Again - I am still trying to play catch up from my month of blogging vacay… so HAPPY RIVERFEST and HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
This past Fourth just so happened to fall on the Second Annual Riverfest. Every year for the past six years my college friends and I have all gotten together to celebrate something at the river. The first four years were strictly girls only (minus the occasional fake stripper). {and yes, Amanda, I just googled to see if it was spelled “stripper” or “striper” lol} Last year we decided to open the weekend up to the boys as well - and so began “Riverfest.”
Riverfest 2k11 (which actually had it’s own hashtag on twitter) fell on the weekend that included both my mom’s birthday and Fourth of July.
To celebrate my mom’s birthday, my friends and family were great sports and helped me throw a surprise 70s themed party for her. When she got home from working at the cafe on Saturday July 2nd (her birthday is actually July 3) we were all waiting for her in a house that, well, was quite disco-y.
| I would say she looked surprised! *Photo belongs to Katie at julepstudios.com* |
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| Delicious “Disco” Cuppies! |
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| We had a dance floor, disco ball, and even “dancers” in the windows! |
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| *photo is from katie at julepstudios.com* |
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| *photo is from katie at julepstudios.com* |
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| Two of my faves came to the party in their finest apparel! *photo is from katie at julepstudios.com* |
Riverfest 2k11 continued on for two more days after the birthday party. It was quite nice to have all of my college buddies in the same town within one weekend. Sadly, not everyone could make it on the same exact day. Better start planning for next year! Check back tomorrow for Riverfest 2k11- Part 2 to see a few more photos from the weekend and our Fourth of July celebrations in small town Hertford!