Birthday Baby

So The Ambassadrice as celebrating, not only moving into her lovepad with The Hairy Man, but also the monumental moment in life that is turning 30 ! The Mad One and I aged considerably just at the thought that the "baby" was now, undeniably a fully fledged adult and felt that , in order not to embarrass her at her party, we would need to out in extra effort to look fabulous.....( a lot of effort ! ) In the knowledge that BMM and The Scot could also do with a lick of paint, we booked in for an afternoon chez Dylan Bradshaw, so that, at the very least, our faces and gruaig would be bang on trend. Off we set for the big smoke, in the Mad Ones fancy new 7 seater...it will only be fancy for a short time, so we are taking advantage of it's current state of cleanliness before her brood let loose and redecorate the interior with crisps, chicken nuggets and all matter of flora and fauna ! As we exited the car to toddle down the street to our appointment, the Heavens opened and we arrived, like bedraggled, drowned rats into the poshest salon in town. Swiftly we were donned with silver grey monogrammed capes and headed upstairs to Hair and Make Up. As our damp weary arses hit the plush leather seats, we released a collective sigh of relaxation, aided by the almost immediate provision of glasses of Prosecco....hurrah ! We were taken down to the hair washing area, reclined on vibrating, massaging leather chair/beds and our heads massaged while resting in a calmly glowing "pod"....HEAVEN ! The Mad One was actually incapable of speech, so much did she enjoy the sensation below her buttocks. It had obviously been a while !
Our own personal make up artist then arrived and we were sat down in front of the bright bulb surrounded mirrors to have our tired faces transformed into bright, wrinkle free, luminous, sophisticated visages. Oh it felt fantastic and we looked fantastic...mind you the Mad One kept asking if she looked a little like Panti Bliss ??? We headed back to the jeep and drove over the River, entering the uberswanky Morrison hotel....no we could not afford to stay, so instead used their ample, plush toilets as a changing room, emerging like butterflies into the cocktail bar. A little Mojito later and we ere ready to party !
The Ambassadrice had chosen Terra Madre as her party location, so we toddled past the 200 year old Halpenny Bridge and entered the intimate function room , but it contained all that was necessary i.e.a bar, a toilet, tables and wine ! The Ambassadrice arrived looking as if she had stepped off a catwalk in her white playsuit and The Hairy Man was as proud as punch. One by one her loyal, fun, exotic and fabulous friends arrived and the buzz in the room indicated that this was going to be a great night. It was. We ate Italian food, drank good wine and made 5 feet square into a dancefloor until the wee hours. The "friends" treated us like family and vice versa. I was delighted to find that my all time favourite news reader is a personal friend of my little sis ! I also know she has a friend who bore a striking resemblance to our Lord. I was reliably (?) informed by his girlfriend that he does not normally arrive at parties in an Aran jumper and sandals and that he had been in fact " on a Jesus photo shot" before arriving to the event....likely story ! The Strictly Come Dancing Champ was there with his missus, the Bonny Bonner, the frisky French, the Donegal crew, the Newly married and About to be married and a host of other characters most of whom felt the need at some point in the evening to declare undying love for my baby sister....a lovely thing to hear. As the youth considered moving on to a trendy vintage place, we headed off home to our vintage, not trendy homes, happy we had had a night out in Dublin with some hip youngsters and that we had not embarrassed ourselves. My make up still flawless, I did consider leaving it on all night and getting the value of it for mass the following morning, but common sense prevailed and I stripped my face back to it's original old state and climbed into my comfy bed with a smile on my face....GASP had one too......