Getting Revved Up for My BIRTHDAY!

My birthday is next Tuesday.  The 26th of July.  I've always found that to be a nice date. This year I'm turning 22.  I always have a hard time admitting that because, whether or not you believe it from my blog posts, people usually think I'm older than that and admitting how young I am makes me feel like a baby :P  Heehee  And if my age itself didn't date me in a young way, my chosen birthday party certainly might. I'm having a Tangled/Rapunzel themed party!  Heehee  And not only that, but it's going to be formal dress only :)  Now, this is extra silly in light of the fact that it's going to be family only, but I don't care.  Everyone needs a reason to dress up once in a while. Here's the invite (slightly edited for privacy) that I just sent out:

Make your own free digital invite

Side note:  I <3 Smilebox.  Especially since Hallmark.com charges for all their good e-cards now :P  Smilebox rocks my socks.  (Wow that really rhymed)

Planning my own birthday parties has become a grand tradition for me.  Ever since I was turning ten and got one of the American Girl boxed parties ("Pajama Jam") that I planned for *months.*  I must say the best party that I've planned was my twelfth; a Harry Potter party that included moving portraits (thanks to our video camera), owls (yarn puff-balls with eyes and beaks), wands (sticks from our backyard with sparkly pipe-cleaners wrapped around them) and quidditch (on skates...okay that didn't go so well...try to skate while keeping a broom between your legs...also the snitch got lost and we never found it...I guess that means the game's still going today...).  I thought it was pretty spiffy for a twelve-year-old.  ;)

And while my party this year will have a touch more sophistication... who really cares?  Parties are about having fun right?  I think adults should often step back and take themselves less seriously.

So anyway, I'm excited to turn 22 and hopefully it'll be the best of both worlds--being a well-developed, happily married adult, while not giving up the fun and excitement of being a kid.  Or glitter, tutus and tiaras.  Can't ever give up those.

Final side note:  My sweet parents gave me a gift certificate to go out to sushi so we're doing that on my actual birthday :D!  Soooo excited for a romantic sushi night with my stud-muffin!