I have been immobile FAR too long ... So now my brain is brimming over with ideas and anxious-ness ... I want to DO something, man!
I stole th iPad from Shani while she slept, and I have been researching Things To Do for my upcoming 30th birthday in July. :3 And there is no one to talk to, so as figure I would blog about some of my ideas.
Eeeee! Birthday. :3
(I am doing an equitable amount of planning that I think I would do for my wedding ... If I ever have one. BIRTHDAY!)
IT IS TURNING INTO A THREE DAY EXTRAVAGANZA. And why not? A lot of people will be traveling down for it, they may as well get their money's worth.
It is REALLY SUPER IMPORTANT to me that no one person feels like they have to do ALL THE THINGS. Since I come from a family FULL of people who live under that mis-conception, I am trying to plan my way around it so they don't even TRY to do all the things.
I want to have a time where there is a drop-in for my birthday, and everybody important to my life can show up, give me a hug (and a present! ... If they waaaaaant to ...) and maybe write in the memory book I plan to have available.
AND GAPE IN AWE AT THE AWESOME DECORATIONS AT MY PARTY! :D To enjoy them, of course. I want to turn the whole stream area that goes through the plum trees at my family's into a FAIRY TALE FOREST OF BEAUTIFNESS. I need some help from gardeny-type people for the flowers and plants and things ..l but I have a lot of ideas for other decorations too! I want to hang little black and white picture of myself at various ages from the trees, fill them with lanterns and twinkle lights, and I found some cool DIY glass mushrooms on Pinterest this morning! I want it to be a cool, nicely scented fairy BOWER. With mini cupcakes for all!
Mini cupcakes for all ... So, since my sister Alainna would probably try to make and frost them all HERSELF, I thought the day before we could have a mini cupcake frosting party! Since all the guests are family ANYWAY, they won't mind frosting cupcakes, and anything we do together is fun, so ... FUN!
Theeeeeen, I was thinking about how as want to have dancing at the masquerade dinner during th private part of the party, and I was like "Heeeeeeeeeey! We could have Catherine (also a guest) come over the night before and give us all a little DANCING LESSON so people will actually be DANCING the next night!"
DON'T MOCK ME, THIS IS BRILLIANT.
So that's two days, right? Well, I KNOW my mommy, bless her heart, and even if I do manage to organize things so they're easy and not all on her, she will still try to do ALL TH THINGS at my birthday, so I thought, "Heeeeeey, the next day, as a group (traveling people need their money's worth, right?) we could just float down the RIVER!" Because I love any excuse to hang out with my friends more, floating down the river is low-key, and everybody can just bring chips and hot dogs, and we'll roast 'em and float and just chillax together.
THREE DAY EXTRAVAGANZA.
Which is not entirely inappropriate for a 3-0 birthday, no?
Sounds cool. Turning the stream area into a fairy glen might take a lot of work, and money depending on how breathtaking you want it to be. I recommend taking a walk down there, since the area has changed quite a bit since the trees started falling. Otherwise, keep brainstorming. I know you want it to be special, and the more ideas you have that you can sift through, the more likely it is you'll come across a combo that makes the event unforgettable.
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