I haven't celebrated "properly" a birthday for at least 15 years. I feel like it now, after a tough two years of my life. I want to celebrate, to mark the occasion.
My best friends live far, it would be a logistics exercise to have them round. I don't want the stress.
I've got good friends nearby but it's taken me years to actually call them friends and be confident they feel the same towards me. They're the ones I've invited to my birthday. The issue is that they really don't know each other :they may have met briefly at kids birthdays or something but that's it.
There will be 6 of us at my birthday, which will take place in a restaurant /bar which has a dance floor later on in the evening.
Just wondering what I could do to "break the ice" so everyone can enjoy the night?
I know they're all going to be civil towards each other but I want them to actually enjoy themselves.
I'm planning for two of them to meet beforehand in a different setting but I don't have enough time before my birthday to make sure everyone meets each other.