Hello, dear Hivers! It feels so good to be back here ^^
I want to share how me and my WINX babies planned the surprise for Shang鈥檚 18th birthday last August 7, 2025. Even before August started, Mirijin and I had already started working on the plan. Of course, the birthday girl knew a little about it, but not everything. To keep the real surprise, we even made a group chat without her in it. At first, we thought of celebrating on her actual birthday, but since it was a class day and we even had a test, we couldn鈥檛 push through. Instead, we decided to celebrate on Saturday. We organized everything from what to bring to how we鈥檇 surprise her. For now, I鈥檒l just share the surprise part. I鈥檒l post about the actual celebration in my next blog.
Our plan was to give her a bouquet with 18 roses and sunflowers. I didn鈥檛 count the exact number of sunflowers, but some of the roses were even green ones. Since her favorite flower is the sunflower and she loves yellow and green, we decided to match it with her favorites.
Kai, our talented crochet girl, made the bouquet for us. She has a small business making handmade flowers, so we asked her to create it. This way we could support her while also saving a little. We had planned to help her, but in the end we couldn鈥檛 because we were so busy and stressed.
On Shang鈥檚 birthday, we first sang for her in the morning. The bouquet surprise came in the afternoon. We planned it so that after buying some food outside, we鈥檇 return to the room, sing to her, and give her a mini cake with a candle to blow out. After that, we handed her the bouquet. She was clearly happy and surprised. We then took a video, ate together, and snapped photos to remember the day.
Here are some pictures with the other member and the birthday celebrant:
ME AND SHANG
KAI AND SHANG
EBET AND SHANG
MIRIJIN (MJ) AND SHANG
FHEBIE AND SHANG
We also took pictures together for a day to remember. Nothing too fancy, just us enjoying the moment and saving a few snaps we can look back on. It was a small but nice way to keep the memory of that day.
I wish Shang all the best. May she always have good health and may more birthdays come her way. We love you, Shang, and we鈥檙e so glad to have celebrated this milestone with you. Turning 18 is such a special chapter, and I hope it opens up more opportunities, happiness, and memories for you. Happy 18th!
SINCE 2023, WINX!
That鈥檚 it for now, Hivers! This blog was all about how we planned and surprised Shang on her special day. I鈥檒l be sharing more about the actual celebration in my next post, so stay tuned. Thanks for reading, and I 