planning, planning, planning
someone's first birthday is coming up. and boy the grandparents are all over it.
we've been asked to come to toronto to celebrate. and so we are. because a very big pre-birthday party is in the works.
my parents have rented a banquet hall(capacity 120 people), ordered lechon (whole roast pig), and my dad will be cooking his 'famous' "red sauce". my in-laws are also excitedly preparing. they already have 6 dishes planned for the occassion and i'm not sure that number includes dessert (we're in charge of the cake, you see).
it's pretty insane. my mom wants me to decide on round or rectangular tables!
a tad overboard perhaps. but very, very sweet.
naturally, as little z's mothers, we're excited too. we have grand plans for his toronto pre-birthday party and his actual birthday in vancouver!
for both events, we're making some re-usable decorations we're hoping to use for the rest of our celebrating lives. along with some other surprises for our son.
as for birthday gifts. i'm really trying not to go overboard. there are some wrapped presents we already have from christmas that we have yet to give him. so we're actually already covered.
but it's z's first birthday, and i want to give him a memorable gift. i want him to have a play kitchen. or some play instruments (nothing too annoying). or this adorable contraption that won toy of the year recently. but really, then. i'm making it all about me, aren't i? the truth is, z will remember nothing. i know i don't remember my first birthday gift. this desire to give my son everything i want him to have is really just my over-consumerism tendencies being fed by the occassion of my son's birthday.
and now, i work to get over myself - in light of my commitment to living simply. i'm going to finally open my son's resp account and focus on doing things to commemorate his first birthday. there are already presents from his mommies: books and toys. i'm hoping to knit something just in time. and of course, there will be cake. oh yes. there will be cake.
we've been asked to come to toronto to celebrate. and so we are. because a very big pre-birthday party is in the works.
my parents have rented a banquet hall(capacity 120 people), ordered lechon (whole roast pig), and my dad will be cooking his 'famous' "red sauce". my in-laws are also excitedly preparing. they already have 6 dishes planned for the occassion and i'm not sure that number includes dessert (we're in charge of the cake, you see).
it's pretty insane. my mom wants me to decide on round or rectangular tables!
a tad overboard perhaps. but very, very sweet.
naturally, as little z's mothers, we're excited too. we have grand plans for his toronto pre-birthday party and his actual birthday in vancouver!
for both events, we're making some re-usable decorations we're hoping to use for the rest of our celebrating lives. along with some other surprises for our son.
as for birthday gifts. i'm really trying not to go overboard. there are some wrapped presents we already have from christmas that we have yet to give him. so we're actually already covered.
but it's z's first birthday, and i want to give him a memorable gift. i want him to have a play kitchen. or some play instruments (nothing too annoying). or this adorable contraption that won toy of the year recently. but really, then. i'm making it all about me, aren't i? the truth is, z will remember nothing. i know i don't remember my first birthday gift. this desire to give my son everything i want him to have is really just my over-consumerism tendencies being fed by the occassion of my son's birthday.
and now, i work to get over myself - in light of my commitment to living simply. i'm going to finally open my son's resp account and focus on doing things to commemorate his first birthday. there are already presents from his mommies: books and toys. i'm hoping to knit something just in time. and of course, there will be cake. oh yes. there will be cake.