Aug 28 2008
It’s My Birthday - Party for Less
Happy Birthday to me!
Yes, it is truly my birthday today. Which one? That really doesn’t matter. I think it’s … 29 again. Anyway, I’m here to assure you that you can celebrate a birthday for hardly any cost, and still have the person feel extra special and loved.
Here’s how it went:
Send kids to friends house at 5pm.
I arrive at friends house at 6pm.
Be greeted by my children in funky and hilarious costumes jumping out at me. Costumes were seriously pieced together from multiple halloween costumes using wigs, boas, funny clothing, etc.
Be in awe at the decorations. Single balloons hanging all over by individual strings made the room look extremely festive. Huge banner on butcher paper that my children decorated and colored and wrote funny things on. One roll of streamers hung in various locations in the home where balloons didn’t actually work.
Receive great gifts that my friend obviously spent time picking out. She rocks!
Eat a delicious meal of delivered pizza, eat a slice of cake and then sit around laughing, talking, being funny, singing, and playing Wii.
Hello? I loved it. It was so much fun to be in the company of family and friends and with the exception of the amazing gifts, it didn’t cost her a lot to host a party in her home and help me feel celebrated and loved. It honestly doesn’t take a lot, and if someone expects more - are they really the kind of friend you want? Seriously the whole night rocked!
I enjoyed the four “life groups” - Food, Family, Friends and Fun!
