Brynn
Happy birthday! I am inspired to eat cake soon!
Hillary
Happy birthday! How fun you enjoy it on the other side of the world!
Joy
Happy Birthday! What a wonderful way to start your 38th year! I’m a long-time reader (well before Brooke was born) and you’re still my favorite daily read. Thank you for all the positivity you bring to the world.
Pamela
Happy Birthday!!
Another Feb baby here, so I’ll have an extra piece of cake next week and think of you!
Anisa
Feliz cumpleanos! Nothing better than family and travel :)
Lauri
Happy Birthday! Hope you have the best trip and race!
Karolina
Hi Janae!! I hope you’re all loving Spain. A highlight when I visited was trying their authentic Spanish hot chocolate – it’s like pure chocolate in liquid form…I bet the kids would love it :) (chocolate caliente)
Lindsay
Birthday in Spain?! Yay Janae! Spain is one of my favourite countries in the world. Have such a great time.
Marilyn
Happy birthday, Janae 🎈
Christa
Happy birthday!!!!
Dani
Happy birthday! I ate some Swedish fish!!
MSohit
Happy birthday, Janae 🎈
Katrina
Happy birthday Janae! Hope this year is the best one yet
Laura
Happy Birthday and good luck on your marathon!
Lisa Cullen
Happy Birthday!!! February birthdays are the best – mine is on the 19th and my daughter’s is exactly one week after mine. 😊
Bridget C
I hope you have an amazing birthday and a great race!!!
Bekah
Happy Birthday, Janae!! I hope you had an amazing day. Best of luck on your marathon and travels. You are such a light!!! Can’t wait to read your recaps😂🩷
Sherry
Happy birthday! Enjoy Spain and good luck on your marathon.
Rachel
Happy Birthday, and I hope you all have a wonderful trip!
Rachel Tsadok
Happy Birthday! 🎂
Lynn
Happy Birthday! Enjoy Spain!
Bridget
Happy Birthday! Wishing you a strong day for your race!!
Kimberly
Happy Birthday Janae!! Best wishes and hope you have an amazing time in Spain!
Mohit
Happiest of Birthdays Janea.
Rachel Lumbrezer
Happy belated birthday! Was going to post yesterday and then life with kiddos got busy. Thanks for sharing your story with so many of us. I love reading every day!
Abby
Love that new tradition!! Happy birthday!
Megan
Happy Birthday!! Enjoy Spain!
Stephanie
Enjoy your birthday in Spain!!
Tracey
So fun! Good luck on your race!
Maggie L
Happy Birthday and Good luck 🍀 in Spain 🇪🇸! You’re my favorite!
Rebekah
Happiest 38th Birthday!
Alicia Clingman
Happy birthday!!! I hope you had a great day!!
Sebber
Happiest of Birthdays to You! Such a glorious way to celebrate!
Robin Klassen
Wishing you all the happiness someone as nice as you deserves. Happy birthday to the best blogger! Go crush your marathon!
Dawn
I can’t think of a better way to spend a birthday! Good luck in the race!
Teshir
Happiest 38th Birthday!
Neeraj
Hello, Janea,Happy Birthday.
Rohan
Congrats on your 38th birthday , looks young and pretty.
IteshR
Happy Birthday Janae! Enjoy Girl..
Smohit
Happy Birthday. Seems like age is not catching on you.
Rshahi
Happy Birthday Janae! Enjoy with your beautiful family.
Chethan
Happy Birthday Janae!! Best wishes.🥳🥳🎊
Libton
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Janae!! Best wishes.
Mere
Have a very happy birthday!
Nikki
Your trip looks amazing so far! Enjoy!!
Colleen Martin
Happy Birthday! You’re so young! I’m turning 45 this month and that just feels very old. I hope you kill it at your race in Spain!
Amy
Happy Birthday! So amazing that you are celebrating in Spain! Such an incredible experience you get to have with your family! I just signed up for my first 1/2 marathon post-partum…I’m channeling your strength on the extra cold days during training!
Jenn
Feliz Cumpleaños! Have a fantastic visit and good luck!
The Hungry Runner Girl
JENN! YOU WON!! EMAIL ME ASAP!
KC
Happy Birthday Janae! I can’t think of better way to celebrate than a fun trip and a marathon! I’ll eat a big piece of chocolate cake for you tonight!
Karen
Happy, happy birthday!! Can’t wait to hear how the race goes.
Allison Bahl
Happy Birthday! Good luck in your race!
Jessica Testerman
Dear Janae, Happy birthday to you…🎶🎶🎶🎶 Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday, dear Janae 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Happy birthday to you… 🥳🥳
Wishing you an amazing day in Spain filled with love, peace, happiness and of course delicious food. Have a wonderful marathon. You are an inspirationto me ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊💃💃💃💃
Melissa
Happy birthday! I can’t believe I’ve followed along for so much time now haha. Hope your day is amazing!
Joell
Have a fantastic trip!
Adriann
Happy birthday!!!
Megan
Happy bday and enjoy Spain!
Nikki
Happy happy birthday and good luck in the marathon! You’ll be amazing! Enjoy Fam time in Spain, woo hoo & TY for the giveaway:)
Imogen
Belated birthday wishes!!!
Jenna J
Happy happy birthday!!!
Kristen
What a cool way to spend a birthday! Have the best time and we will all just live vicariously through your posts. :)
Celeste
Happy, happy birthday! Hope it’s a day full of good food, good sleep, and a good run!
Holly
Happy birthday to you! What a dream trip!
Sonia
Happy birthday!!! Enjoy Spain!!
Jill
Happy Happy Birthday! What a great way to celebrate!
Jill
Hope you have the best day ever!! Happy Birthday
KELLY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR MARATHON!!!!
joanna
janae. happy birthday. a little late…😬🥳 you inspire me so much. i run a little bit and love it but never trained or anything like that and it scares me a little. i want to do at least a 10k this yr. and ultimately a half… any way i love reading your blog. and your international marathons sound like so much fun. good luck!
Alyssa W
Happy birthday, what an amazing one this year!! Enjoy your race and all the sights and foods.
Amanda
Have the best time in Spain and Happy Birthday!! I’ll eat a donut today, does that count as cake?
joanna
janae. happy birthday. :) you inspire me so much. i run just a little and love it. I dont do anything major tho and would love to get more into it but it scares me little. lol. I would love to work up to a half this year tho. I love reading your posts and cant wait to hear how this race goes. good luck!
joanna
lol. I thought I hadn’t submitted my other comment. So i guess I commented 2×
Jen G
Happiest of birthdays and have a great marathon this weekend!!
Andrea
Happy Birthday! February 13 is also my daughter’s birthday! She turned 8! Best day ever!!! xoxo
Kristy
Happy Birthday!
Melissa
So excited about your marathon and that your family gets to be there to support you!
Rachael
Happy birthday Janae!! Enjoy your time in Spain!!! Hope your birthday was wonderful!!
Diane
Happy Birthday Janae! Hope you and your family have the best time ever on your trip! What a way to celebrate! 🩷
Myndie
Happy birthday! Your birthday is two days before mine and I’ve always loved having a birthday so close to Valentine’s. Hope your day was filled with delicious fun!
Madison Montgomery
Happy happy birthday ᵕ̈
Karianne
Happy Birthday! We celebrated your birthday with lots
Of cake in Austria, and having to call ski patrol cause our eight year old took off down the slopes without waiting for his father!
Somehow, he ended up at the correct meeting place where myself and his sister were! Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Please write all your activities and recommendations for Spain with kids. We would love to check it out!
Veronica
Have so much fun. Happy Birthday!
Rachel
Happy Birthday to you!! Thank you for the years of inspiration and randomness :) You’re an amazing woman and have done so much for the worldwide running community! You rock and GOOD LUCK in Spain!