http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/03/22/celebrating-birthdays-on-a-small-scale/ Illuminate Everyday Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:32:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/03/22/celebrating-birthdays-on-a-small-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Michelle Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:54:32 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/03/22/celebrating-birthdays-on-a-small-scale/#comment-102 I appreciated this posting because we have just celebrated two birthdays in our family. I was a little apprehensive when a friend approached me about celebrating our sons birthdays together. They both have March birthdays and have mutual friends from preschool and church. But it sounded simple enough; a lunch pizza party at a local pizzeria that has an indoor playground. The party for two 5 year old boys and three friends turned out to be much more than I expected. We had to have party favors, crafts, and all the extras. I felt obligated to go along because I had already agreed to the party and didn’t want to be the party pooper! And when I arrived at the pizzeria I found out she invited her mom, sister and 2 nieces, each of her 3 daughters invited a friend and she invited a mutual friend of ours along with her 3 children. I, of course, paid half the bill. This will not be the case next year. Even though our sons are best friends, I don’t want to do this again and am glad to see I’m not the only one who feels this way. I miss friends who think in the same direction as I do. I appreciated this posting because we have just celebrated two birthdays in our family. I was a little apprehensive when a friend approached me about celebrating our sons birthdays together. They both have March birthdays and have mutual friends from preschool and church. But it sounded simple enough; a lunch pizza party at a local pizzeria that has an indoor playground. The party for two 5 year old boys and three friends turned out to be much more than I expected. We had to have party favors, crafts, and all the extras. I felt obligated to go along because I had already agreed to the party and didn’t want to be the party pooper! And when I arrived at the pizzeria I found out she invited her mom, sister and 2 nieces, each of her 3 daughters invited a friend and she invited a mutual friend of ours along with her 3 children. I, of course, paid half the bill. This will not be the case next year. Even though our sons are best friends, I don’t want to do this again and am glad to see I’m not the only one who feels this way. I miss friends who think in the same direction as I do.

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