I’ve never really been one to be big on my birthdays. I can’t remember the last time I had a party with friends. The only way I celebrated my sweet 16 was getting my license. But this year, I felt like doing some fun. Because I figure it’s the last time to do anything about me for years with a baby on the way! It turned out that we didn’t have enough money to do too much but over the weekend, Scott planned a surprise for me.
He told me I couldn’t leave the bedroom until it was ready. He woke up at 9:30 am and came to get be around 2pm! He told me there were 21 things hidden around the apartment I had to find!
So I started searching and found 21 origami flowers. A few were hid so well he had to give me hints!
It took him all morning to make them, there are 4 different kinds and they are all so pretty.
(on a sidenote: that’s our little skelton friend on our bookshelf. We bought him for Halloween 2010 and my cat, Lilith ripped his head off so I just keep him up as decoration all the time now.)
At the end, he told me part 2 of the surprise was to open them up because he had written 21 reasons he loved me, 1 on each flower <3
This triptych was used for my Project 366 on January 7th. See it here.
Here is one of each of the kinds he made:
from top left to right: Bellflower, Lotus, Tulip, Lily
We wrote down each reason on paper (so I can look at them whenever I want!) and then folded the flowers back up and I think I’m going to make them into a garland to hang above our bed!
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I love origami! This is such a sweet surprise, it really shows how much your man care about you. The origami flowers will make a great garland!
Happy belated birthday
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Aw, that’s so sweet! And happy birthday as well!
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OHHHHH my GOODNESS! This is probably the cutest thing I’ve ever heard of! You’re so incredibly lucky! I’m pretty late with the Happy Birthday wishes because it’s only 2 pm over here in Hawaii, but I hope your birthday was everything you wished for and more, and that your’e still partying hard until the morning because 21 is such a big birthday to celebrate! I can’t wait to read more about it! Happy Birthday!
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Oh that was so sweet! I can imagine your guy toiling over folding the flowers–so cute. Happy birthday!
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AW!!! This is adorable.
I love origami, such a sweet gift and what a special birthday surprise. Congrats on turning 21, lovely lady! I hope your year is wonderful!!!
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This is adorable! And I love the idea of saving the flowers and hanging them above the bed.
Side note: I also have a decorative skeleton that just hangs out on my bookcase. It too was bought for Halloween, but has become an all-year friend
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