Tuesday, August 11, 2009

My '80's Birthday Party!


Meet Erin! This is Erin, she is the reason I am happy to still be in UT. She seriously is an answer to all my lonely UT prayers. I'll post an "Ode to Erin" soon. Being the fabulous friend that she is, she threw me the BEST 30th Birthday Party I could have asked for. She gathered some of my favorite girls for a "30 going on 13" themed party. We called it '80's but it's a little stretch if you do the math. Honestly, who wants to dress like we did in 1992? So we did our hair and make-up together at Mandy's salon, piled in the car for dinner at P.F. Chang's and followed dinner with some good ol' bowling. (I think I actually went bowling with my family for my 13th birthday.) Then it was back to Erin's for chocolate cupcakes and chocolate covered strawberries. Yum! We had a FABULOUS time. So many people commented on our outfits and how fun our party looked. My thoughts were, "Only in UT valley would this go over so well." It was great. We even did a chinese firedrill! Juvenile? Yes. Totally RAD? For sure!

Thanks Erin such a fun Party!

Thoughts on 30...
I like 30. I was kindof excited to turn 30. I like being a grown-up, I like being a Mom, I like feeling secure in my identity and in my own skin. I also like that life it lots better now than it was at 20. I don't like that after an evening of playing volleyball I feel like I got hit by a train or that I have lots of grey hairs or that I have wrinkles. But, what can I do except enjoy where I'm at with a fabulous husband and a son who make me laugh and keep me young. For me, at 30, life is pretty dang good.

Here's a slide show of the party.

2 comments:

Mary Kalree said...

Happy Birthday! Looks like a fun girls night out. :)

Nicole said...

Um, so are you a little behind? Because isn't you bday in May? That's what I thought. No judgements here. Just wanted to call you out, but I would post about it too, because that is hysterical. What a fun night.
Can't wait to see you next month!