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35th Birthday Weekend Fun
Friday night is the start of some wild pleasure for this hot bunch of girlfriends.
It was Thursday evening, and three of my very best friends and I had just finished planning the final, last-minute details of our girls’ surprise getaway to celebrate our friend Mia’s 35th birthday.
Claire had arranged an Airbnb rental along the coast. A large, four-bedroom beach house with a chef’s kitchen, a huge deck including an enormous hot tub, a private and secluded beach, and a large fireplace for the cooler evening weather that was already encroaching the end of summer evenings.
Lucy had made plans for the transportation; a large SUV stretch limo for eight, insisting that no one should drive themselves to a weekend beach house party and groups of four or more should always have extra room to spread out and relax.
Molly, our prize-winning restaurant owner and chef, had made plans for all the meals, drinks and snacks for the weekend, including having one of her chef friends, Jamie, join us on Saturday evening — Mia’s actual birthday — to prepare a luscious and delectable five course meal with perfectly paired wine for each course.
As Mia’s very best friend, I (Scarlett) was responsible for the entertainment and gifts, and had planned a bachelorette-esque…
