Organize a small surprise party for a friend.

“In the first semester we threw her a surprise party in the dorm. It was super low key, we(4 of us) just decorated her room and ordered pizzas and bought cake. Her birthday was very close to exams (And we’re in a very competitive course) which is why we did not have time to do much. She sulked the entire time, did not eat the cake and went to sleep once the pizza was over. She is the kind of person that gets really tense before exams so we chalked it up to that and let it be.”

“As I started preparing in Brooklyn, I felt the same happy anticipation I’d felt before hosting other, more traditional parties. After work ran late (still possible even without a commute), I had a narrow hour to make Bon Appetit’s Easy Sheet Cake—then belatedly realized it would take 45 minutes to bake. No matter! My boyfriend and I halved the recipe to make a faster cooking, extra-thin version that we layered with whipped cream before topping it with berries.”

“My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and one day having lunch with his parents, his mom told me to organize a surprise party for him. I though that was great and it could also bond us closer together. We got to it but we didn't agree on the place, as she wanted more of a party and my boyfriend wanted something chill. She told me that she would arrange something for the family on his birthday and that I could organize something with his friends on the weekend. I got to it with organizing ballons, cake, place, friends, etc.”