Planning A 17th Birthday Trip

 My daughter's 17th birthday is coming up and I am so excited for what we have planned.

I love this era of the birthday trip, almost more than the birthday party. Well, maybe just as much. 

It's less work and way less stress to plan a simple trip to the beach, especially living in Costa Rica. However, depending on the trip or the party,  they both can cost a bag financially.

But both can be done on a budget as well and the budget queen, me, will make this upcoming trip as budget friendly as possible. It'll definetly be cheaper than the party we originally wanted to plan and for sure will be just as good of a time. 

Here are just a few details we have so far, a breakdown of the birthday weekend celebration, if you will. Friday the 26th is the actual birthday, so we plan to take the birthday girl and her 3 closest friends to PF Changs for a " fancy" dinner, with everyone dressed in their semi formal best. 

There will be a sleepover, some dancing, some karaoke and a movie, if time permits because everyone has to be up early on Saturday to head to the BEACH!!!!! Jaco Beach baby.  

It's been a minute since we've been to the beach, so it's time and we're ready. It's just an overnight trip but we will make the most of our one night. We rented a 3 bedroom townhouse that comes with a ton of amenities plus, we'll be at the BEACH!!! We're all super excited. 

This upcoming week, we'll do a bit of party prep like a few diy decor to make the house and ranch area as festive as possible with the old hollywood theme. Besides making dinner reservations and buying a few items for the party, like snacks and cheap party favors, there's not much else to do but pack for the BEACH!!! We cannot wait, it's gonna be too much fun!

                    

                            Cake and Decor Inspo

Waterpark Family Day

 While the kids were on holy week break for Easter, we decided to do at least one fun activity outside before the week long vacation came to a close.  We ended up going to a water park that also has hiking trails, a waterfall and a soccer field. It was a much needed day out and we all had a blast. The kids even got a chance to do the zip line activity, which was a highlight for my 10 year old 

Does The Easter Bunny Get Tips

 Hi, it's me, I'm the Easter Bunny. And no, I don't get tips. But the joy I get from making lasting memories for my kids for each holiday is payment enough.

Easter 2024 was another epic celebration at home. As per usual, I wrote the clues, hid the eggs for the scavenger hunt and then filled baskets with all my kids favorite goodies. 

I also meticulously planned a menu for the day that included a brunch and a dinner of a few yummy foods and treats. It's what I love to do and will do it for as long as I can.

                The celebrations started the day before at Lincoln Plaza's Easter event.

                           Brunch

                   Easter Baskets 2024

                             Easter dinner

It was an amazing family Easter!

Keeping Things Simple

 Thank goodness my oldest son is very low maintenance because all he wanted for his birthday this year was an ice cream cake and Japanese food. That's it, that's all. And due to our strict budget this year, everything he wanted luckily fit into the budget.

I wanted to do more, as I am the queen of extra, but budget wise, I'm happy I could give my son exactly what he wanted guilt free.

Besides, I have 3 other kids who will most likely want more than that for their birthdays, so I will get to do more very very soon. However, I will be content that all I had to do was pick up a cake and uber some food for my oldest.

So here's a post to my oldest who celebrated his 24th birthday on the 28th of March and all he wanted was some ofnhis favorite foods.