Thank
GOD it is Friday!
It has taken nearly a week to recover from
the festivities from last weekend which saw us in our very own “Woog’s Amazing
Race”. We dashed over Sydney celebrating birthdays, a wedding and of course,
the first round of rugby.
The weekend culminated in Jack’s 7th
Birthday party, which was planned entirely on the sales and services site
Gumtree.
And thank heavens it was!
We arrived home at 11am on the Sunday and
with guests due to arrive at 2pm, I started with the nervous sweats. Mother
Nature could tell I was stressing a little bit, so decided to part the clouds
and let the sun shine in.
During our absence, the Jumping Castle had
been delivered and set up in the backyard.
At noon, the caterer arrived with all the
food and set up the most delightful buffet table that I ever did see. It was my
job to stop my kids from getting stuck in, there and then.
At 1.30pm, the disco people arrived to set
up the lights and audio and to meet the birthday boy.
And at 2pm, on the dot, the backyard was
full to capacity with new friends from school, old mates from the past and of
course, our HUGE family!
It was a strange feeling not having to run
around like a madwoman, sending Mr. Woog up to the supermarket for last minute,
forgotten items. Such as serviettes. Instead, I jumped on the dance floor.
AND PARTIED LIKE IT WAS 1999!
The best thing about it? Come 4pm the children
were collected. By 5pm, all of the fabulous businesses that I had found on
Gumtree had packed up, cleaned up and were out of here*.
And by 6pm, the kids were asleep while Mr.
Woog and I shared a well-earned glass of wine on the couch, as we asked
ourselves…
“What
just happened here?”
As far as ease, I gave the whole process 10
out of 10.
Thank you to the businesses that I found
through Gumtree. If you live in the Sydney area I can highly recommend the
following:
Click here for customized adorable
invitations
Click here for the cutest caterer in town
Click here for awesome disco entertainment
FOR 2 HOURS!
Click here for a well-priced jumping castle
with great customer service. They also hire Sumo Suits.... just saying...
And with my 40th Birthday not
too far away, the easiest way to start planning is through Gumtree. Once I am
done with denying that I am actually growing up.
*all except for the Jumping Castle, who
asked if they could pick it up on Tuesday Morning. We made full use of our free
time with it.
What is the best party you have been to?
Jumped on a Jumping Castle Lately? In your PJ’s?
WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A BRA?
PS Thanks to Aunty Mim for the Skittles Cake!
