on friday, may 20th, chris was under the impression that one of his best friends, chad, and his wife sarah were coming into town to spend the weekend and help celebrate him becoming an old man. :) (i can say that because i'm still in my 20's). this is partially true, but they were also coming in for the party. when they arrived, i had one job for chad: to keep chris out of my sight for the afternoon! i really needed chris out of the house as i had to prepare for the party by setting up tables in our garage, prepare food, run errands, etc. and of course it was raining so chad's plan to take him golfing was scratched. not my problem. i put chad in charge so he was left to figure it out! hehe.
meanwhile, sarah and i ran around town with our hair on fire! picking up cake, the fire pit, the fire wood and a few other things deemed exhausting so we were thankful for the help of my wonderful mother who could grab the balloons, bring the tables and chairs, make the drinks and help set things out while we quickly got ourselves thrown together for the party!
the guests slowly arrived and we waited for the boys to get back....
and when they did, i'd say chris was pretty surprised.....or he's a really good actor!
the party turnout was fabulous and i think everyone enjoyed themselves! a few photos of our guests follow....
chris' classy gift from a couple of our friends, the boyer's
the infamous Wheatfield's strawberry wedding cake.....our birthday tradition!
i wish you could see how enormous this cake really was!
that's right, cheesy personalized candles thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law
such a proud host, i was
from left: my sister brooke, me, neighbor jason, jill, krista and jessica
my sister and friends: brooke, me, jill, krista and jessica
could not have pulled off the party without my sidekick: sarah!
chris and his buddies: travis, jeff, ron and jillian
my so-so-so-willing-to-help parents: mary jean and rod
my sister brooke and her boyfriend will
chris thought we were just spending a fun weekend with our friends chad and sarah
chris' sister laura and her boyfriend mike
chris' grandparents came from east moline, illinois!
ron and joyce
the snyder girls: me, laura, my mother-in-law cathy, and grandmother-in-law joyce
chris' buddies: dave and kevin and his dad, ron
me and my (big) little brother, taylor
my brother, taylor and dad, rod
my dad with the blondes
my parent's with my friends and i
so glad my friend jill could make it!
i just loved the balloons.... :)
chris and his grandfather, ron
best buds: chris and chad, the guy who kept him out of trouble all day (and by trouble i mean out of my house)!
jeff, chris and travis
jill, chris and krista
my brother and my grandfather-in-law
annnnd....the night ended with an attempt at the worm!
so thankful chad and sarah could spend the rest of the weekend with us as well!
we went to the farmer's market and dundee days on saturday
hanging out in the driveway on a beautiful day....classy!
and ate at chris' favorite restaurant, nicola's, with his family
luckily we were sitting under the umbrellas outside because a big thunderstorm rolled in!
we ended the night at nosh wine lounge
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