37 Candles
UGH! Another birthday for me today. I do not like the sound of 37... I mean how much closer to 40 can you get?! I had a jam packed day of birthday wishes from my wonderful pink friends at Make Mine Pink Have you seen the cool eCards we have? Check them out! Free eCards at Make Mine Pink Not to mention the endless ringing of my telephone with friends and family serenading me with the birthday song! I had two wonderful surprises for my birthday, the first was my very first, and OH SO PINK, iPod! Including a baby pink case. 
My dear friend sent it to me with so much love and care, I thank her from the bottom of my heart! I'm a dancing fool, singing my songs extra loud, and repeatedly being told by my kids what a horrible singer I am. 
Another big surprise came from hubby, beautiful diamond small hoop earrings! He also cooked a wonderful dinner and made a chocolate cake. (Did I mention he is an excellent cook and probably should have been a chef!) The kids made me their precious handmade cards, which I treasure and always save them in my memory boxes.
you are greeted by a calm and relaxed hostess (you think she would be frazzled) I know she has been cooking and preparing all week long, making everything from scratch (right down to the desserts, including homemade ice cream!) Her giant dining room table is beautifully set for 22 people. Nothing is spared, we each have a handmade place card, a valentine box with goodies inside, and each setting has a gift bag with our names on it. 
The lighting is just right, candles are everywhere. Music is perfectly set and pumped throughout each room (thanks to an integrated audio system with small speakers built into each room's ceiling) She loves to mix up the guests, so your place card is not next to your husband. In fact, my husband was clear down the other end of the table. But it's ok, you get to talk people you wouldn't normally mingle with while standing around having appetizers. Sitting down next to them, you get to know them better. Under each place setting was a tiny piece of paper with our name, with a sentence written on it. (some were crazy things most people would never say and things I could never type here!) Our hostess announced that we had to work the sentence into our dinner conversation and whoever did it best would win a beautiful Waterford crystal decanter. She held it up and showed everyone like a Price Is Right showgirl. Needless to say my crazy hubby won...here's how...When all drinks were poured and our salads were served...he proposed a toast to our hosts, I was thinking (from way down the table) "wow, I taught him really nice manners", then he blurted out his sentence in the toast (like I said... I can't repeat!) and I was mortified, but everyone cracked up and he won hands down! As a surprise, she also had pictures of each guest attending, blown up and put into a gallery in the billiard room. 
She found the most horrible pictures of each of us from past parties(on purpose) BUT she had a beautiful picture of herself and her husband in the middle! It was great to laugh at each other looking ridiculous! By the end of the night, we took a marker to her picture and you can only imagine what it ended up looking like. 
The night was ended by a fun dice game and you only needed 3 dollars to play- my kind of game!
the surprise; Kim bought some salvage chic from me and I sent her a pretty Limoges plate that was broken in bits and pieces and I didn't have the heart to throw away. She surprised me with this beautiful charm made from the broken plate! Isn't it pretty? I will cherish it forever, thank you for brightening my day Kim!
Anyway, I don't know why I am obsessed with the show or trying to figure out the big mystery. After I watch it, I always have a migraine from thinking too much and I end up having bad dreams all night long! I think the writers of the show mess with the minds of us loyal followers, don't you? I won't give up on it though, I'm in too deep, PLUS, I need my weekly dose of Fox (even if he wasn't on the show last night!)
