I don't think I will ever totally grow up!

I had such a great time at my party.  I first introduced every one, than we ate yummy food that my husband provided.  After eating and chatting,  I went around the table and each lady could ask me a question.  That was really fun!

And my dear friends brought me presents.....so here we go!  First is a gift from my long time friend Rose.....she wasn't here but sent this to me.....so pretty.

My dear friend Candy (Sweet Meanderings)....she knows I LOVE antiques and found me this wonderful Kaleidoscope.  And everyone wanted the glitzy box!!

My special friend Marty (A Stroll Thru Life)  gave me the adorable enamel soap dish.  It is perfect in my apothecary black and white bathroom.

Sweet Laura (Decor to Adore), who had the cutest shirt on.....gave me a treasure....a February tea cup from Victorian Trading Company.  It is precious!

Linda treated me to this darling necklace and earring set....

These are my neighbor friends.....ME and C....ME bought me the chair at an estate sale we went to and C pampered me with lotions, Amazing Grace candle, socks, and this pen and stylus.....Hard to see but the top of the pen is crystals.

The Brighton bracelet with the celebrate charm is from my future DIL and her mom....they know I love Brighton!

Well Liz, my precious friend, she got the tears flowing with the most amazing card....and her lovely gift of a  vintage hand tatted runner and a bottle of Amazing Grace. 

My daughter and DIL to be were such great helpers.  I didn't have to lift a finger but enjoy.....

My daughter and I are hooked on Italian charm bracelets.  She got me a special made charm ...Happy 60th birthday in ORANGE!  and slipped a gift card to CB in there too.....she KNOWS me.

I was Very Spoiled!  and I love each and every present....but more so, the loved ones that gave them to me!!!  Next Birthday party.....2024, Mark you calendars!!

It's My Party and

wow, what a party it was.  Today I will post the decorations.  Then the guests and gifts.  If I did it all at once, you probably would need a glass of wine!

The theme was vintage......so into the hopechests I went and decorating began.

The party was held outside on our patio.  The color were mostly pink and aqua.

Everyone as a favor received a vintage pair of gloves with a tag with their name.  Each tag was different.

I  had old cameras and pictures of me throughout the years...

Hankerchief boxes, old curling irons...

Vintage teapot, my mom's crystal with candy and nuts....those are my cereal spoons and my mom's wedding tablecloth.

In the very center was this darling mason jar centerpiece my hubby got me from CB.

My old Tiny Tears doll, holding a vintage coin purse and my baby bracelet.

Old buttons, and my curlers when I was a toddler.  All the pictures were held up in flower frogs.

Another pair of my baby shoes....

My singer sewing machine table held more family momentos...

My cradle roll certificate from church and my hand print from Kindergarten.

This is one of my baby blankets....

 A colorful quilt for backdrop.

 My old school desk has my Kindergarten paint apron  inside are pics of my grandkids.

 The top held my Autograph books and a Life magazine from February 1954.

My boy doll on a chair from my SS class.... He is wearing a outfit my Aunt Esther made for my doll and the sweet hat is my hubby's....

On the food table was my mom's jewelry box filled with vintage jewelry and my baby ring in the card.

Oh, it was so pretty and I believe everyone enjoyed looking at all the "vintage stuff"!....

Till next time....

Guess what is happening on Saturday?

I am celebrating a few days early with some dear friends.  You all know a lot of them.....

Laura, Marty, Jamie, Liz, Linda, and Candy.  Then there are some neighbors, my DD, my DIL to be! and her mom!

I promise there will be lots of pictures! 

The word of the day will be VINTAGE!  like me!  Talk to you after!

Today.....

"source"

Ok, I admit it....I am cheap!

My husband accidently broke one of my ORANGE gazing balls.  I had two.  So I went on the hunt to replace them.

Holy Moly!!!  They are expensive.  I found my ORANGE ones at an estate sale years ago, stands and all for a dollar.  OK anyhoo....

I do NOT have nor will I spend 50 plus dollars for 2 gazing balls.  I mean, mercy, I could get a lot of stuff at an Estate sale for fifty dollars.

Ok, so then what do I do?  I went to HL with my hopefully future DIL and found 1, one boxwood ball.  $8.00.  Hmmmm, remember my boxwood wreath.

 We looked everywhere, but was the only one.  So after chemo Tuesday I went to another HL and there it was.  My other boxwood ball.  Yeah!

I think they look really cute.  and $16.00???  Ok, I will spend that!

I put the surviving ORANGE one on the other side of the MH.

And I took a few snaps while I was out there!
 

I had to copy one of my neighbors.....She found the Solar Mason jar....I had to have one!

Here is a small nod to Valentine's day.....

I didn't show my Christmas gift from Candy.....it is a similar dog to Bentley....he is not a Westie, but he is white and fluffy and does shake hands with his left paw!

I put a treasured scarf on his neck that my friend Melody embroidered for me.

I got this plant at an estate sale for $6.00.  My ficus was no longer green.  I know this won't last long, but it added some color.  The sun fades everything in Phoenix.  So you can't get too attached to decor outside.  It all has to be repainted, replaced about every 2 years.

Well, there you go....my big update to my yard!!

February

This February is exciting for me.....Valentine's Day is always one of my favorites.....but that isn't the BIG thing!!

On the 18th.....I will be turning ......drumroll please!

Didn't think I would make it!!  I will start celebrating today!  I don't waste any TIME!!