This past weekend, Byrd celebrated her birthday. Simple living makes us excited to celebrate the occasions we have in style and with enthusiasm, along with some creativity. Byrd is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fan, so we had a TMNT themed surprise game, in which Mee-Maw, Ana, and Triss had colored masks, Em was Master Splinter, and I had an evil pink brain. We gave Em a mask, a turtle shell, and a plethora of fake weapons. She played "Pin the Mask on the Turtle." We proceeded to take a bunch of ridiculous pictures and decide it was time for dessert. (We'd had pizza for dinner earlier.) Much to Ana's discomfort, we decided to go out in costume.
We went to Ben and Jerry's on a busy stretch of road. The walk from the parking lot to the ice cream was a ton of fun. In Triss's words, "We just got the best double-take ever!" Most of the time, I don't admit it when people might be staring at me -- this time, heads were turning even from inside shop windows. When we got to Ben and Jerry's, the woman behind the counter was thrilled with our costumes. The man working with her didn't say anything, but I'll wager that was why my small cone had more than one scoop on it.
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