Bigfiesta

I recently had the pleasure of co-hosting my psuedo father in law's [PFIL] 70th birthday party. By co-hosting I mean that I did just about all the planning, phone calls & money spending and then left all the hard work to boyfriend. I am pregnant after all so pointing at where I wanted tables moved and making to-do lists is about all I can manage. I couldn't of course had done any of this without a little help from my friends. Starr at La Starr & Company Bakery made the most wonderful birthday cake. I had gotten the idea off of Pinkcakebox.com to incorporate hobbies & likes around the cake. It turned out adorable! I think it was the talk of the night, and watching me cut the cake seemed to stir a lot of converstation too. I never knew cutting a 3-tier cake was so fascinating.

Lots of easy food and of course an amazing bartender to keep guests full of chardonnay, manhattans & margaritas. The party managed to last until after 11:00 - which, yes, is late when you start at 3:00.

PFIL has a great group of people from long time neighbors, golf buddies and yacht club friends and his family who traveled from all parts of the states to celebrate. And I am glad I had Anna Costa [half of Michael + Anna Costa photographers who ROCK] on hand to snap some photos.

I do vow though never, ever to host or co-host any party unless I can have a glass of wine in my hand. May sound silly [and a bit lucious] but seriously, try it. It ain't as easy as you might think.

OXOX

Bliss

Insomnia + a computer = catching up on and discovering new blogs. It also equals catching up on Mad Men reruns & the new season of Glee, but that's a story for another day.

Guest blogger on Apartment 34 has summed up one of my happiest dreams.

In the middle of nowhere, under a tree...

http://apartment34.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-bliss-everything-fabulous.html

because i wanted to share

I found this photo AGES ago on a blog or website [apologies for not the proper blog or photo credit] and I just stumbled across it again. I think it was an ad or editorial for bridesmaids dresses. I don't know why I love this picture, perhaps it is the pixie like, ethereal quality - it feels light & floaty to me. My dear friend and sometimes the other half of my brain, Claudia, hates this picture and used to shake her head when she saw it on my computer screen. Anyhow, here is the photo. And that's all I have to say today about that.

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Oh, and Happy Earth Day!