SubscribeWhere has the time gone? Thank you for all the very nice emails asking how I survived the party (and cooking for 100 people!). We all survived, thanks to the help from everyone in the family who really pulled it together for me! It became very clear, very quickly that I was not qualified for such a venture! I believe a good time was had by all (pictures to follow). Nearly everyone brought donations for the local Humane Society and I can't wait to take everything over to all the needy dogs, cats and rabbits (yes - someone donated rabbit food!)
Last week I was in work crunch mode trying to get everything together in the office before we took a short weekend cruise down to Mexico with all of our kids (hence the blog silence) Weekend cruises are much too short...just when you start to relax you are back home! We opted for a room with a "partially" obstructed view. Apparently the word "partial" means: a great big dirty lifeboat will be in the way of your view.
If this is a partially obstructed view - what does an obstructed view look like? Hysterical!
We were also one of the first fliers to try the new Virgin America airline (after only 2 days in business - were we brave or what?). We couldn't resist the great prices (there were 7 people flying - that adds up oh so quickly!). The airplanes were brand new, everyone was oh so nice, but they clearly didn't know what they were doing quite yet. We were delayed for 2 hours on the flight out because they couldn't figure out who was on board and who wasn't...they checked my daughter in twice and left me out (so we had to go back and get me a boarding pass) and they weren't able to get the personal video systems to work. The flight back was a little more organized (only delayed by 1 hour this time) and I was able to watch TV on the flight home - which was pretty cool.
Pics from the Carribean Anniversary party:
A little dancing going on (and some hugging apparently). It was impossible not to dance to the band.
There I am with Jane by the cupcakes. Jane and Priscilla offered to make 100 cupcakes - can you believe it? Not only were they very festive and beautifully decorated but they tasted fantastic! (completely from scratch). They probably won't make another cupcake again as long as they live...
Everyone had a bet on what time my daughter Ashley would fall off her 8 inch heels...whoever had 9:30pm won! (that's my son Joshua on the right there).
Even Tiffany dressed appropriately in her tropical garb.
Hey...if you are in town next year be sure to stop by the shindig! (If we have the courage to try it again).