Hard to believe my little girl is turning 14 in a few days! Earlier this evening we had a birthday party for her and invited a group of her friends whose parents we hadn't yet met. It was a bit stressful for me since I hadn't met these people, but I'm glad to have gotten that over with.
D'Ette was really happy to get to hang out with her friends and it was neat to watch her interact with these girls and boys. (Yes, boys, ugh!) I remember a few years ago we had a party for her birthday and she had a difficult time getting along with so many different girls in one room. Kids grow up so fast. Teenagers even more quickly! She's more mature now and she's able to handle all the different personalities of both genders.
She got some really thoughtful gifts from her friends, and we gave her a new bathing suit and some other stuff she wanted. Her official birthday isn't until the 28th, and we have something else for her, but she doesn't know what that is yet and I'm not going to spill the beans here for all the trouble I've gone through to keep it a secret!
Singaporeans don't eat cake like we do in the US, so there was no birthday cake. One of the kids' mothers did bring an apple raisin cake, but there's nothing like a good Publix birthday cake. I don't know who will be celebrating a birthday while I'm back in the US next, but I'll be buying a birthday cake and eating it in celebration. Or just in plain pigginess. Chocolate Publix birthday cake with white icing. Here I come!
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