I was not blogging because I was planning a surprise, a surprise which was both thrilling, exhausting, and time consuming.
My husband turned forty yesterday and I threw him a surprise party. This has been a tough year for many people. The economic uncertainty made for a real roller coaster of a year and I wanted to do something special for David for having weathered it and for our friends who have been in so many ways the backbone of our survival. Since money is tight I knew that this party would require some ninja party planning skills to create an event which was both thrifty and totally crazy fun.
First, I spent a lot of time worrying about where to have the party.
Once I was done worrying and decided to have it at our house, I got to do what I do best- find creative solutions to tricky problems.
Yesterday, Rebecca and I sent Lily and David out to the movies and dinner. We didn't tell Lily about the party because she has a poor record with secret keeping. Rebecca, you will not be surprised to know, is a champion secret keeper and I could not have thrown this party without her.
David and Lily left the house at about 4pm yesterday. As soon as they left I got out my screwdrivers.
We took apart the dining room table and then proceeded to move it and all of the rest of the dining room furniture into the backyard.
Once the room was cleared out...
We got busy with lighting!
We put up one of these...
And some of these...
Add some food...
And you've got a dance party!
I dressed for dancing. Also David likes trashy women. Happy Birthday honey!
Lily and Rebecca hate to be left out of a party so we invited them downstairs for some dancing.
Why is Lily dancing with Incredible Hulk boxing gloves? I have no idea. She is a strange child.
I have never in my entire life been able to do a split and yet my child makes it look easy.
David and Lily brought down the house with a synchronized worm.
The craziest dancers of the night were David and Amy. Holy cow- those two danced for hours!
Happy 40th birthday honey!
Make sure you check in tomorrow to hear the story behind this gift...
2 comments:
I'm so glad you posted the backstory. Saw the party pics on FB but really wondered about all the decorating. All those swirly things hung from the ceiling were sheer brilliance.
Rebecca looks so grown up. I completely understand dancing with hulk gloves. We have a cute ballerina who's routines always end up including karate moves. Think nutcracker ninja.
Congrats on planning a great party! He looks really happy.
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