Surprise!

Iselin turned 20 on Wednesday. 20 is a bit of a milestone birthday as you are no longer a teen, but it is especially big here in Norway--you can officially get into the majority of bars and legally buy alcohol harder than beer and wine!

Reminder: if you are a bit fuzzy as to who the heck Iselin is, she is an ex-coworker of mine from Poesi and the same fun-loving Norwegian that came to visit me this fall in the US. We had an absolute blast and she is definitely one of my closest friends here in Norway.

She asked me if I wanted to join her and some friends for a drink at Siste Indre (20 years and up only, vet du ). I accepted så klart! and looked forward to the night immensely. Without any alterior motives I suggested we meet at my place before we were going to go out...and things just escalated from there.

Next thing I knew I was contacting friends we had in common and planning a surprise party. I must say I have not had much luck with surprise parties in the past; I tried to arrange one for Lars in 2008 and it was a total flop. I mean, we had a great time but he wasn't surprised in the least. This attempt was the complete opposite--Iselin was shocked! All she managed to say when she walked in the door was herregud (oh my god) over and over again. She even teared up a little!

Linda had come over early and helped me prepare--she baked a cake while I cleaned, blew up balloons and decorated the place. The rest of the girls showed up about a half an hour before Iselin just in time to help decorate and light the cake!

We also had some ridiculous party hats that completed the entire experience. Made us feel like we were six year olds again--and at the best kids' party ever!

Did I mention we pretended the balloons were breasts and even wore the hats out to Siste Indre? Yep, we are that cool and that mature.

Gratulerer så mye med dagen Iselin!