Mariah Carey Marks Birthday With Colorful Balloons

She turned 49 on Wednesday. And Mariah Carey shared images from her balloon-filled celebration on social media.

'3.27 I love you so much, thank you everyone for the anniversary love,' the pop diva told her fans.

Mariah refers to her birthday as anniversary because she prefers to mark the day she arrived in the world rather than the number of years that have passed since her birth.

She's explained in the past, according to PageSix.com: 'I don’t count years but I definitely rebuke them . . . I have anniversaries, not birthdays, because I celebrate life, darling.'