Today I had a surprise birthday party for my boyfriend and I think he had a pretty wonderful time. His birthday was actually last weekend, but he was in a more reflective mood than a celebratory mood and, although I really wanted to celebrate his life and show him how happy I was that he was born, I also wanted to respect his need for a quieter birthday.
We had family and friends over and it was a low-key affair. We celebrated outside on a roof deck and the day was perfect!!! I had help decorating with birthday garland, “Happy Birthday” banners, balloons, festive colored table cloths, table cloth weights, pretty napkins, etc. His brother helped in a huge way by getting him out of the house and occupying him until everyone arrived and we were all set up.
He was definitely surprised and we had a lot of fun! I think what may have been nicest was that he was surrounded by wonderful people.
Later this evening we went over to the park and played Frisbee and watched the dogs play, then we came home and ate leftovers, more cake and played games.
Below are the pics of the cake I made him. Pictures don’t quite do it justice, mainly because I am a terrible photographer, but it was a heart-shaped strawberry cake with (homemade!) strawberry buttercream frosting. I also put sliced strawberries on top – the fancy “fan” sliced kind. The pic on the top is pre-strawberries and the pic on the bottom is the final version, minus the candles.
I’m not sure whether he enjoyed his first birthday or this one better, and maybe in some ways he can’t even compare them because they were so different, but I loved being able to bring a lovely bunch of people together to show him how wonderful he is!
