Don’t worry if you gasp or experience shortness of breath while blowing out all of those candles. No matter how many candles remain, your tears will put them out.
I hope you have a fantastic day and a fantastic year to come, my friend!
I wanted to get something extraordinary and particularly special for a cousin who is more like a sister to me, but then I realized something: You already have all of that in me!
I hope your birthday is as wonderful and as meaningful as you are to me, my dear! Wishing a very happy birthday to you!
Of course, had you thrown a big party on the actual day and invited me, I would have wished you a happy birthday there and then... But, as you didn’t, I’m wishing you a late happy birthday instead!
It must be so nice not ever having to worry about your age because at least you’ll always be younger than me! That’s possibly the best gift I could ever give to you!
We sure did have some great times together as kids, but we have even better times now that we’re older! I guess a lot of things get better on their own and improve with age!