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October 14, 2010
Golden Birthday Shenanigans
So my 27th birthday was back on the 27th of September, meaning it was my golden birthday. The weather was pretty crappy (steady rain all day), but apart from that it was a pretty great birthday! I was sufficiently distracted all day by the birthday wishes coming in on facebook, email, and phone, and birthday lunch and coffee were nice breaks during the work day as well. :-)
I got home to discover that someone Tracy & Adrienne had gone on a serious re-decorating binge in the house and my bedroom in particular. Somebody else Isaac had an extra spare key made just so they could do all this:
- Streamers on the front door
- Hannah Montana background on my MacBook (no, I didn't have it password-protected)
- Hannah Montana piñata hanging upstairs
- Fuzzy cursive letters spelling out my name on my bedroom door
- Pink bed sheets
- Hannah Montana fake-silk pillowcases
- Stuffed animals on the bed
- Justin Bieber magazine and Hannah Montana diary
- Numerous posters of Justin Bieber, Twilight, or other "teen heartthrobs" who I didn't recognize
- Streamers and balloons everywhere
- Trip wires in my closet and dresser that started playing songs (from greeting cards) when I opened them the first time
- A scavenger hunt of cards hidden all around the house (including in the fridge), but which I found in a haphazard order over the span of three days (because I found the "closet music," which I thought was the end), purportedly leading to a gift of a Colorado guidebook (which I accidentally found while looking for something else two days later)
Here are some photos of the "re-decoration":
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Even though this sort of thing has been done to me before (for my birthday and April Fools), I was lulled into a false sense of security by nothing happening last year. So that totally took me by surprise.
I went to dinner at Otto's with a few people (mmm, Blau Burger with Flying Squirrel Ale and Red Mo Ale...), and after dinner we made our way to Kildare's, the new Irish pub in town, where a few more people showed up. It was a really fun night! :-)
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And yes, I remade my bed with my own sheets after I got a ride back from Kildare's. I was not about to sleep in those pink sheets, especially since they felt like sandpaper. I have more pride than that, haha.
Thank you to all of you who helped make my golden birthday a memorable and good one!
Posted by Jared at October 14, 2010 07:27 PM
Comments
Happy Birthday Jared!
Posted by: Jeff at October 18, 2010 09:48 AM