My birthday was weeks ago, but last weekend, a small circle of friends threw me the most hilarious birthday party. It was called the Reneesance Ball—i.e. Renaissance, pronounced in the European way that also happens to sound like my name.
Dressing up was optional, and some friends absolutely understood the assignment. There were paper planes, my favorite cocktail, but in the spirit of the era, we renamed them parchment carriages. Commitment matters.
As for me, I dressed as Elizabeth I. She reigned for the same number of years as my new age.
Ta da! Gloriana
But truly, get a silly circle of friends. They’re the best.
Smuggling Grace 
“Parchment carriages”. I am deceased.
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The funniest part is that I and the party-thrower both came up with that exact same idea — that cocktail and that name, independently. We both thought that up!
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Clearly your friends are well-suited to you.
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And they to me!
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