The Big 5-0

Oh, no - It's the Big 5-0!!!!

What a great birthday.  Lasted over a week!  My bunco group had an Irish themed gathering for me.  Here's me with the delish Bailey's Irish Creme cake that my friend, Mary, made:

The party was at Mary's house.  The group gathered their St. Patrick's day decorations and chipped in to help decorate.

My friend, MaryEllen, made this fun poster.



More decorations.

The lovely table that Mary set.

More decorations.

And here's some of the group, chatting as we do.  MaryEllen recited a list throughout the night of Irish sayings and toasts.



More decorations.

Here's the cake that Mary made.  Yum!



And my friend, Cindy, made this beautiful card for me, signed by the group.

They presented me with beautiful gifts.  This table book of Ireland. . . 

And this cookbook. . .

This is a pay-it-forward gift from MaryEllen.  I know who's getting this next!

And this beautiful Swarovski shamrock.  Just lovely.  Very thoughtful.

That night was so wonderful.  But it wasn't over yet!  More to come . . .

Thought for My Next 50 Years

Hoping this is how I'll react to my emotions when I'm 80 years old! Wooooo Hooooo!!!!

Great Movie!

Wow, where have I been.  Just got done watching a great movie, "Once".  Check it out.  Beautiful soundtrack.

Herbie and Jabby- Puppy Love

Oh, this is so cute!

Where is Spring?

Ah, yes, here it is. . . . .



Have a tea-rrific day!

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Happy New Year!

Thought I'd share some of my holiday decorating with you:

My Winterberry table setting

One of the baskets I put together for friends.  It had a layered soup in a jar, layered cookie mix in a jar, a little cookbook, some homemade chex mix, candy, dog treats for their dachsund and an ornament.

My kitchen table centerpiece

My coffee table centerpiece

My fireplace Santa

My mantel.  All in Santas.  The two pictures are of windswept Santas.  Just love those.

My living room tree.  This is the one with a lifetime of sentimental ornaments.

One of the ornaments from the "pink/gold" tree in my dining room

Snowflake ornament from my pink/gold tree

Snowman ornament.  He looks so happy!

Dining room place setting

My dining room table.  This is the first year I've set it up with my Winterberry collection.  All I needed was some people to enjoy dinner off of it!  Oh, well.  Maybe next year.  It was pretty to look at anyway. 

I had the outside lit up, too, but my camera doesn't take good pictures at night.  It was lovely, though.  Still lit, too.  Getting together with family on Friday, so I'm enjoying them for another week!

Happy New Year, everyone!