“life is pain, highness. anyone who says differently is selling something.”
last friday was the 25th anniversary of one of my absolute favorite movies of all time: “the princess bride.” and wouldn’t you know, that we are the same age, that movie and i! it’s serendipity, i’m telling you. in true movie-fan fashion, my best friend (coincidentally also named katie) came up with the genius idea to throw a little “princess bride birthday party” of sorts. see, there’s a reason she’s my best friend. i mean, the girl throws a birthday party for “the princess bride.” we even baked a cake! but the story behind the cake is quite comical, as she only had 2 eggs and it called for 3, so instead of the third egg, and instead of googling substitutions for eggs (which, i found out later thanks to some tiny website called pinterest that bananas make a great substitution- f.y.i.) we just decided to add some water! because, hey, that makes sense, right? no egg? no problem! just pour in some water! because eggs and water are virtually the same thing(??!!?!) yeah. see, there’s a reason she’s my best friend. we GET each other. so anyway, our cake came out slightly on the concave side. and it wasn’t exactly the moistest cake we’ve ever eaten, but by golly, we loaded on that cream cheese frosting, and melted some dark chocolate chunks on top, and it was darn good! just trust me on that.
so we ate cake, we talked throughout the movie (i mean, this girl and i, when we were roommates, we literally had this movie on pretty much 24/7 in our apartment and can thus almost quote the entire script!) we sang “happy birthday to the princess briiiiide!” and etc. it was a most successful princess bride birthday party, i must say. i think we did princess buttercup and inigo montoya proud.
have you seen the movie? i was thinking it’d be kind of fun for you to leave your favorite quote in the comments! it is, pretty much, the most quotable movie, don’t you think?
xo
I love this movie!!! I don’t really have a favorite but if I could choose one it would be: ” Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. ” LOL! It never gets old.
haha YES, that is definitely a classic! love it!
anybody want a peanut?
hehe that part is one of my favorite, too! :)
xo
The princess bride birthday is perfect! Absolutely love this and that movie!!! :)
xo TJ
hehe it was a really fun party, that’s for sure!
xo
Can I tell you that I’ve never gotten through the entire movie? Isn’t that terrible?!
nooooo! that IS terrible! you need to watch it!!
xo
as you wish :) and i looOoorrveeee that movie too! you were meant to love it, being as you’re the same age as it! i’m nearly the same age as the back to the future trilogy, so i think you’re onto something! hehe. looks so fun and yay for {past} roomies! xo!
i have a magnet that has wesley on it and says “as you wish.” it’s pretty much the best thing ever. and you are so right- it’s meant to be!!
xo
you are too cute for having a 25th birthday for the princess bride. great movie!! definitely a classic
awww thanks!! :) it’s definitely a movie that deserved a party!
xo
So pretty!
ox from NYC!
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so sweet! thank you!
xo
I love this movie! The other night we were talking about our all time favorite movies and this was at the top of my list! “As you wish!!!”
awww yes, it is too good! i seriously NEVER get sick of it!!
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one of my fave movies of ALL TIME! read the book, it’s also a favorite! the author also wrote the screenplay for the movie so it follows really closely, but adds more back story to the kingdom, the giant, and inigo.
OMG kristen, i am convinced we would be such good friends!!! i have read the book, and i just got it for my kindle and plan on re-reading it soon!! i remember it was just like reading the movie script, which is of course the best thing EVER.
xo