Birthday Party Hijinx

One of my favorite sayings is that while we may have to grow old, we don't have to grow up. One of my friends turned a Very Important Age over the weekend, and, being the good group of pals that we are, we planned a special day of torment for her.

Some of my favorite highlights of the day:

1.) Decorating the “chair of honor” with this cupcake chair cover, which had actually been used by another woman a few weeks earlier for her daughter's birthday. We all agreed it was a great tongue-in-cheek way to remind the birthday "girl" that she wasn't exactly a girl anymore!

2.) The outrageous toasts made to the long-gone memory of her 21st birthday. Then we chased shots of Bailey's mint chocolate served in iced shot glasses (made using this rubber shot glass mold) with one-liners like "So what was the name of your first boyfriend?" and "Was there even a legal drinking age back then?"

3.) Her reaction to the very sincere gift we gave her. After opening the usual gag gifts, we surprised her with a photo throw. We chose a snapshot of all of us taken at a special event a few months prior. I think we all got a little choked up as she held the tapestry throw up and said it was one of the most memorable gifts she'd ever gotten.

So, ultimately, how did my friend handle all the good-natured teasing? As we chowed down on a giant cupcake that fed all of us, cracking more age-inappropriate jokes, she laughed along and said in her best Wicked Witch voice, "Just you wait. I'll get you my pretties, and your little egos too!"

Your "I'll Never Tell My Age" Gift Guru,
Linda