Party Time!

This weekend was all about partying for the family. Tanya hosted a surprise graduation party for her friend Cyndi's daughter, Erica, on Saturday. She graduated from OSU (Go Beavers!). It was a fancy dinner with eight , yes eight, [mini] courses. There were 12 people all together consisting of Erica's friends and family. The chef from Novak's (THE best restaurant in Albany) came to our house to prepare the food! Yeah, my family has some SERIOUS connections. I wish I had been invited. I heard about all the different courses that were served and they sounded DIVINE! There was even a special ice cream in between courses to cleanse their palate. How classy is that? I tried some that was left over and it had a teeny bit of habanero pepper in it. It was interesting ice cream with a little bit of a kick to it.

Since it was a fancy dinner, the table was set very elegantly and there were place cards. I helped to make them. They were so cute and creative and they looked really nice on the table. They were made from old wine corks, which Novak's was able to supply. Tanya cut the corks and wrote the names (she has nice penmanship); I made the name cards using one of the best inventions ever made...The Cricut. It's an amazing little machine that cuts paper for you. It's very efficient for making cards and scrapbooking.

Here is the finished product, which looks pretty FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC if I do say so myself.

The other party this weekend was a combined birthday party for Sunhee and Meeja.

It took place at Frogs and pollywogs, a toy store downtown. When I heard where the party was, I was skeptical and didn't think I would have any fun at the party. I was wrong. For starters, one of my friends works there and she ran the party. I didn't know so I was surprised when I walked in the door. I ran upstairs and gave her a HUGE hug. I haven't seen her since we graduated last year! The activities and games were fun for all ages. The first thing we did was make our own crown because the party had a princess theme. Everyone participated, including Nana.

Princesses (and 2 Princes) On Parade

We also did a birthday parade where we walked up and down the street (Only once thank goodness!) dressed in costumes and making noise with bells. Some embraced this activity more than others, as you can see by the way everyone is dressed.


Dominique, Zamari and Alina were able to come to the party because I spent the night at their house the night before and then brought them with me. It was a great weekend full of lots of fun, laughs and excitement.