Irene WignallThis Saturday is my 44th birthday. Now I know I’m probably in the minority here, but I expect the same effort now as I got for my ninth birthday. 🎈🎁🎊🎉
That doesn’t necessarily mean a large amount of money spent on me (although I wouldn’t complain), but definitely some effort has to be made. I’m more into memories and experiences now as opposed to tangible gifts. 🎢🧗🪂
I like to put lots of effort into people’s birthday, try to think outside the box. Sometimes I fail but at least I try. It’s like the card you receive. The card is very important. I always read the words in a card. I can’t buy a batch and just pull one out of the cupboard. Although, that would be a lot easier, and less hassle. However, I did once for my dad, a father’s day card saying, ‘ To My Husband’ in big letters, which I didn’t notice. 🤦♀️
Any persons birthday in our house, they have breakfast in bed, banners, balloons, (although I hate balloons, so the day after I go round and pop them all) party poppers and most importantly cake 🎂. You keep your birthday cards up for one week. As I’m writing this I know I’m sounding a bit like ‘you can have fun, as long as it’s organised fun!’
I have been with my husband eleven years and he knows how much weight I place on my birthday…..but he’s getting shitter and shitter as the years go on. He is not arsed about his birthday, which is fine, but he still gets the banners, balloons etc . if he wants them or not. I’m sure deep down he loves it. 🤔
A few years ago I had to ask him if I could have breakfast in bed on my birthday, to which he replied do you have sugar in your coffee. FUMING!!!! I have never, ever drank coffee. ☕️
I do like surprises but then again I pride myself on my detective skills 🔎and finding out what I am getting, so I do understand why people don’t bother with surprises for me anymore, it must get a tedious me ruining them all.
When I knew Adam had enquired about buying my engagement ring , years ago, I was getting frustrated waiting around. I asked him had he got the ring and he told me it was being shipped over from their shop in Brussels. So I researched it. No shop in Brussels. Ha I knew it, he’d got it, so I booked myself in for a manicure, waited and practised my surprised face. 💍😲
When I get a gift that isn’t quite me, I do try to hide it, but my face gives it away big time . One Christmas, Adam and I had a £50 limit as we were saving for a new house and he bought me a box of fireworks….A BOX OF FIREWORKS. I do love fireworks at Disney World or November 5th but not for a present. I couldn’t hide my disappointment that day. We were in bed, pre kids, unwrapping and I just placed my fireworks at the side of the bed and went back to sleep. He’s still convinced this was a good gift. 🤬
One birthday he organised for us to go on a weekend away which was a lovely gift but we had had that before my birthday. I still wanted full effort on my birthday which was on the Sunday, but instead the Friday before he said there are some flowers in the kitchen for you. Oh right that’s nice of you to get me some flowers for no reason as I assume they are not for my birthday as my birthday isn’t till Sunday??? 💐
He thought I was acting like a child.
…maybe I was but I don’t care (said as I threw myself on the floor!)
So I’m not expecting much from this weekend….watch this space 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
