Dear Diary,
The other day, Joe was telling me about how shit his last birthday was. He had a joint celebration with Phil's wife, so they compromised by choosing a bar each to go in. In every one of Joe's bars, she sat with a face on her all the way through, until he questioned her, she kicked off, and his mate had a go at him. So I am DETERMINED to make this birthday fantastic. And this is how......
Things I have planned for Joe's birthday:
Moonpig card - Have you BEEN on this website? It's INCREDIBLE!!! You can personalise your cards and write whatever you want, as if it's part of the design! Have designed my first ever Moonpig card as a Sports newspaper, featuring an article about Joe as voted "World's best football player" with interviews for Fergie and his "WAG" Kat. Amazing....
Mini cake - Opinion is divided on this subject. See, my cunning plan is to go to his place of work and surprise him when he leaves for lunch. But EVEN BETTER - I will be carrying one of those small Mini cakes with a candle on top, which I will sneakily light, and approach him with, singing "Happy Birthday!" The problem is, I love this plan, but everyone else seems to find it awful. And I'm worried about the hazards of a naked flame (however small) in a station. Hmmm..... One to think on, anyway.
Mock the Week DVD - Joe LOVES this show. Everytime I go round we usually end up sticking it on for a while, and laughing our white arses off - and this one has all the "Too hot for TV" stuff on it.
Men Commandments Book - I already own this book, but having read it approximately 8900 times, I've come to the conclusion that every man should own one. At the very least for it's hilarity, at the most for Christian O'Connell's genius insight into what it means to be a man. Thankfully, Joe is a reader, and also a man.
Black kitten cuddly toy - Combination of 2 things, really - Joe never had a cuddly toy when he was younger, and the recent loss of his black kitten (Stevie) back in Czech hit him hard. Not to mention not being allowed to adopt one from the sanctuary. This is a small consolation. And as consolations go, this one is damn cute.
Posh Indian - For something to do on his actual birthday evening, I racked my brain for literally seconds before coming up with the perfect solution - a place that combines one of his (and my) favourite meals with elegant dining, stunning lighting and reasonable menus. Not to mention kick-ass wine. Yes folks, I'm booking a meal at our local Posh Indian.
Tubing - As you may know from when I went with Lisa a while back, this is simply outstanding. Considering that all you're doing is sitting in a ring and sliding down a snowy slope for 45 minutes, you'd imagine it would get boring. But it doesn't. It's fun, breathless, exciting, and addictive as all hell. Not to mention ice cream places, incredible views from the bars/cafes, helmets like make you look "special" and the oppurtunities for snow-fights. I remember saying ages ago it would probably make the perfect place for a first date/birthday. Who knew I was prophesising??
In some weird twist, I have somehow become all organised. It's like the meditteranean meal all over again - I literally drew up a plan, with cost, dispatch/order date, delivery date of each item, etc..... So far, only the DVD has arrived, but hey - it's a start! Ah, Amazon. So beautifully efficient.
Is that too much, do you reckon? I worked it out, and overall I'll be spending something close to £100 on it all. Shaun went mental when he found out, saying I'm hard up for money as it is and I shouldn't blow it all at once - but fuck it, I've had shit-loads of extra shifts recently, and it's nice to have a legitimate reason to spend my money (other than pints and Subways). Not to mention AFTER Joe's birthday I'll be getting paid £125 from the pub, thanks to having shifts EVERY night this week. Seriously - I only have Monday and Friday off this week. In keeping with my new organisation and money-managing, I'm also putting all my Tips from this week's shifts into a moneybox - which is going towards getting my hair done the night before the meal..... fingers crossed I make that much! I'm on £5 so far, anyway - and I'm only looking for a Wash and Straighten.
September this year, for me, is UNFEASIBLY busy. On top of all these extra shifts, there's Kyle's flatwarming in Liverpool, Joe's birthday, Auntie's birthday, Melanie's leaving do (no idea where or why she's leaving, but this shall be found out on the night, presumably) the last two Sign Language exams of Level 1, Alice's birthday, Shaun's birthday, the list goes on. Dear me, all those New Year conceptions making trouble for me, so selfish......!
Got to go, anyway. Alice is coming round in a bit, were off to the Trafford Centre (I'm gonna know it better than my own bedroom at this rate.....!)
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Current Mood: excited
Current Music: "Friday Night" - Lily Allen
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