2.29.2012

LX

Happy Hump Day friends!

I know I said this in my very last post, but I just don't know where my weeks' go!  It's already midway through the week and I'm just posting!  I've had such a long list of blog ideas lately, but little time to put them all together and also keep up with your blogs, so I apologize!

Today, I'd like to share a soiree Bryce and I attended this past weekend:  A Surprise 60th Birthday Party for his step-uncle in Virginia Beach.

We left Friday evening and rode with Bryce's mom and stepdad.  We drove through hail, pouring rain, and high winds--BUT--it was all worth it, because the evening was so fun.

The party was seamlessly planned out.  Everyone was to arrive no later than 7:00 pm.  The man of the night, Mark, was to arrive around 7:30-- tricked into thinking he was simply going to drinks at the club before a birthday dinner.  Being a fellow Wahoo, they decided the ploy to get him into the party would be signs for a Virginia Tech (i.e. our arch rivals) party in the main ballroom.

The party planners knew that Mark, the birthday boy, would be curious to take a peek at the Hokie party!

They even outfitted this mannequin in a VT football uniform!

The surprise was a good one and I was thrilled to be a part of the event.  An open bar, hors d'oeuvres, buffet,  cupcakes, a funny slideshow, good music, and open mic all made the night a fabulous one!

I absolutely loved these glasses they had made for the event:
One side is etched with "BUNDY"--the last name of the man of honor
And the other side is inscribed with LX--Roman Numerals for 60!
Even the cupcakes had LX, in WAHOO (NOT Hokie) colors!

I LOVE this picture I took of Bryce and his mom--I will definitely be framing this for her!

I wish my dress wasn't twisted in this picture!

By the end of the evening, the mannequin was disrobed and in pieces--lots of people were taking silly pictures with the different parts!

All the cousins (and young people in the group) ended the night at Waterman's Surfside Grille.

The next morning, all of the immediate family met for brunch, and I'll just say we had some throbbing heads.  I pulled my Excedrin Migraine out at one point and shared it to nearly half the table!  I'd say that's a sign of a fun night!

What did you do this weekend?

Come back soon--I'll be sharing my chocolate mousse cake recipe in the next post!

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Have a great day!