Birthdays are a funny thing… When you are younger, you wish that your birthday would last forever, because it is your one day to be special. As you get older, the birthday hype is more about the party. And then you hit the age where you just don’t want to celebrate being another year older. For me, I am glad to say that I am the second of the three. My third and final birthday weekend was… AMAZING and not just because Halloween is my favourite holiday!
On Friday night, we celebrated one of my coworker’s birthdays in Picadilly Circus at a club called Jewel followed by a fancy club in the West End. It was supposed to be a girl’s night out, which meant not so comfortable shoes. Like true London style, everyone changed there high heels into the comfy flats for the treck to the second bar. Then, the party bus arrived… by party bus, I mean the double decker London bus that you see in all of the movies. Honestly, this might have been the funnest “party bus” I have ever been in. In fact, we were all laughing so hard at one point, that we didn’t realize that we had come to the end of the line for our bus. Luckily, it was exactly the bus stop that we needed to stop at. The night at the club was also a good time with the “fancy dress party” celebration for Halloween. However, I was unable to stay too late because I had to go prepare for my own “fancy dress” party. Yes, “Fancy Dress” is what the English call costume parties, but Halloween is only about dressing up as something scary, bloody, creepy, or disturbing… I was to be a Pirate… I think that is a pretty good compromise =)
Saturday, was full of running errands and picking up various tid bits for the first party that I was to hostess at my flat. Unfortunately, my flatmate was away for the weekend, but I like to think I did a decent job. In mid afternoon, I had arts and crafts time and made some cute colored paper cutouts of a witch, ghost, bat, and vampire… I also carved a Jack’O Lantern! Many an English person was impressed with my pumpkin including our Maid that practically wanted to take it home with her on Monday.
Belton came over early and became the Super Chef in the kitchen while I was told to chop and cut. He made a cheese ball that looked like a pumpkin and some amazing spinach dip! The food was clutch and the party was thriving with the decorated food as the center piece. I was expecting about 15 people or so, until I stopped to figure out that people who hadn’t RSVP’d were at the party. Next thing I know, we were 30 deep in my tiny flat. Thank goodness we had the garden area! The garden area has a heating lamp that is red that ended up being perfect for a spooky Halloween night.
The party had two rules: 1) Bring something to drink that begins with your first or last name; and 2) You MUST come in costume! People took these rules very seriously, and we had a beautifully stocked bar as well as some fantastic costumes. We had Clark Kent / Superman, a Ghostbuster, a Couple of Zombies, Pirates, Black Cats, Toothpaste, and Fred Flinstone. I have said it once, and I will say it again… I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!! The party died around 4am, at which point I started picking up a few things. The party was great and the people were amazing. I couldn’t have asked for my Birthday to end on a better note… Until next year! ; )
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