Soryda: I don't know. Let's go away on a trip.
Patrick: Don't you want a big party?
Soryda: I'm old. 40 is old. Why would I want everyone to know this? Let's go away. No one will know.
Patrick: Okay, but I think you're going to want a big party....
You know what? My husband was right. As I thought about the day after my 40th birthday, I would have wanted to exit my 30's with a bang and to have a big celebration. Yes! So, the dreaming began.
There were words that came to mind as I dreamt up the ultimate party. I envisioned my milestone party to be....let's see...different.....elegant.....fun and......yummy. With this as my guide....
DIFFERENT
I've never been to a Black & White Party. Everyone wear black and white, informal or formal...that's pretty different! Of course, to epitomize the word---well, I had to stand out :)
Then, I thought I wanted something of an ELEGANT affair. First thought was CHAMPAGNE bar!
And nothing is more elegant than black and white desserts! I had a friend make a raspberry & almond cake, another friend make chocolate cake pops, and another friend ordered some to-die-for lemon and dark chocolate cupcakes for me as a gift.
And now the FUN part. My definition of fun is either karaoke or salsa. Patrick hired me a salsa instructor for the evening! And dance we did....
But the highlight of the dancing was definitely this moment!
Boys, you should know how much I love this man. Everyone thinks I did everything for this party, but Patrick came up with a lot of good stuff on his own (he is really good with ideas!) including a beautiful speech with a surprise video from friends abroad and boys, you are in it, too! I'll keep the video on file for you so you can see how cute you were. My friend Natalie got me this dance floor for free. So amazing!
and....now...the YUMMY!
Just some of the foods we enjoyed at the party. Of course, I didn't try anything, including any of the wine pairing because I was just toooo excited! My mom made about 1/3 of the dishes and everyone else contributed to the deliciousness.
I dreamt it up and it happened! The party planning was a lot of fun, and I had so much help from the set up to the clean up. It was truly a dream party come true and it went by so quickly. To be totally honest, I felt somewhat of a depression the next few days after. It was such a high that when it was over and everyone went home and there was nothing left to look forward to, I was like THIS SUCKS. I will say that the day after 40 does feel really freeing. I'm getting really excited to start this decade. I think it will actually be my best yet.
Okay boys, remember your mom in this picture as FORTY and FABULOUS!!!!
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The party was lots of fun! Let's go karoaking sometime soon! Call me - maybe?
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