It's My Party...
So turning 30 is a big deal. Even for low-maintenance chicks like me. I'd thought I'd be able to wear some jeans and some Converse sneakers fresh out tha box to my birthday shindig, but those hopes were promptly dashed by my event coordinator.
"You have to wear a dress!" she exclaimed. "It's your 30th birthday!"
As if there's some unwritten law that women must wear dresses on their 30th birthday.
"But I wanna dance," I whined like a petulant child. As if wearing a dress precluded dancing.
I finally conceded. I was, after all, at a milestone birthday.
"What are you going to do with your hair?" she asked.
"What's wrong with my hair?" I wondered. So what if I've only twisted it four times this year? I wash it every week, and it's clean, dammit! Besides, I don't like manicured locks.
There was a sigh at the other end of the phone. Nothing else, just the one sigh.
"Ok, ok! I'll get the hair done!" I conceded. Again.
"What about the nails?" she asked hopefully, and as though she sensed my impending refusal; "This will never happen again, y'know. You only turn 30 this one time."
I agreed to get the nails done too.
"And if you do just a liiiiiitttle touch of makeup..."
That's where I drew the line. Who knows what would've been next...a little Botox for my eye wrinkles? A tummy tuck for my love handles? Ok, ok, I'm being overly dramatic...but at least I'll be wearing a dress, and my hair will be freshly twisted, and I'll have nicely manicured nails...
So what if I won't be able REALLY get down like I did at the Brooklyn museum two Saturdays ago? So what if I will probably chip the nail polish before I even get to the club? So what if (a la Cropover 07) I'll have to undo the painful hairstyle before the party?
I will be 30 and fabulous...even if it only lasts one night. My pumpkin awaits...
Cheers,
Cinderella
P.S. This should be an interesting event: Dreamy Dread, The Lift, Turtle, First Love, The Married Propositioner (oh boy do I have a story about HIM!) and Mr. Anonymous have all positively RSVP'd.
Rest assured, I plan to make it rain on them hoes. LOL...
posted by SimplEnigma @ 12:12 AM
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10 Comments:
Happy Birth Day
happy birthday
why couldn't you wear the converse with the dress?
and yes, there's an unwritten law
it doesn't have to be a dress but you better look fierce
Wear some makeup. It won't kill you, but will give you a lovely glow. Also, please get your eyebrows done! That's an order, not a request.
LOL Turning 30 and people think you should suddenly be dying to do all the crap that you don't normally do? How droll! LOL As you said....it's YOUR party...if you wanna roll in the place with your damn bath suit on, that's YOUR perogative!(humming Bobby "crackhead" Brown).
I'm gonna assume that the event coordinator is a friend, yes? Then, as a friend, she should know how you are....and leave it alone. Again...it's YOUR party, you can dress how you want to!
hair...I understand how you feel about the styling....3 day max on anystyle mine goes in.
nails...why bother with color? a manicure with a nice buff accomplish the same thing...neat hands.
make-up...yeah, whatever....
chapstick/lip gloss and shea work just fine
If you really start to feel like you won't be comfortable at your own shindig, I'd say fuck em if they can't take a joke....rock those jeans and fresh converse...
throw in a trademark look (NYC scarf around neck and cute cap)...and work that room, diva LOL
p.s. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday SE...have a wonderful time...shite, u can even cry if u want to....lol
How about posting a photo after you have dolled up yourself. That would be a real birthday present.
december baby!
the law is written...bout converse and jeans...struups. my dress and stilettos did not stop me from getting DOWN last night!
Happy Birthday Chica! Enjoy and pls dont be so MEAN with the stories as u've been lately!
Oh the drama of waiting for the next post...
Belated thanks for the birthday wishes! :)
LMAO @ Anonymous. That, my dear readers, is my cousin. She is consistently mortified that I don't do my eyebrows.
@Warren, I like the mystery.
@ Pepper...we can't all be fashionistas like you, y'know. Hmmpfh.
GC: Converse with a dress...Hmm, I'll have to look into that for my next event.
The party was a blast. I'm glad I got dressed up. My friends were right. It was a crappy day (cold, icy and a mini snowstorm), so many of the men didn't make it, but I flirted shamelessly with Dreamy Dread...:)
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