Birthday Parties Are Fun

Yes, I did it! I went to a one year olds birthday party this past Sunday and had a good time. My girlfriend invited Andy and myself to her daughter’s birthday party at her house. Andy opted out of the festivities due to the Badger game that was on TV during that time. Of course I let him off the hook so he could stay home and suffer at the loss of the Badgers in March Madness. I must say though that he did a great job at picking out the birthday gift. This past Friday night we went to Toys R Us to pick out a gift and he was such a great sport that I was pretty proud of him. Normally Andy doesn’t like to do stuff like that so he complains and begs me to pick the first thing I find. This time he was all into it helping me get Ella just the right gift. We got her a battery operated gun that blows bubbles and an Elmo car that she can ride on or push around and it makes all kinds of noises. This car was the hit gift at the party. Ella loved her car so much that she didn’t want to get off the car. When daddy took her off to readjust the wheels she screamed until mommy put her back on. I get points for attending the party and bonus points for the best gift. Here is a picture of Ella on her sweet ride that will make all the neighborhood one year olds jealous!

My friends live by my work in Tempe, which is near the super cute nail place. I figured since I was going to make the journey all the way down there I might as well get my nails done. So, here is a picture of my super cute nails.

After the nail place I arrived at my friend’s house for all the birthday festivities. I got there early so I hung out with his family members which flew in from Chicago. They reminded me of a typical and friendly Midwest family. I just loved it. Soon her family arrived and they are always fun. It was me mixed in with lots of family since Andy couldn’t make it and neither could our other friends who were invited. Normally this would be awkward for some, but I really enjoyed meeting new people and especially the family members of my close friends. I got to see where they really come from. I had such a good time that I think my girlfriend was surprised. I think she was even surprised that I showed up, but I don’t know why. Maybe because she knows babies scare me and birthday parties normally are not on my list of fun things to do, but I am getting older and finding this kind of entertainment isn’t so bad after all. So, all-in-all I had a great time!