So it's been a very long time since I have written my blog, however I need a way to record the last couple of weeks and this seems like the very best way to do it. I love birthdays at the best of times and my 3oth birthday presented a fantastic opportunity to do something even bigger and better. It all started on September 4th with my family party at my flat (part 1), then we had my drinks on the 13th with my work friends (part 2), my actual birthday on the 15th (part 3) and then the finale, an amazing day spent with friends and family on the 17th (part 4 and 5). It's been absolutely fabulous!!!
I'm going to start with part 4 and 5 as they are freshest in my mind and I want to capture alot of the feelings and suprises of the day before I go off on my holiday to Miami and Orlando tomorrow (eep!)
So Saturday morning Kazza and I got up at what felt like the crack of dawn to get ready for our day of activities (most of which it transpires I knew nothing about.) Jenny, Sarah G-S, Kazza and Ali had been very secretively making lots of plans over the last couple of months which all came to fruition is a very spectacular day yesterday. Ali and Harry picked us both up and we headed off to the venue for a couple of hours of setting up. The room looked absolutely amazing once we had finished, the girls worked out a way of stringing the massive paper balls I had bought online across the room, Kazza's meticulously ironed table runners looked fantastic and all the candles and place names added real sparkle!
Then we were whisked off in our first of many taxis for the day to Jen's house in Barnes for a yummy lunch of sandwiches and cakes, just perfect and she had gone to so much effort to decorate the flat - with the boys somewhat lowering the tone with their balloon art!
After a very quick pit stop it was back in a fun bus taxi for a trip into the city and suprise Benefit makeover, complete with false eyelashes and goodies for me!!! Although the makeup girl was somewhat interesting she did a really good job and I was then whisked away in another taxi to the hairdressers! Poor old Kazza and Ali had done their make-up in the horrid public loos at Spitalfields so I was really pleased they got to chill out and do their hair at the salon while Emma turned mine into a gorgeous up do. Kazza loved playing haridresser and Emma even commented on what a good job she had done!!!
By this point I was feeling a bit nervous as to what was coming next, I had absolutely no idea what we were going to be doing and we still had a couple of hours until the party. I think really I was looking forward to getting to the venue and being able to relax and everyone enjoying themselves, but in some ways the best was yet to come! It was such a weird feeling not knowing what was coming, I'm usually the one in charge and planning the suprises so the girls well and truly turned the tables on me! A quick change at the haridressers and we were on our way in another taxi!
This time we pull up at the Andaz hotel - I guessed on the way but Ali did a good job of pretending she didnt know what I was talking about! There the rest of the girls were waiting for us and after lots of gorgeous presents and a couple of glasses of champagne, some mini cupcakes and birthday macaroons from the hotel we were off and out again.
I was the last one to come out of the hotel as I nearly forgot my presents and the girls were all looking at me expectantly as I came out, there was an Addisson Lee taxi waiting for us and....a massive limo!!! OMG I screeched and screamed and jumped up and down. It was absolutely magical! Total karaoke party limo - we drank bubbles and sang at the top of our lungs to Jenny's limo tunes! We drove all through London (including a stop at a fancy hotel for a toilet break) and I loved absolutely every second of it. The girls are still talking about my reaction and how excited I was.
So we were droppped at the venue to start the party of all parties...to be continued in part 5!
