FOOTBALL ANNIVERSARY

There is no age for one soccer birthday. Besides, if it were up to me, I would make a soccer birthday for my own birthday. I-don't-see-why-it-would-be-limited-to-less-than-10-years. I DO NOT SEE. And since I can't see, I'm going to imagine a transversal anniversary in terms of ages, generations AND references.

J-25 It's time to prepare the invitation cards, the countdown has begun. Two options. It depends on time, energy, imagination… There are superb ready-made birthday cards and there are DIY invitation cards great too. As for me, I will keep my energy for the pitch.

J-20 I have the boxes. Now it's time to fill them. You can make the whole household work by arguing that like football, it doesn't work if you play it solo. So, we play it collectively whatever the action!

J-17 I read SoFoot. I fall back on SoFoot junior, because SoFoot tout court is too complicated. I read 100% PSG, PSG Mag and even maxifoot. I push a little, I go as far as PSG culture. Shot at goal. Game stoppage. Penalty. Surface to repair. Additional time. Corner. I'm ready for the transfer window, the 2018 World Cup and all that stuff. The afternoon takes shape.

J-15 I place my orders for all the birthday decoration. Cones at Decath. From disposable dishes green balloons black, which I would inflate with helium, a pennant garland, surprise bags and small gifts of all kinds. I opt for soccer stuff: a giant soccer ball, temporary tattoos, hamburger erasers. Prejudices die hard.

J-10 I tell myself that if there was a dress code for each team, that would be great. History of recognizing who is OM and who is PSG. Well the light blue of OM, it's not exactly that compared to my passion for colorimetry. So, I balance colors in line with the trend. Old pink/Foliage green for my team and Peacock blue/Mustard yellow for Gabi's team (it's thanks to this type of info that we realize that she likes Sarah Lavoine more than Brazil).

J-7 Preparation of the playlist, printing of printables, printing of the list of games and birthday activities themselves.

J-1 In the evening in my kitchen – I start. I'm making a pinata birthday cake!! And yeah ! A half-circle yogurt cake that I make twice. Once cooked, I hollow them out, and fill the one that serves as a candy base. I put the full semi-circle on the hollow semi-circle. I cover my half circles with sugarpaste octagons that I prepared while my half circles were baking. In hidden time!!! I love this phrase...

J-1 Always in the evening - now in my living room - I decided not to do anything at all. I will watch Eyes in the Blues. And yeah, World Cup 1998... I need to relax! I have hair!!! On my way, report to my investigations, I read the manifesto of TATANIUM :

"Because we play football. Because football is a game that must remain popular. Because the stadiums should be full to the brim with flirts, women and children. Because Garrincha could step back to make the fun last before scoring. Because playing football is not a serious job. Because you can play very seriously. Because you can play football while getting up late. "Because nothing is ever ruined. Because football is played. Tatane, no, football is not dead. Tatane, yes, football is a beautiful sport. Tatane, no, footballers are not superheroes. Tatane, yes, bodies have a brain. Tatane, no, loving football is not rude. Tatane, yes, you can think with your feet".

Now I have hair and I'm crying. Football is beautiful. Football is my life from now on. It sticks stars in my eyes, hair on my body, I feel like I'm living a cosmic experience. I love Zidane, I even love Zlatan. I like Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France. Organize a birthday party football is the idea of ​​the century. I am So foot. Is there football tonight?

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⏰ D-DAY ⏰

13 h I'm going to the Parc des Princes. It's 13 p.m. and there's no one there, according to the time and the weather, which isn't really in line with the idea of ​​a friendly picnic. I invest a large lawn. I mark my territory with my Decath cones while waiting to mark it with my cocottes tout court. I unfold my flea market table. I cover her with a linen sheet. And I start my table decoration as if I were doing a wedding buffet. Champagne glasses, placemats, glasses, straws, plates, napkins, birthday candles and small figurines and cupcake cases. Green, black and white. Cakes, candy, juices, champagne and beer. I remind you that it's a football birthday, it's not a reception at the Palace of Versailles! I add garlands that I hang from tree to tree, I inflate some helium balloons that I attach to the lawn using pegs (my favorite thing at Decath is the hiking/camping section). My red cartridge is ready, just in case.

14h30 I believe I am ready. I'm dressing up. Hiding in the woods. I come out of the woods with a very Céline 2013 look with my Juventus jersey which has the perfect old pink and which is flocked with my name, of course! What is good with Céline is that it never gets old! A bit like me… My whistle is ready for all eventualities, medals too.

15 h My friends are here!! Everyone played the game. The color codes were respected. I'm in a trance! This is the spirit of football!! We drink a little glass to give ourselves courage, that's also the spirit of football...

15h10 We confirm that we all agree on the constitution of teams. Yes, because some of my friends don't know each other and therefore don't fully understand the harmful power of their adversaries. I had done the job well, we are in almost parity. Well yes because we are 22 so so far so good, where things go wrong is that there are 6 girls-5 boys and 6 boys-5 girls. Well, we are not going to dwell on the subject…

15h15 We start with a small workout. I have carefully studied the videos of the Blues, I have seen how they were doing at Clairefontaine so we will simply do the same. For the occasion, I didn't tell you, I called on a sports coach to set the level and laugh a little too! (a good mix between Laurent Blanc and Unai Emery) In real life, your husband, spouse, beau, brother, lover can do the trick. All he has to do is immerse himself in the role to be played, wear the appropriate outfit, wear a whistle around his neck and confirm each action with a YES COACH!

15h20 Presentations with the coach are made. We can go !! I'm on the hook. A little warm-up is in order. A 20-minute jog with slowing down, acceleration and sprinting.

15h40 Stretches. Everything must pass. Calves, thighs, buttocks, toes… The coach is good, like an Iyangar teacher to give you the level. He doesn't let anything go.

15h50 Separation of the two teams at the request of the coach. Each team behind its captain. It's not funny at all. Once the teams are reconstituted and ungrouped, we need to search for team names. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, ​​Olympique de Marseille, PSG, it's a bit overrated. We feel that my friends are intellectuals, it thinks hard. To wonder if they are not saving time. To wonder if they tell themselves that by hanging out, the training will last less and that they can finally go for a drink. Well, that's what I tell myself...

15h55 We're hot, here we go again. In a team relay, we run with the leg lifted and stiff (go/return), we run with the leg bent and raised to the buttocks (go/return), we run with the leg bent and raised as high as possible forward (go/return). back), we install the cocottes and we dribble, we make a pyramid of cocottes and we do a penalty shootout. Operation bowling / pyramid degumming. This is the best time!

16h30 End of training!!!! Hahaha. That's a lot less jokes. It's crazy the virtues of sport… We'll be able to get down to business. Just before, we immortalize this moment: team pictures !! It's funny how everyone takes a break, it's like it, in Ligue 1 I mean, compared to the human pyramid and the friends of the opposing team which is embedded in the image by showing what is best in him...

16h35 We have a drink!

16h40 1st half: half an hour, clock started!! The referee coach… The true natures are revealed.

17h10 Half-time: we all watch everyone admire the table dressing, we have a drink, we blow out the birthday candles… There is not a second to lose.

17h20 2ᵉ half: half an hour, chrono started!!

17h50 We ignore the additional time. We go straight to the music to celebrate the victory!! It remakes the match, it dances, it sneers. Rhoooohhh, the spirit of football!!

18 h Just before leaving, we do a little quiz?! Well yes, we are not going to part like that. And then, I wrote it, so we do it? And a little "footballer and footballer's wife" photobooth?! Unforgettable photo session guaranteed. I let you imagine your husband's face when you pose with Zahia's head in front of the lens!

18h15 There are those who leave and those who stay. It's a birthday, we open the gifts, we have a last drink, we pat each other on the back and we do a 3rd half?!

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