Cheering at 3 Day

This year I decided not to be a walker and I tried to get on crew team, but it was too late and they were already full, So I did the best I could and supported at the Cheering Stations. My mom and I made signs and the 3Day tacky toilet made an appearance too.
The cheering station was fun, but I missed being right in the middle of the whole thing as a walker. So I'm considering walking again next year... (we'll see)

The street down Arapaho was filled with cheering people.

Denver Trip

Went to Denver to see my friend Alecia for the weekend. We had a great time catching up with bottles of wine, going shopping, haunted house, passing out candy to trick-or-treaters, brunch (with bottomless bloody Mary and Mimosa bar) "Girls Only" Comedy Musical, and touring downtown.

Here is Alecia and Shane, going into their first haunted house.

I didn't have time to be scared, because I was too busy laughing

at Alecia who was terrified and hiding her head in Shane's coat.

I almost wet my pants from laughing so hard at her.

I'm not sure what's going on here, but after 4 Bloody Marys

I'm sure I was funny at the time.

Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

Today I made pumpkin patch cupcakes. I've been dying to try an icing recipie in my Hello Cupcake recipie book, using Marshmellow fluff. Although the icing tasted good the amount of stickyness will probably keep me from making it again.
I used pumpkin spice cupcakes recipie (regular and mini cupcakes) from the book and added Nuttella in the center for a sweet nutty taste. It baked well and the flavors combined were so tasty. I topped the icing with orange sugar crystals and used orange cookie icing (because it dries hard) piped onto the top of the cupcake and used a sour straw candy as the stem.

I boxed them up for some of my co-workers to take back to their families.

Spider Cupcakes

Spider Cupcakes

Make chocolate cupcakes, covered with Dr Pepper frosting, and dipped into ch0colate sprinkles, and use candycorns inserted into cupcake (with a dot of cookie icing) and using a toothpick carefully insert Twizzlers pull and peel strings into the cupcake.

Breast Cancer Cookies

On Wednesday at work, we all wore pink and I made these cookies and set up a display table too. I had lots of breast cancer stuff left over from my 3-day walk.

Pizza

Last night my husband made the best pizza ever. He put tomato basil pasta sauce, cubed ham,cubed turkey, sauteed red pepper, apple wood smoked bacon, onions, garlic, Feta and goat cheese.

80's party

I haven't had a birthday since I turned 21, but for some reason I knew I had to celebrate big for my 30th. So I gathered two of my closest friends who are a month younger than I am and we joined up for a TOTALLY AWESOME 80's party.

We rented out a party room, in a warehouse style loft, with natural hardwood floors overlooking downtown. We created invitations, hired a cheap DJ, got a cake baker, and found some aspiring photographers (who needed experience for their portfolio)

For invitations we used our friend who is a graphic designer and she created this photo postcards for us

The party started at 8pm, so we only served drinks, munchies, and cake.

We had two types of punch: "Pretty in Pink" (alcoholic) and "Like a Virgin" (non-alcoholic)

We had a keg of beer, soft drinks and water bottles.

We created 80's inspired waterbottle labels with

LA Gear high tops, pac-man, speak n Spell, and Ferris Bueller

We had several tables with 80's decor. I printed off pictures of 80's toys

(since most of the guest were children of the 80's) and put them in cheap plastic frames.

This is how I decorate at all my parties, just swapping out the picture according to the theme.

We laid out candy from the 80's all over the party room.

People enjoyed the variety of sunglasses available. We ordered them all

through Oriental Trading.

This is our DJ, dressed as the Karate Kid. He was great.

We played all 80's music with fast and slow songs.Here is our Michael Jackson memorial, where we encouraged

guests to lite a candle for the king of the 80's

We decorated with 80's toys and

memorabilia throughout the party room. We created this photo backdrop, that looked like

something out of the prom from footloose. It's made of cheap PVC piping

with balloons attached and two foil curtains from OT.

Here are the BIRTHDAY GIRLS,

in all ourRAD glory!

We loved our cake, which a friend made for us.

All of our guests came dressed in 80's attire.

Seeing all the outfits, was the best part.

Here I am, having a blast in my Jessie's girl outfit, which i found at goodwill for $15.

We had a FABULOUS time!

Our photographer pictures are located with LeClear Photography. (click here) then click "portfolio" and then "special events."

It was truly the best birthday party I've ever had and I'm so lucky to have such a great group of friends to celebrate it with.