Happy Birthday to those celebrating in August! Every month has that special birthstone and this month is celebrated with the peridot. The peridot is a beautiful green gemstone. Not to be confused with the emerald, peridot is a light, almost lime green shade. The peridot is named after the French word "peritot," meaning gold because the mineral can vary towards this color. The gemstone actually has a very interesting history. The ancient Egyptians mined peridot, they referred to it as the "gem of the sun". Peridot was used in many of their jewelry, as carved talismans. Egyptians mined these stones from the Red Sea and incorporated them into their culture and art. Many of the Pharaohs were bur
Did you know there was even such a holiday? Well today is the official day for girlfriends! Girlfriends not only mean, the female significant other in a relationship but friends too! In the United States, August 1st marks the day girlfriends can get together and celebrate their special bond of friendship. Girlfriends can be considered our sisters, mothers, classmates, or co-workers. You might be wondering, who decided August 1st out of all the days in the year to be this specific holiday? Well, no one is quite sure! There is no concrete evidence of when or how this holiday started. Most likely, some greeting card company created this day to sell more cards. Nonetheless! It's a great day to s
