Primping and Prepping

Since it is my birthday on Friday, I had decided that I wanted to have my friends get together, get all dressed up and have a really nice sit down dinner at a great Italian Restaurant. After much work, the great event is going to happen this Thursday. The invitations were sent out, the restaurant area was reserved, the cake was ordered and everyone is in a complete frenzy.

Due to limitations imposed by restaurant seating, I could only invite about 18 people from an original list of over 26. Of course, we knew we would have trouble with a few choice people we couldn't invite but they have been handled. No one can blame me. Its my birthday celebration and I can invite whoever I want. Truly, it is not my fault that the restaurant could not allow for more people in the reserved sitting area. But oh well. I know that the 18 people who will be there will be a great group to have together.

So far, I am in all the works of getting myself ready for that night. I have the dress, shoes and most of the accessories already picked out. Today I get the earrings, tomorrow we go for manicures and on Thursday I'm getting my hair done. I have plucked my eyebrows, need to shave my legs and will be painting my toenails soon. It is exhausting thinking of just how much work needs to be put into going out in style. Since it is so rare to be able to do this, we are working hard to really make a great impression for that night. We are looking forward to it and hopefully it will be a great success.

I'm just hoping that I will not tempt fate by celebrating my b-day one day ahead. Last time it was celebrated beforehand, I broke an arm. So, I will keep my fingers crossed. Meanwhile, the celebration to be had with my family had become a complete and utter ordeal. Since my special day falls on a FRIDAY it makes it particularly difficult for everyone. The earliest anyone gets home is after 6pm. My grandma has to take my little brother to some First Communion class thingy so she can't cook a special meal for me and my mom works. I have no idea what's going to happen but it sucks to think that by trying to give me a special day everyone will be hassled and inconvenienced.