Birthday last year in Rome!
So my birthday has been on my mind lately even though it doesn’t arrive until September. For those of you that know me well you know that every year starting with my 17th birthday I have a tradition of going on vacation by myself. The trips started out small with things like road trips to the Rocky Mountains for the weekend and then got progressively larger with experience and confidence to trips like 3 week long vacations in Europe. There were many reasons for these trips such as exploring who I am, reflecting on the past and future, and the fact that while I don’t mind the aging process I have never been a fan of birthdays.
Well a couple years ago some friends surprised me with a birthday a month early in August. They were tired of never getting to celebrate my birthday because I would be off in the world somewhere. At first I was a bit upset but at the same time touched and I had a wonderful evening.
This year has been full of great travels early on so I will actually be home this year for my birthday! I will also be turning 29. I have been tossing around ideas of what I would like to do and today with the help of my friend Bev I believe I have landed on the perfect plans.
To celebrate the monumental 29th year I am going to have Nine Two hour parties! 2 x 9! That’s right 18 hours of fun (spread out surrounding and on my birthday) with various friends! This was the perfect solution because I was having trouble thinking of plans that would allow me to hang out with as many of my friends and family as possible. Some of these groups overlap but some don’t so this should work great.
So drop me some ideas people out there in the land of blog! Some ideas that Bev and I already came up with are:
- Patio Party at Earls
- Bowling
- Movie night
- Supper out with friends maybe Culina, Gabbana, or Matahari
- Party in the park
- Bubble tea
(Note: 9 x 2 hour parties are merely a guideline and theme. Actual party time frames may differ and come in slightly over or under the 2 hour mark. The party organizer assumes no responsibility if fun is in excess or short of 2 hours)
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Of course count me in. Wouldn’t miss a birthday of yours that is actually celebrated with friends here on this continent. Lots of love.
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i will take even less than 2 hours of fun with you. theoretically i could attend all of the festivities (i never say no to a good party) but realistically, probably not. so i will attend whatever you invite me to
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Sounds like a blast just tell me when and where baby!
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I’m game for whatever suits your schedule that day. It all sounds like fun to me….count me in for sure!
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Movie night with “12 of your closest friends”?
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July 29th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
LOL yes I admit the theater isn’t exactly interactive but movie night can also be a DVD marathon at a house were talking is an option and so is the pause button
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Hey Neil, sounds like a fantastic idea!
I’m in the Dominican right now but I’ll try and come up with some ideas! I’m loving the Bubble Tea one!
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