Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Real Birthday Recap
My birthday was on Friday, but on Thursday night, I came home to this:
Apparently, "Plan B" did not involve hanging out with The Roommates on Saturday (although we still did that), but involved decking my room out with fun balloons and streamers and handmade paper cupcakes and sign for my walls. Fun, right?
The "cake" was a box of Hostess Cupcakes with candles in it. (Someone's been reading my blog!) Next to that was a lighter and a tape recorder with a very interesting lovely rendition of "Happy Birthday."
No one has ever done that for me before. When I was a kid, friends would decorate each other's little school desks for birthdays, but never mine. When I worked in an office that had cubicles, everyone's cubicles got decorated but mine. My friends always take care of me, of course (because they're the best!), but this was really, really fun and not AT ALL what I was expecting!
Friday was interesting. Thanks to my CC District, I had a Birthday Holiday. Yay! No work! I had plans. Big plans. Plans that involved doing stuff for me and having fun. I started a "tradition" of sorts a few years ago that I ALWAYS go to a movie on my birthday. Usually alone, but I really like going to movies by myself. After that, I wanted to get my hair cut, because I am LONG overdue for a major trim.
Well, that didn't exactly happen and I ended up spending a majority of the afternoon hanging out at my mom's house waiting for Philip and my mom to get there. It was no biggie, though. I got to watch Oprah for the first time in, like, a million years.
Philip showed up sometime in the late afternoon with all the stuff for dinner. Because he is a Grille Master Extraordinaire, he grilled up some steaks. Just look at how big they were:
Dinner was awesome. Afterward, we planned to watch The Dark Knight because my mom had never seen it and I've been dying to watch it again. But, of course, my mom had a "quick little task" for us to "help" her with.
(Translation: "Please spend the rest of the evening hanging a towel rack on the newly repainted bathroom wall, using barely decipherable instructions while I sit in the other room and take this call.")
So, we didn't get to watch The Dark Knight.
But we did get to eat cake:
Philip made it all by himself. And it is my favorite: Spice Cake with Creamcheese Frosting.Then we did presents and I got the laptop. I am still kind of in shock over that. Luckily I have until next January to think of a gift that even comes sort of close to approaching this level of Awesome. My mom got me a gift card to buy a Disneyland Annual Pass! Mine expired right after I moved right down the street and I haven't been able to afford to buy a new one. Guess where I'll be spending Spring Break!
So that was pretty much it for the Birthday Festivities. But, seriously, I don't think I could handle more! It was a really great birthday. I've had some amazing birthdays in my life, but this will probably always be one of the most memorable.
It's times like these that I realize that I really do have a great life.
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What great roommates and a great birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! It sounds like a great memory your roomates gave you:-)
ReplyDeleteSuch cute celebrations! I am all about the fun decorations on my birthday too!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had an amazing birthday!!! Dropping by from SITS.
ReplyDeleteWow Karen! Your friends and family did an amazing job and I bet you felt like the most special girl! The Hostess cupcakes were a sweet touch.
ReplyDeleteHappy {belated} birthday to you! Sounds like you had a great one!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from SITS to say welcome to the community. :o)
Sounds like you have some really fun friends!! Can you send your boyfriend to my house with some big ole steaks like that?? My husband is still trying to figure out how to BBQ the perfect steak!
ReplyDeleteDisneyland annual pass? Now that's a great gift for sure!!
I'm hosting a giveaway on my blog - I'd love it if you'd come check it out!
A little late, but happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy belated birthday from a dorky person like me.....happy birthday tooooooooooooo youuuuuuuuuuuuu!
ReplyDeleteCan you hear the dogs howling? HAHAHA
Looks like a great day.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday and welcome to SITS!
Thank you all for the comments, the belated wishes, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks to all the SITS visitors! How fun!
Helene: I'll check out the giveaway for sure! Thanks!
Awww sounds like a great day!! And I'm so impressed with Philip's cake decorating skills!
ReplyDeleteStopping by to welcome you to the SITS community!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend your birthday!
ReplyDeleteNext week I'll be 33...so from one 32 yr old to another - it ain't so bad. :]
Welcome to SITS!
oh happy birthday!!
ReplyDeleteand welcome to SITS
Happy birthday! Looks like you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteCame by to welcome you to SITS!
What a great birthday! And spice cake with cream cheese frosting is my favorite, too!
ReplyDeleteDropping by to welcome you to SITS - glad to have you join us!
happy birthday! it sounds (and looks) like you had a wonderful celebration! i love the picture collage at the top of the post, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteoops, i posted before i was finished!
ReplyDeletei am just stopping by to welcome you to SITS, we are so excited to have you join the community. you will love it!
Happy Belated Birthday!!
ReplyDeleteWow. Loved what the roomies did for you.
And uber jealous about the Disney passes. :) (From Hawaii, very NOT right down the street)
Visiting from SITS...part of the welcomista gang saying hello.
Thank you to all of you welcomistas! So nice of you to join the party!
ReplyDeleteRambler: I think I'd rather be in Hawaii than right down the street from Disneyland!