I went a little Nancy Drew on my friends and family prior to Wednesday.
Surprises kill me. I had figured out these facts about the party:
Surprises kill me. I had figured out these facts about the party:
A. It would be something I like.
B. I needed to dress casual. No dresses because it my be “blustery.”
C. The weather was an important part of the event. As we would be inside and outside.
Blustery in Hampton Roads, in June, means two things: Boat or Beach. So when we walked up to a boat (after the hubs insisted we needed to bring our own cooler to the “restaurant”) I wasn’t too surprised. I was surprised to see a few unexpected faces there though!
These two gals drove 2 hours to ride on a boat with me! Christen (on the left) even left her newborn baby for the evening!!
Meet Gilligan. My dad. He looks quite seaworthy if you ask me.
My mom had quite the spread. She even had gluten free food in honor of my intolerance issues!
Even though I went all 150-questions on him as we drove an hour to Norfolk, the Hubs was nice enough not to kick me out of his car! Honestly though, thank God he didn’t blind-fold me!
Reading labels. Hunting for wheat.
Kim, sitting in one of the coolest folding chairs ever.
My not-a-twin Sister and I snapping an “ussie” (apparently this is a new term I was unaware of…)
Pirate faces.
Another Ussie. Because all the cool kids are doing it.
Summer in a Cup. On a boat. In the rain.
It was terrific.
My JMU roomies and two of the hubbies.
Sans hubbies. I heart these girls so much.
Our second family picture since our wedding. I’m not surprised that I’m the only one wearing color. Hello black and grey color scheme.
More pirate faces. (Hard to believe we’ve been friends for 24 years!)
Ginger with Mr. and Mrs. Howell. (Stan even went so legit he brought Mr. Howell’s teddy bear!)
The Captain isn’t happy that his wife loves me so much! (Good friends and past clients, Kim + David!)
Many thanks to this guy and to my mom for throwing this surprise together for me!
Seriously. They know me too well. I got to spend the evening of my 30th on the water with some of my all time favorite people. It was a great time.
Please note: When on a moving boat, there is often this thing called wind. Breezes and fire do not play well together. My mom and C worked so hard to get all of these candles lit - and then C turned the corner and the wind took care of blowing out my 30 candles!
A gluten free cuppie for me!
I love all these people so much.
One last pirate pic. Because I know you haven’t seen enough yet.
This is my crew.
