Sunday, October 24, 2010

Happy Birthday

BIRTHDAY ONE - SURPIRSE
  I have never  been  one that  makes a big fuss about  birthdays,  probably because  I am useless when it comes to birthdays  I can remember  that  it is someone's  birthday,  on the  day   of their birthday I will phone,  them talk to them,  and  still forget to wish  them  and this is including  my sisters  and  my "bestest"  friend........  but my friend  Judy......  well  she  just  loves  birthdays........  and  I mean  she  just LOVES BIRTHDAYS.....  I  mean  just  LOVES BIRTHDAYS......... 

And  so  this  year  I  decided  to  give  her  a  surprise  birthday  party......  as  I  met  friends  I  invited  them  to  the  party,  a  surprise  party  at the  farm,  Saturday  at  4o'clock...............  in the  end  I  forgot  how  many  people  I  had  invited  so  when  it  came  around  to  catering.........  well  I  took  my  best  guess  and  worked  on  that.
Kayla  and  I  worked  all  Saturday,  making  salads,   frying  sausage  and  crumbed chicken ,   decorating  platters  of  cold  meats,  and  of  course  the  only   thing  that  I  knew  Judy  would  not  resist........ could not resist   the  one  thing  that  I  knew  would  get  her  over..................Mararoni  and  Cheese  or  as  she  calls  it  "Mac and Cheese"............
On  Saturday  afternoon  I  phoned  Judy  and  invited  her  to supper  I  know that  she  just  loves  macaroni  and  cheese  so  I  told  her  that  I  had  got  "a  little  carried  away"  and  made  too  much  and  would  they come  over  and  help  me...............  little  did  she  know  just  how  much  more  I  had  made ..................  and  I  also  know  that  hubby  Wayne  is  not  too  keen  on  pasta.......and  I  know  he  is  on a  diet,  so  invited  him  for  sausage  and  salad...............  and  the  stage  was  set...............
The  timing  was  slightly  out,  because  I  few  other  people  arrived  just  before  them  so  Wayne  told  me  later  as  they were   coming  down  the long   drive  way that  leads  to  the  farm,  she  saw  the  cars  and  wondered  who  else  was  coming  over ................  SURPRISE ...........    and  she  just  loved  it,   she  then  understood  why  Wayne  had  told  her  to  change  before  she  came  over..........  but she  said  no   why  should  she  because  we  are  almost  family......... 
Altogether  30  people  arrived,  the  evening  was  beautiful,  the  boys  spent  the  afternoon  playing  some  ball games..........  a  boy  thing  I  am  sure......  the  girls  spent  the  time  in  "deep"  conversation.................
and   Judy  well  Judy  just  loves  macaroni  and  cheese  what  can  I  say................ and  then  on Sunday  her  actual birthday  we  went  through  to Her Majesteas  Salon  for  lunch...... 


BIRTHDAY TWO -  ITS A STRIKE......

Then  two  weeks  later  it  was  Meghan's  turn  Judy's  daughter  and  she  wanted  to  go  Ten Pin  Bowling  so  on Saturday afternoon  we  loaded  up  8  of  her  friends  and  some  of the  youth  and  off  we  went....... Do  you  have  any  idea  at  all  how  much  noice  8  screaming  12  year  old  girls  can  make............  some  of  them  had  never  played  before  and  the fact  that  the  ball  was  not  a  dangerous  object  flying  in the  reverse  direction of the  bowling  alley  was  for  these  girls  reason  to  celebrate...... and  the  way  they  celebrate  is  be  SCREAMING  there  glee...............  but  it  was  great  fun  to  watch  them   and  great  fun  to  hear  there  delight  and  when  others  started  to complain  about the  noise  the  owner  said ............  tough  everyone  is  allowed  to  enjoy themselves............  The  biggest  scream  of  the  day  came  when  the  birthday  cake  was  revealed........................

and  the  picture  on the  cake  was  JAKE   from  the Twilight  series.......  talk  about  teenage  hormones..........  oh  no  wait........  that  was  me  screaming.. ..........  Judy  ,  Diane  and  I  were  arguing  about  what  part of the  cake  we  were  going  to  eat........................
BIRTHDAY THREE  18 AT  LAST

And  then  it  was  Matthew's  turn  Judy's  and  Wayne's son  he  was  turning  18  and  we  have  been  planning  this  party  for  months,  it  went  from  a  massive  party  in a  hall,  to  a  lunch  in a  restaurant,  to  what  Matthew  wanted  a  Sunday  afternoon  lunch  at  home  with  all the  people  that  he  loves  around  him...........  smart  boy  that  Matthew...................

The  day  started  very  overcast  and  a  chilly  and  since  it  was  an  outside  function  we  started  to stress but  by the time we needed  to  set  up  the  sun  was  shining  and  it  had  warmed  up  a  lot..........  What  a  fantastic  afternoon  full of  friends,  laughter,  and  a whole  load  of  love .......................
What  more  can  can  we  ask  for.........................


HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE



9 comments:

  1. That is whole lot of partying, Karen!!!! Looks like you've been having a lot of fun over there! :)
    What a fun friend you are to throw a surprise dinner like that. How delightful!

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  2. You are the clever girl! She's a lucky gal to have such a wonderful friend. It looks like you have had party fever these past weeks. Those two other birthday kiddos are really cute! I don't know why girls have to scream, but the energy is just too hard to resist!

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  3. What a fantastic friend you are!

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  4. I just knew you were that kind of friend. How wonderful that you gave such a lovely party to your friend. Love the little ones birthday too.
    You have really been busy this past month. I can't keep up with you. haha
    Thanks for the sweet comment and as always you were right! I do appreciate you.
    Love
    Maggie

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  5. I enjoyed every bit of it... seems like three nice parties.... i could imagine Megan's party... the Jacob cake was a cherry on the top Karen. :-D

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  6. As I began to read, I was thinking, "Yes, someone who is as bad with birthdays as me!"
    Oh well, I'm still the queen of forgetfulness when it comes to special days!
    Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  7. Just me stopping in to check on you honey. Hope your doing well. I am okay today because I am outside in the most beautiful flower garden catching up on blogging.
    I am working on a post for tonight but thought of you and wanted to say hello
    Love
    Maggie

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  8. It is me again checking on you. Hang in there sweetie and write me whenever you feel like talking.
    Love
    Maggie

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  9. I wish I had a friend like you!
    Love from the netherlands ,
    ingrid

    Ingridw57@hotmail.com

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