Beyoncé Thanks Beyhive For Their Sweet Birthday Wishes: ‘So Grateful For Another Year’

If you were one of the many members of the Beyhive who buzzed in earlier this week to wish Beyoncé a happy 43rd birthday, she wants you to know she appreciated it. In an Instagram post on Thursday (Sept. 5), the R&B superstar thanked her fans for their kind words while serving up some typically high-fashion looks.

“I’m so grateful for another year. Thank you for the loving birthday wishes,” Bey wrote along with prayer hands and bee emoji. In the series of pictures, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer who turned 43 on Wednesday (Sept. 4) rocks a patterned black, brown and green minidress and sheer green gloves, as well as matching headscarf and cat-eye silver shades while holding a clutch of balloons in one hand a tumbler of liquor in the other.

The series of snaps appear to be from a vacation trip and they include another slide with same look, but on a sandy beach, as well as a close-up of Bey’s gloved left hand accented by her gigantic diamond wedding ring. Another picture finds Bey holding a leather suitcase (and a glass of brown, of course) and focusing in on her lime green strappy stilettos and matching purse, as well as chilling on a daybed with husband Jay-Z.

In a second photo dump, Bey Jay can be seen soaking up the sun from what appears to be the couple’s killer bday vacation getaway. Naturally, Bey is pictured floating in the crystal blue ocean while smoking a cigar and once again enjoying a tumbler of her just launched SirDavis whiskey line. In addition to snaps of the singer pouring out a glass and then holding up said glass to the sky to capture the end of a perfect rainbow, there’s also a short video of Jay doing some ocean stogie smoking.

The SirDavis line launched last month is a tribute to Bey’s great-grandfather and is described as a “harmony of spice with sublime hints of fruit.”

Check out the birthday and vacation pics from Beyoncé below.