Party like a rock star(?)

mommyeverafter — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:36:27 +0000

So, this just happened:
Me: “It’s almost April! We should start to think about baby’s 2nd birthday party. What should we do?”
Husband: “How about a 20’s flapper party?”
Me: “I LOVE it! What do we do? You know, besides dress as flappers?”
Husband: “Hmmm….How about a Pirates v. Ninjas party?”
Me: “No.”
Husband: “Spy party?”
Me: “Absolutely not.”
Husband: “We could do a ‘Legends of Formula 1 Racing’ party! That could be pretty cool!”
Me: “I don’t think we’re on the right track.”
(author’s note: Pun intended. I know.)
Husband: “Didn’t we have this conversation before?”
And he’s right. . He’s totally right.
And so, we continued:
Me: “I’m serious, though. Do you have any real ideas?”
Husband: “You didn’t like the Formula 1 idea?”
(author’s note: He was totally serious.)
Me: “Well, she loves music. How about something Rock ‘N Roll?
Husband: “Perfect. And we will set up a little area to the side where they can just trash everything, like they’re trashing a hotel room. And we can set up mini vodka bottles and fill them with water and pill bottles and fill them with pez so they can pretend to party like rock stars. This is great.”
Ahhh. So close.
Yet so
so
so
far.

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if growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I’ll never grow up, not me.

mommyeverafter — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:15:54 +0000

This evening, my best friend, let’s call her J, sent me this mobile photo

with the following caption:
“Pinata for baby’s future princess bday parties!”
I, of course, responded with, “OMG!!!!! LOVE it!! Well, Sunday is her 3 month bday–let’s throw a celebration!”
This is the exact conversation that followed:
J: “OMG 3 months already wowwwww i can’t believe it! Just yesterday it was her 3 DAY Bday!!!!!!”
Me: “You’re telling me!!! OK, seriously though, for our bbq in a few weeks, can we get a pinata?”
J:”Best idea ever!!!!!!!!!”
And this, my friends, is when I realize that I may talk the mommy talk, and walk the mommy walk,
but I am so not even close to being a grown-up.
And, let me just add, that this is also when I realize that my daughter is so lucky to have the most fun group of aunts and uncles in the entire world.
I’m just sayin’.
I may still be nothing more than a big kid, posing as a grown-up parent,
But, it’s kind of nice, this way.
My daughter and I can grow up together.
I can teach her how in our family, we celebrate a birthday each month, even as we get older.
I can teach her that you don’t need a special occasion to have a pinata.
I can teach her that a birthday is not a birthday without massive amounts of sweets.
And, most importantly, I can teach her that there are some friends who are more like family, and how that is the sweetest treat of all.

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Party like a rock star(?)

if growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I’ll never grow up, not me.