Early birthday celebration

We had an early birthday celebration tonight for my friend Jamie (her birthday is on Sunday night). It was another girl's night...only this time we stayed in rather than going out for dinner. Everyone brought something, and we ate nearly as well as we had at the Cafe (it's hard to beat the Cafe)!


Merle, Mary Ellen, Jamie and Beth...


..and Jen and Angie. If you didn't notice, yes, there is a wide range of ages in that group. That is one of my favorite things about living here - it has given me an opportunity to have friends in several generations.


Lesson learned: wait for the monkey-bread cake to cool down before putting the candles in it!


The second set of candles held up much better.


And then Jamie opened her presents. She had specifically instructed us that there were to be "NO GIFTS!"....so we brought presents instead.


This card was too funny to not share.

Hope you get to celebrate the milestones in your life with friends you love, wherever you are...