gathering place

not too long ago, I finally got a fire pit

after borrowing other people's for a long time.

(i don't know why i didn't just get one in the first place...(scratches head))

now that i have it,

somehow my friends and i keep ending up circled around it.

it's sort of become a gathering place for us.

i certainly don't mind, i love them

and i love the times we spend sitting around it.

Birthday

Today is this girl's birthday!

Becca joins the 20 club along with the rest of us!

Lucky for me, I have known her for at least 15 of those 20 years.

I wish her a very happy birthday

and here's to the next 15 years of being friends!

Luau Take 2

I can't thank everyone enough for coming!

Happy Birthday, Adele!

Here's to you!

We love you!

Ho ' olaule ' a (Celebration!)

Did I mention the luau was a surprise?

Well we pulled it off!

I had casually invited Adele over just to sit and chat on the back deck with me for a while, so when she rounded the corner and was met with a full on party of people yelling surprise, it was priceless.

She told me later that she hadn't a clue, she never suspected anything.  I love that! I love when a truely good surprise is pulled off.  I couldn't have done it without all of our amazing friends.

Setting Up

We had a surprise birthday party for Adele Monday evening.  I collaborated with Becca and we decided to make it a luau.  Becca is pretty much the luau queen, so we had a plethora of awesome decorations!  And we went all out.  Plus, Adele had mentioned recently how she's always wanted to receive an edible fruit arrangement, so we checked into ordering one, but they don't deliver to our area.  To counter this, you guessed it- we made one!

More to follow on the actual party!