Friday, October 11, 2013

the big 3-0


If anyone loves a good party, it's me. I knew I wanted my 30th to be a celebration to remember, and boy was it! The day was absolutely fantastic- how fun to have my actual birthday fall on a Saturday!

My day started off with a delicious breakfast of banana french toast. Ben was so excited to give me my birthday gifts, and after I opened them, I understood why. By far my favorite gift EVER- letters from some of the closest people to my heart. He really wanted me to enjoy and savor the words written, so he had me go to Starbucks, get a drink and read them. I was definitely a sobbing mess in the middle of the coffee shop. It was such a special gift to read such kind, thoughtful words.



After my sob fest, we drove to whole foods for some pizza for lunch (we were planning to walk, but it started pouring). In the afternoon, we went over to my sisters to get ready for the party.

It was so hard to settle on what to actually do for my party. We were planning to do a prom, but we couldn't secure a venue within our budget. I thought about doing a road rally, renting an electric boat, and then I thought of a minute to win it couples party. I am ALL about games, laughter, and people being silly, so I knew this would be perfect. The basic idea behind minute to win it is to complete a certain task within 60 seconds. If you wore a costume, you got a bonus point at the start of the game. I only got pictures of some of the teams.



There were 8 different rounds and it was so hilarious to see the competitive side of people come out. It could post a billion pictures because they are all so funny. This was a cup stacking game where you had to make a pyramid of 32 cups.



One of the best- "junk in the trunk"- shaking ping pong balls out of a tissue box tied to your back.



 Trying to knock cans off of the table with rubberbands.



Picking up cans with spaghetti/transporting the can down the table to make a pyramid.




Saved the best for last- "face the cookie"- teams had to move a cookie from their forehead to their mouth. These are the best blackmail pics EVER.






I laughed so hard my stomach hurt the next day. It was absolutely perfect. We topped off the night with Texas sheet cake. yummmm



Man.. i'm absolutely blessed. Can't wait to see what the next 30 years has in store...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just what you love....fun, laughter and friends.
Heres to another 30.
Love you my second baby girl.