So no one told you life was gonna’ be this way. Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D.O.A. It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear. When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year… I’ll be there for you! Ahem, sorry about that, but with Jennifer Aniston getting married we couldn’t help but think of the theme song from the show…
Celebrities get the best of everything, don’t they? Well, maybe not everything, but they certainly seem to get the very best engagement rings. In case there was any doubt whatsoever about that reality, here are 12 of the most lavish engagement rings celebrities have ever gotten. Once you’ve read our list, don’t forget to come back next month to see part 2! Kate Middleton Most of the celebs on this…
It’s the last full month of summer, and the heat is on, so it’s time to maximize the last remaining weeks of summer, especially if your birthday is coming up in August. If you were born in August then you have two beautiful birthstones: peridot and sardonyx. Peridot is a unique gemstone in that it only comes in one color (green), though it does come in olive and lime varieties. Most…
So you’ve found the love of your life, and you’re ready to spend the rest of your life together with this person, huh? You’ve known for a while now that this person was the one. You may even not be sure when exactly it happened, but at some point in your relationship it became abundantly clear that there’s just something about this person, something that makes your one and only…
America’s birthday is here, so it’s time to celebrate. Everyone loves the yearly fireworks, barbecues, block parties and trips to the beach that make July so much fun. But for some of our readers, there’s another birthday that makes July extra special – their own! If you’re a regular reader of the Birkat Elyon blog then you know where this is going. Yes, it’s time once again to talk about…
Summer is here! Yes, we all know that the official first day of summer isn’t until June 21. But why worry about being so official? Memorial Day has come and gone, and after the ugly winter and lackluster spring most of us had to suffer through, aren’t we all ready to embrace summertime a bit earlier than what’s “official”? Speaking of things being official, though, since it’s officially June it…
Mother’s Day is behind us, and we hope all of our mom readers out there and all of our readers with mothers – so, basically, everyone – had a great one with their families. In addition to the wonderful women who brought us into this world and raised us, Mother’s Day also reminds us of Mother of Pearl and (naturally) pearls. Pearls are closely linked to the history of mankind…
See you later, April showers – it’s time for May flowers! No matter where you live, spring is one of the best times of the year – the weather is great, plants and flowers begin blooming all over the place and all that rain that usually blows in with April gives way to blue, sunny skies. Sure, some of us have to deal with aggravating seasonal allergies, but isn’t a…
We’re back once more with everyone’s favorite topic: celebrity engagements! Well, maybe not everyone’s favorite — we didn’t conduct a survey or anything. But in our completely and utterly unscientific assessment, we’ve discovered (read: guessed) that you love hearing about the stars getting engaged as much as we do. But enough with the preamble, let’s take a look at two of the most exciting recent engagements. Taylor Kinney and Lady…
Spring has sprung! Well, sort of/kind of, at least. Many parts of the country are still inexplicably experiencing some holdover winter weather. (That seems to be a drum we’ve been beating here for a while now. Come on, spring, do your thing already! Let’s see some blooming!) But we’re now well into April, which means it’s time to celebrate all of our April babies out there and talk about your…