The Big Three-Oh-Yeah!

Last week was my birthday!  If you follow my Facebook page, you may have seen a couple of posts in the lead-up, in which I dubbed it the big 'Three-Oh-No'.  I will admit that I was very reluctant to let go of my twenties (read: clinging on for dear life), but after lots of celebration and fun, I have now renamed it the big 'Three-Oh-Yeah'!

Loverboy knew that turning thirty was a pretty big deal to me, and he most definitely pulled out the big guns this year, treating me like a princess all day.  We both had the day off work, and my morning started with opening cards and presents from family, which included a gorgeous bakelite bangle from my sweetheart - definitely a great start to the day!

Beautiful bakelite from my sweetie and card from my sister!

We then headed out for my first surprise, before which, I was under strict instruction not to moisturize or wear any make-up.  All became clear when we arrived at a spa for a pampering session!  We were greeted with mint tea, before being taken to a steam room for a Moroccan Hammam treatment.  During this time we had ice water thrown on us, then we were scrubbed down with a black olive mask, followed by a clove mud mask.  It felt amazing, and by the time we came out of the steam room we felt completely relaxed.

Make-up free and on our way to the spa! 

We were then shown to a lounging area, covered in cushions and drapes, and given fruit salad and more mint tea, before being taken for a full body massage and facial.  Our total treatment was supposed to last 2.5 hours, however, we were so relaxed that we had no concept of time....so 4 hours later, when I asked what time it was, we realised that we had missed our dinner reservation (cue much pouting from me, when the hubs told me where he had booked!) but Aaron has since rescheduled for later this month, so the celebrations continue!  Hooray!

That night we got dolled up and headed to my next surprise: Dirty Dancing the musical!  Given that this is my favourite movie, I was very skeptical about how it would compare with the film...however, I was most pleasantly surprised!  The show was great, the dancers were fabulous and the sets were super cool.  Of course, the lead actor was no Patrick Swayze, but who cares when the Brown Swayze was my date?

I should have suspected that we were going to DD when loverboy gave me a card with a lady carrying watermelons that morning...

On the weekend, we threw a birthday picnic with friends in Regent's Park, which was a super fun day and lasted 'til it was dark - we pretty much shut that park down!

I am so lucky to be surrounded by so many awesome, kind, lovely, wonderful people, who helped make it the best celebration I could have hoped for!

There was soooooooooooo much food, drink, and CAKE!

Jim with some of the cupcakes he made - do you remember the cake he made me last year?

My mum made a scrumptious plum and almond tart, my friend Jim made me a selection of beautiful cupcakes (cherry, raspberry and lemon) and Miss Turnstiles made chocolate cupcakes that had photos of me on them!!!!  They were all totally amazing and deeeeeeeeeeeeeelish!

There was also music and dancing (of course) and decorations, also kindly brought by Jim!  We definitely had a real party going on in that park, and I'm pretty sure that all the passers-by wanted to join in!

I also received lots of lovely presents and cards and felt totally spoilt!

I feel very fortunate to have such great friends and such an amazing husband, who really helped me kick off my dirty thirty with a bang! 

Here's to fabulous family, friends, fun and flirty thirties!