In my family, birthdays were a big deal. Since we didn't celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, your birthday was when you got the big presents and the big celebration. My birthday happens to fall exactly one week before Halloween.
This is my setup as to why, for the past five years, I've thrown myself a big, themed bash where I've forced my friends to dress up in all sorts of manners. My first theme, for my 25th birthday, was the 80s.
This is what I wore:
That is my cousin's actual prom dress and...
Published on April 01, 2011 08:14