I have never been one that is into anything too "girly". I don't enjoy pinterest or interior design magazines and I don't even wear makeup. Perhaps I am just lazy, but I just don't care. I mean, I think I have good taste and I know what I like but poring over fabric samples or shopping the MAC counter is something you'll never see me doing. Because of this, I am utterly shocked at my recent odd (slightly obsessive) behavior over Ollie's second birthday party.
I have always thought that over the top big birthday parties for babies were a waste and all about the parents showing off. That is why for Ollie's first birthday party, we just had immediate family with pizza and cupcakes. It was sheer perfection and I love that I didn't do a big thing, where he probably would have melted down 7 minutes into the party. Despite the fact that I felt a tinge of guilt every time we went to one of our friend's fabulous baby birthday parties!!
This year, something is different. My little ginger has a personality - he is full-on crazily obsessed with trucks, namely firetrucks. Also, he has best friends he plays with - his little group of cute toddlers that he really truly loves. So this year, I am morphing into "that mom" that is planning a themed party. A fire truck themed party no less. It started with the invitations I found on Minted.com - which rivaled the cost of my wedding invites. Thank god Chris isn't fully versed on things like custom printing and card stock, or the fact that for $4.99 we could have had very nice invitations from CVS that would have handwritten info. This invitation has now become the template for all my decorating! Last night after a few cocktails on our date night, I forced Chris to go to our local bakery on the walk home, invitation in hand, to get the ball rolling on the cake discussions. Ridiculous.
This blog post comes after a night of insomnia starting at 3am. I was on my iPhone searching Etsy for "fire truck party decor" as I attempted to not wake Chris with the bright light shining from my phone. I think this post is somewhat of a self-intervention, as I almost just pulled the trigger on a $52 party package of fire truck birthday monogrammed banners and cupcake toppers. WHO AM I?
Despite the decorating compulsion & overspending, I am honestly soooo excited for his big day! My little goose will be the star of the show and all his cute little friends will be together to play.....with firetrucks.
