It’s Bella’s Birthday – TTIC #22

We were pulling up to the house now. Bright light shined from every window on the first two floors. A long line of glowing Japanese lanterns hung from the porch eaves, reflecting a soft radiance on the huge cedars that surrounded the house. Big bowls of flowers – pink roses – lined the wide stairs up to the front doors.

They were all waiting in the huge white living room; when I walked through the door, they greeted me with a loud chorus of “Happy Birthday, Bella!” while I blushed and looked down. Alice, I assumed, had covered every flat surface with pink candles and dozens of crystal bowls filled with hundreds of roses. There was a table with a white cloth draped over it next to Edward’s grand piano, holding a pink birthday cake, more roses, a stack of glass plates and a small pile of silver-wrapped presents.

It was a hundred times worse than I’d imagined.

New Moon opens with Bella’s 18th birthday and Alice in full party mode. Most people dread turning 30 or 40, but Bella dreaded turning 18 – mostly since that meant she was “older” than Edward. For the Cullens, they were excited – the last birthday they had ever “celebrated” was Emmett’s many decades earlier.

For the creative challenge part – create a birthday themed item – you’re welcome to draw inspiration from the party or just go with “birthday”.

For the comment part – tell us if you’ve ever given or been the recipient of a surprise party or let me know if there was a birthday you dreaded. Or simply just let us know what your favorite birthday gift was.

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Now, go check out the res of the DT’s creations:

Beth ~ Dani ~ Eve ~  Jen ~ Julie ~Margie  ~ Rebecca ~ Tonya

…and don’t forget to check out this months Blog Candy from Dani!!!