i realize that i spend much of this blog writing about things that are decidedly childish, but i have fully accepted my status as a "tweeny-something" (as defined by this essay). so whatever.
now i will talk about my love of theme parties.
when i was younger, i used to covet the issues of "girls life" or "american girl magazine" that outlined how to throw the perfect themed sleepover. it usually involved some hideously complicated cake recipe, impossible-to-duplicate invitations, and games that never sounded fun to 12 year olds. so i went for many years never having a strong theme at my birthday parties. but i always dreamed.
then in college we threw our friend a surprise "disney princes bat mitzfah" in honor of her 20th birthday. we dressed up, ordered inflatable guitars and microphones, decorated our apartment and got a belle sheet cake. we danced to the chicken dance, the electric slide, cotton eyed joe and the macarena. we even had a non-religious candle-lighting ceremony where we all talked about why we loved the birthday girl. it was a successful night founded on a very VERY successful theme.
recently a few of my friends have thrown these themed birthday parties themselves and i must say, "1920s murder mystery" will always sound more fun than plain old cocktails. costumes, props and and a thematically-appropriate spread of food and drinks? where do i sign up? plus, as our twenties roar on and our age milestones become less relevant, it's helpful to have a clever way to celebrate. 23 is fine. 23 with DINOSAURS in AWESOME.
so rage on, party-animals, and rediscover why "princess spa makeover" is/was/will always be superior to "let's drink red wine and eat chips and salsa at my apartment in calm celebration of me turning another non-descript age."
now i will talk about my love of theme parties.
when i was younger, i used to covet the issues of "girls life" or "american girl magazine" that outlined how to throw the perfect themed sleepover. it usually involved some hideously complicated cake recipe, impossible-to-duplicate invitations, and games that never sounded fun to 12 year olds. so i went for many years never having a strong theme at my birthday parties. but i always dreamed.
then in college we threw our friend a surprise "disney princes bat mitzfah" in honor of her 20th birthday. we dressed up, ordered inflatable guitars and microphones, decorated our apartment and got a belle sheet cake. we danced to the chicken dance, the electric slide, cotton eyed joe and the macarena. we even had a non-religious candle-lighting ceremony where we all talked about why we loved the birthday girl. it was a successful night founded on a very VERY successful theme.
recently a few of my friends have thrown these themed birthday parties themselves and i must say, "1920s murder mystery" will always sound more fun than plain old cocktails. costumes, props and and a thematically-appropriate spread of food and drinks? where do i sign up? plus, as our twenties roar on and our age milestones become less relevant, it's helpful to have a clever way to celebrate. 23 is fine. 23 with DINOSAURS in AWESOME.
so rage on, party-animals, and rediscover why "princess spa makeover" is/was/will always be superior to "let's drink red wine and eat chips and salsa at my apartment in calm celebration of me turning another non-descript age."
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| me & the dinobirthday girl! |
youth is a wonderful thing. what a crime to waste it on children. –george bernard shaw
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