Sep
Activities
My September Celebrations Surprise Party
Since my birthday falls under the biggest party month in Belize “September Celebrations” I decided to throw myself a really good surprise party. I knew I could use my birthday as a good excuse to get Paul off the island for some old fashioned country downtime at one of my favorite resorts in Belize. You might be wondering how can you throw yourself a surprise party? The surprise is actually for Paul and something to do with one of his favorite book series Lord of the Rings and the custom of people giving away gifts on their birthdays instead of receiving them. He did it for me when we first started dating so I figured I would give it a try. In my book, awesome parties make great gifts. I know he will not mind I have turned our romantic birthday getaway into surprise celebration with friends. It will make the moonlight horse ride and bonfire so much better, plus I can’t wait to watch Tinker with the talking birds. We flew out on the 8:00 am Tropic Air flight from San Pedro to Belmopan, another round of people will take the 11:30 flight. A few of the gang decided to get some extra adventure in by flying to Municipal Airport on the 9:00 am and catching the 10:00 am express bus to Belmopan, they will be here any minute. The last two are joining us Monday for the big party. Most of you are familiar with the saying a picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes when you are in the moment, there are no words to truly describe it. This is how I feel about time spent at Banana Bank Lodge and why I chose it for my party.
Over half the people coming have not been here yet and I cannot wait to see everyone fall in love with the place. Those of us that have already been always enjoy seeing the Carr family, the friendly staff, family style food and the spacious country grounds. Putting it out there that none of us step on any “road apples” from John Carr’s horses 🙂 If you want more Belmopan information, Belize Art, and Cowboy pics, like Banana Bank Facebook page. I will leave you with a a few pictures featuring a small bit of the beauty of Banana Bank.
They have been there forever Emily, it’s a great place to stay.
Looks like a very cool place — I’d never heard of this one, Laurie. Have a wonderful birthday celebration!
Thanks Charlotte, it is super gorgeous here.
Happy Birthday! . I love the idea of giving away gifts instead of receiving. What a gorgeous slide show.
Sept 8th Susan. Happy birthday to you too. Surprise went off great. Everyone hid behind the bar in the dining hall and jumped up when he came in.
Happy Birthday! What day? Mine is 9/26 – enjoy your surprise party, looks like fun!