22nd birthday ideas

Twenty-one is a major milestone for a birthday. It signals the beginning of official adulthood, the age of majority and the right to imbibe alcoholic beverages. So while you and your sweetie may have partied hearty on that momentous birthday, turning 22 can seem to be somewhat of a letdown. But it doesn’t have to be and won't cost a fortune to turn a 22nd birthday into a day to remember.

Turn Back the Clock

Recreate the world 22 years ago. Play the music of popular bands from that era. Serve food that was trendy from the celebrity chefs of the day. Rent, or download, TV shows from that time period. If there was a major fashion trend -- such as Goth, ask guests to dress in that style. If your favorite team won the Super Bowl, World Series or NBA Championship, use that as your theme. Invitations could be a photo of a watch set to the time of the birthday boy's birth and date.

Playtime

Sometimes it's fun to slide away from the responsibilities of adulthood and return to the carefree days of being a kid. After a year of being officially an adult, throw a kid's party. Drag out photos of the birthday girl as a kid and pin them on a bulletin board with index cards for guest comments. Ask each guest to send you a photo from childhood. Write the guest's name on the back. Create a contest where everyone has to guess which photo belongs to which guest. Scour dollar stores for cheap toys for party gift bags. Hold a bubble blowing contest of who can blow the biggest bubble or the most bubbles within a certain time limit, say 10 seconds. Serve, what else, hot dogs, fish sticks and mac and cheese with jello shooters for dessert.

Double the Fun

Twenty-two is made from two twos. Create the party around the theme of doubles. Serve double-stacked hamburgers, sandwiches or double stuffed tacos. Fill a soft flour tortilla with beans, tomatoes, lettuce and cheese. Place a crunchy corn tortilla instead the flour tortilla. Fill the corn tortilla with chicken, beef, pork or fish. Serve two birthday cakes. Play games in teams of two. Outside games include the old-fashioned three-legged race, doubles at badminton or goofy golf in teams. Ask guests to bring double presents that cost no more than $10. For example, if the birthday boy loves beer, gifts could be two beer mugs, two bottles of imported beer or two cozies to keep the beer cold. If golf is his game, the gifts could be two bags of tees, two golf towels or two scorecards -- one filled in with a stellar score and the other blank.

Over-the-Hill

Some say that the college years are the best years of your life. Once you graduate at 22, the good times are over. So recognize that fact with a humorous over-the-hill party. This theme takes a little work but doesn't have to cost a bundle. Decorate in somber tones of black and gray hiding metallic silver. Use old bed sheets you've dyed to keep costs down. If you can't afford silver fabric use aluminum foil taped to the tables. When guests arrive they'll see the gray tablecloths and streamers. The highlight of the party is when you strip away the gray and black to reveal the glittery silver lining. Gifts include hair color to wash the gray away, miracle wrinkle removers, fake windup dentures that chatter or anything related to being old.

Felling 22

lol. I made this on http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/guide-to-keep-calm/

I will turning 22 in two days, so i decided to make this poster for my own self. I'm still single :)

What is 'Keep Calm and Carry On'?

What is 'Keep Calm and Carry On'?

Right. Pay attention at the back, and no slouching.

Keep Calm and Carry On was the third in a series of World War 2 posters drawn up by the UK Ministry of Information in order to boost the morale of the British people by passing on a message from King George VI. The posters were a stark white text on a red background, with the only image on the poster being the royal crown of George VI.
The first two posters, "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution will Bring Us Victory" and "Freedom is in Peril" were widely printed and distributed. However, the third poster, which carried the simple message "Keep Calm and Carry On" although printed, was never distributed, as it was intended only if invasion was imminent.
At the end of the war, the posters were collected up and pulped. It is believed that only two original posters out of a print run of over a million survive to this day.
The story would have ended there were it not for Stuart and Mary Manley, who run a bookshop called Barter Books in Northumberland. Whilst sorting through a box of old books, they found one of the few surviving original copies of the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster. They liked it so much that they had the poster framed and placed near the till in their shop.
They soon found that customers were very keen on the poster - even to the point of asking if they could buy it! So, Stuart and Mary started selling and printing facsimilie copies of the poster. The rest, as they say, is history...
In the years since 2000 the poster has become world famous, having been mentioned in news articles, on TV and having been seen in many disparate places from country pubs to Parliament.

Frequently asked questions

So was this poster real?

Yes! Although it was never published, it was a real poster that was produced by the UK Government during the Second World War.

Who produced it?

It was produced by the Ministry of Information - a Government Department set up at the beginning of the war with the primary aim of producing propaganda material. They produced many famous campaigns including the classic 'Careless talk costs lives' campaign.

Is the poster out of copyright?

The poster is out of copyright and therefore can be freely reproduced and mashed up. Spare a thought, however, for Barter Books who rediscovered this classic poster. They are an independent bookshop in the UK who sell reproductions of the original poster.

What font does the poster use?

Anyone under the age of 20 or so might not believe this, but there was a time when computers didn't exist. The Keep Calm poster was hand-designed by a (sadly) anonymous civil servant and as such doesn't use a standard font. However a very clever chap called Keith Bates has painstakingly recreated the original font as closely as possible by taking examples from the original Keep Calm poster and the two other posters in the same series. You can buy his font from his website.

DEAR MY FUTURE HUSBAND

Since I was little, I’ve always prayed that God would protect the extraordinary man who would marry me on that someday, without knowing who  he might be. all I knew was that he was somewhere out there, experiencing life, getting to know my Maker, as I grow on the other side of the world.

but you know what, this life is a one-way trip. you just can never go back,

top 16 items for my 22nd Party (2014)

fashion & beauty items wished.
(Chanel sunglasses, cropped t-shirt & torn jeans by Topshop, Chanel loose powder, multi-chain necklace by Topshop, red lipstick by Dior, brown messenger bag by Shopzoe, ‘Drink Me’ necklace by Disney Couture, white club blazer by Balmain, studded bootie by Vivienne Westwood, coussin woven boots by Christian Louboutin, playing card ring by Alice in Wonderland, Chanel nail lacquer no. 50, lace-paneled dress by Stella McCartney, lace bra by Deborah Marquit, plexi stripe clutch by Harvey Nichols)
or else, I just want a pair of brown Doctor Martin’s shoes, iPod touch, and a lomo-polaroid camera.
and a fun, a bit wasted costume party.
and trip to a day spa.
and a round-trip ticket to New York andAmsterdam
and groups of beautiful and loving people surrounding me.
and above all, having the beautiful saviour by my side, 24/7.

Facing difficult times

Tahun 2014 bisa dibilang difficult year (so-far) buat gue pribadi dan keluarga. why?

Januari : everything was running well, until january, 15th mama ku jatuh ditabrak anjing (what?) sounds weird yep it was. dia jatuh dan tangannya terkilir, jadi mesti pake gips beberapa minggu.

Februari :CRAZY MONTH INDEED ! why? why? tanggal 5 februari mama secara mendadak drop, dan sempat ngga sadar terbaring ditempat di tidur 6 hari, sampai akhirnya tanggal 11 februari dibawah ke rumah sakit buat perawatan, you know what? SHE GOT STROKE!!!! shocking, nggak percaya dan bikin lemas pokoknya i felt shaking inside waktu itu. jadi akhirnya mama di rawat di RS selama 3 minggu, gue dan pop tidur setiap hari dirumah sakit, tenyata memang ada efek dari jatuhnya  mama bulan lalu. I prayed everynight and cry behind closed door EVERYDAY!!! i missed her smile, stupid-funny joke etc. dan the saddest part was dia nggak bisa jalan karena saraf bagian kirinya mati khususnya bagian kaki.

Maret :it was running well, mama di kursi roda, dan sebagai only one child guelah yang melayani mama pagi-malam. GOD HELP ME GETTING THRU ALL THIS!!!!!

April : mulai terbiasa dengan keadaan mama, mulai biasa ngurusin diet menu, dan obat-obatan mama.

May : today was the end of may, make the most of it. baru nyampe di rumah, maskeran. dont know what to do on this saturday night