The Birthday Girl
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121604)
Gainesville, Florida
November 23, 2024 8:39am CST
The past month and a half have been a whirlwind for me with so many different things going on. Many of you have noticed that I haven't been here much lately, and it's just because there's been so much going on in my world around me.
But, going back to the end of October, we got to celebrate my daughter's 25th birthday. She wanted a SpongeBob SquarePants themed birthday party, so we gave her one! Although she is not one for surprise parties, the whole family pulled together to pull off an amazing surprise SpongeBob birthday celebration for her, and she absolutely loved it! It was a costume party, so everyone had to dress like a character from the show. I wasn't sure how much the party attendees would get into the costume idea, but in the end they did not disappoint!
Have you ever hosted or attended a costume party?
Photo is me and my daughter as she is getting ready to enjoy a slice of her birthday cake.
9 people like this
9 responses
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
6h
It was so much fun! It had been years since I last dressed up.
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
6h
It had been years since I had last dressed up in a costume. It was so much fun!
2 people like this
@snowy22315 (180791)
• United States
7h
Oh my goodness, you guys are look alikes. The only costume parties I have gone to have been Halloween ones.
3 people like this
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
6h
In my younger adulthood days, I used to go to Halloween costume parties every year. They were so much fun! I should start doing that again, as everyone had so much fun dressing up at my daughter’s birthday party.
2 people like this
@FourWalls (68069)
• United States
6h
I LOVE the shirt, so perfectly SpongeBob!!!
Nope, never been to a costume party.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
5h
My son had that shirt custom made for her.
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (50963)
• Canada
8h
Happy Belated Birthday to your daughter, you both look great in the photo.
That is an amazing party theme, and I can see the decorations in the background fit right in.
I remember our son had a Lion King themed birthday party for his fourth or fifth birthday, the gifts were all Lion King themed except for one, but nobody dressed the part.
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
6h
We figured since it was her 25th birthday that we would go all out—decorations, costume, music and all.
1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (106359)
• Marion, Ohio
8h
She is lovely. Glad she enjoyed the party
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
6h
Thanks. It was a really nice surprise for her, and she had a blast.
1 person likes this
@aureategloom (9619)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
8h
happy belated birthday to your daughter, you guys look really happy in that picture 
birthday theme she chose is really interesting and i'm glad everyone understood the assignment. it would be awesome if someone came with a clarinet and started playing birthday song 
i was never at a costume party, but in our Kindergarten we used to make birthday parties for the kids and if they like Paw Patrol - we'd try to find Paw Patrol plates or balloons. their parents would get the cake (usually with picture of kids current obsession )
i hope the things that were happening around you were some good and busy things and that everything's fine. 
birthday theme she chose is really interesting and i'm glad everyone understood the assignment. it would be awesome if someone came with a clarinet and started playing birthday song
i was never at a costume party, but in our Kindergarten we used to make birthday parties for the kids and if they like Paw Patrol - we'd try to find Paw Patrol plates or balloons. their parents would get the cake (usually with picture of kids current obsession )
i hope the things that were happening around you were some good and busy things and that everything's fine. 2 people like this
@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
6h
It was such a fun party. I miss the days of my youth where we used to have themed parties all the time. Maybe we should do that more as adults.
1 person likes this
@aureategloom (9619)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
59s
@moffittjc i think it would be even better to do that as adults. i often see posts about meme themed parties and stuff like that.
@RasmaSandra (79893)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2h
I hope your daughter had a very happy birthday, I have been to a couple of costume parties, I think the SpongeBob is a cute idea,
@JudyEv (340101)
• Rockingham, Australia
3m
That's a great photo and congratulations to you both. It's never easy to pull off a surprise party.
@lovebuglena (44544)
• Staten Island, New York
4h
I’ve never had or been to a themed birthday party where everyone had to dress up as a character. Sounds fun. What was your costume?
