I was born a couple of days after Christmas and for my last birthday, my family and I were on vacation in the Dominican Republic. I had never spent a birthday on the beach and that is exactly what I wished to do. After doing some aqua Zumba in the pool and eating lunch at the beach restaurant, we headed off to the beach to spend the afternoon enjoying the views and swimming in the ocean.
I even managed to do a little reading while my husband went to confirm our flight and do our online check-in.
After spending a wonderful afternoon together on the beach, my family and I headed back to our hotel rooms to get ready for our dinner reservations. I had chosen to eat at the Italian a la carte restaurant – a far cry from the buffet that we normally dined at on my birthday. When we arrived at our room, my husband and I were surprised to see the banner placed on our door.
We were especially delighted with what we saw on the bed:
I had to call my daughters to come over quickly and see what had been done.
While leaving, my youngest happened to glance in the bathroom and called us over.
The bathroom looked so pretty and I could not contain my delight at seeing the drawn bath – I really felt spoilt!
Of course I had to take a bath – and switch on the jacuzzi jets! I still managed to be ready on time for our booking at the restaurant – though only just! On arriving at the restaurant, I was in for another surprise:
On the beautifully decorated table, I saw a birthday card written to me from the concierge and the people who had organised all of these wonderful surprises.
The day could not get any better! As you can imagine, I was grinning from happiness. After a wonderful meal, I was gifted with the last surprise of the evening: the waiters sang happy birthday to me and presented my with a delicious cake that had been made especially for me.
My 2019 birthday is not one that I will forget quickly. It has certainly been the best birthday I have ever experienced.
What has been your most memorable birthday celebration?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2020
(This post is linked to Becky’s Square Challenge.)
Wow, they really went above & beyond!
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They did. It made me feel extra special.
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Wow! That was amazing! How nice to get to experience something like that, you’ll remember it forever!
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I agree. I still can’t believe that they organized all that.
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Wow this was such a beautiful celebration. Loved your pics. Never celebrated my birthday…
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Maybe one day you will get the chance.
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oh my how wonderful. This is a true delight . .so very special and unforgettable. And a very Happy, if delayed, Birthday to you!
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Thank you Becky. It was a delightful experience I will remember for a very long time.
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How fun! Happy birthday.
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Thank you. This experience was a few weeks ago 😄
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What a wonderful and memorable Birthday celebration, Colline. 😍
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It certainly was. It would be hard to top that one 😀
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Oh, such beautiful surprises! They really made everything special for you. 🙂
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They did! And it made me so happy.
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What a fabulous and memorable birthday, Colline!
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We had such a wonderful time!
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I know I’m very late😅😂
But, still, wish you a really happy (belated) birthday! 🎂🎉🎁
Lovely celebration! 🎊
I think my unforgettable celebration has to be when I forgot a bit of my debate oration(which was on my birthday), I fumbled but, nonetheless, still bravely completed my oration in the best way I could at that moment 😌
And obviously all the support and well wishes from my friends and family 💛
Stay blessed! ☺😇
-theinkwarrior
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A wonderful moment to remember a birthday by 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
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