Happy, happy birthday to me!
On Monday it was my 18th birthday (finally) and surprisingly I do feel quite grown up. I feel terrified about the future but also huge excitement because now everything is truly at my finger tips.
I guess the big question is… what did I do to celebrate?
I didn’t go out and get drunk but rather on Saturday I had a lunch with all my girl friends (I go to an all girls school so I have more girl friends than guy friends). I personally feel that a lunch is far more intimate and celebratory than watching 100 of your closest fake friends get drunk and vomit on your carpet. I don’t see how a) this is fun, b) this celebrates the host’s birthday or c) is any different from a regular house party. Plus I think that neither my parents nor my house would have survived a hectic party anyway.
I was born in winter but I always wanted to be a spring baby, there always seemed to be something elitist about the title, and so the theme for my lunch was spring. Luckily the cold days stayed away on Saturday and although it wasn’t as warm as spring the sun was shining and we could wear bright floral patterned dresses.
As soon as people found out about my theme they wanted to help which I was really grateful for. We borrowed chairs and tables from my neighbours and my family and a woman who had done a similar theme for her daughter’s birthday gave us table cloths and rows and rows of buntings which we hung around our house and completely transformed the place. I have found a new love for buntings. I’m not sure why I think rows of triangle shaped pieces of fabric are so beautiful but I do.
For other decorations my sister and I collected jars (mostly coffee and mayonnaise jars – don’t worry we don’t eat these two things together but w do go through a lot of both) out our glass recycling bin and my mother filled them with beautiful flowers while others were filled with colourful sweets.
For food we decided on bread and coronation chicken as well as lots of different types of salads and quiches (thanks mommy for all your hard work making these). I found a great (and easy) Martha Stewart recipe for pink lemonade which I made and surprisingly it tasted pretty good – I say surprising not because I have little faith in Ms Stewart but rather in myself. We also made fruit infused water which just tasted like lemon and mint in the end but was still good.
I was also spoilt rotten by a dear friend of mine who made me a cake but I didn’t know what it looked like till she arrived at my doorstep with an incredible two tiered cake covered in meringue icing (yes this exists and you have to taste it) and homemade macaroons which tasted amazing.
The beauty of the theme, the colours and the flowers started the day off with an amazing positive atmosphere and all my friends were happy which made the day even more pleasant for me. I had an incredible day and I would lik to thank everyone who was involved.
May the next year be a good one for me and you.
Plain Old Glasses 