A lesson Learned

This past weekend a group of friends and I had the opportunity to plan and celebrate a birthday. Kristin was turning 22, and was very adamant that her birthday be important and speacial was. She constantly reminded us how horrible her last birthday was. So, we took the hint that she wanted us to make a birthday that she would never forget and always cherish and remember. Personally I’m not big on surprises or having a large amount of people around to share and celebrate my birthday with me. I think most people who show up do not genuinely care and about the person who is celebraring thier birthday. So being the PR professional I am, I decided to put my personal feelings aside and do it big for my friend.

For two weeks I and my friends planned the birthday celebration. Together we reached out to the various groups, organization, and friends that we thought Krisitn would want to be there we also used a list of people she gave us. If you ask me there were too many people on the list but we went with it anyway and were determined to make it work. The summer time and a large number of people are not here for the summer we were kind of skeptical about whether or not doing a big birthday extravaganza. My close friend Renetta and I decided to contact everyone a couple of days before the final itinerary was completed. This way we were well aware of who was and wasn’t planning on attending. Based off of the responses we received we realized we weould to need a larger place for the birthday extravaganza.

The party was called “She’s finally 22.” We thought the name would be very fitting since that she is the last person in our crew to turn 22. The birthday extravaganza consisted of a birthday dinner at Harry’s Bar and Grill, followined by socializing at Mint Lounge were you could lounge, mingle and have drinks if you like. The dinner as well as the after party was a success. We had the times of our lives and the night was something I doubt she will ever forget. I think I would perfer a maller group to celebrate my birthday is a bit much but I will say that it has changed my mind about allowing those who truly love and care about me plan a birthday celebration for me. The moral of this blog is that it’s ok to be pampered and allow others to show you how special you are.

Sincerely,

Cierra