I have the sweetest, cutest, best friends ever! Happy B'day to me!

I seriously do have the sweetest, cutest, best friends ever!!! I have always wanted to do one of those wine-in-a-bag parties. Where each guest brings a bottle of wine then you hide it in a bag and everyone votes on how good it is, what grape it is, what country of origin etc... whatever you want them to guess! By the end of the night there should be one bottle that was voted the BEST and then the person who brought that bottle wins and takes home a bottle of champagne. I am sure there are other version of this game, but that is how we played it this fun night!! 

I have to highlight one lady from this night, Mary Cox Brown (a.k.a. Martha Stewart). She is one of the most generous, creative, thoughtful, loving, beautiful, and well-dressed friends I know. When she throws a party she doesn't mess around. Normally, they are hosted at her humble abode, but since she was throwing one for my birthday, we hosted it at my parents so Ford could be watched by my mother etc. 

This is just a taste of what she came up with.... I am always blown away by her creativity and thoughtfulness!!!!!

 Look at how cute this chalkboard table is!!!

 Wine bottles painted with chalkboard paint...

 Here she is... the head chef and creative genius...

 Of course, Ford was played with and passed around until his bed time...

 Are you wondering who the baby is in the background of the picture above??! Yeah, that's me!! What is so funny, is that Ford will make that wide-eyed face sometimes too! Runs in the family, I guess. My mom had that blown up for my 16th surprise birthday party and it continues to show up and certain occasions in my life.

 We all had our cards and were ready to vote on the wines as they were passed around...

 The puff decors became bracelets and hair bows throughout the evening...

 Another dear friend and best friend from the age of K-5, Margaret....bringing out the cake.

 Rhodes had to come help me blow out the candle!

 All the ladies...

 And then, to top it off, people put their hand print on Lovey's famous "Wall of Friends" dated back to the 1990's!

I cannot thank my dear friends enough for such a fun night. A night to hang with the ladies while Ford was well taken care of. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the ladies who helped, planned, and participated in such a fun occasion. I felt so loved!