I've started making the plans for my 50th Birthday party. I am having it on June 2, in my backyard. This party is for my girlfriends from my Bible Study group. We normally meet on Tuesdays so it will work out great. I am having a picnic theme, but I want it to be very girly.
I am making hats like I see in the artsy blogs and decorating with garlands and lots of flowers. I want to serve chicken salad and fresh fruit. I think we will have iced tea and lemonade to drink. Apple pie and brownies for dessert as served at all good picnics. I have been buying vintage aprons to use as part of the invitations. I still have to work out the actual card. And I want to bake lemon cookies as favors. I still have to figure out what to put on the labels for the cookies. I love planning parties, picking the foods and making all the decorations. I haven't had a party in a very long time, and it has been 10 years since I have any sort of party for my birthday. I am really looking forward to each step on my journey to 50.
A few weeks ago I was in an antique mall with my sister Tracy. She spotted this book in a closet full of old books. It looked like a fun read. When she went to buy it, she thought is was too much for the condition it was in and decided against it. I could tell she really wanted it though. We searched on line to see if we could find one at a better price, maybe even new. We didn't have any luck. So a few weeks later I went back to buy the book for her birthday. At first I couldn't find it and I was getting upset, thinking I waited too long before going back. Finally I spotted it! It sat at my house a few days then I decided I should read it before I gave it to her. I am so glad I did. The only word I can think of is delightful. This book was so much fun to read. It is a child's book about children and the things they do. I enjoyed it so much. (I am going to ask Tracy to write her opinion about it .) I have already started looking for other books in the series.
