When I got hurt I was afraid I was going to have to cancel, but fortunately the whole thing of being a potluck meant laid back and easy. I wasn't going to have a schedule or any big plans during the party. I figured we needed something to do beside eat and talk, so I used paper for the table cloths and set out crayons. I also used the clay I had for the class I taught last spring and figured that would be fun to play with.
The tables with the crayons and clay.
Glaphre posed for a picture while setting up.
The set-up crew waiting for guests to arrive.
The one thing I told my mom I wanted was Sage's pumpkin cupcakes. I didn't care about anything else, but these pumpkin cupcakes are AMAZING!!! I was so happy to have them. Thank you Sage for making your AMAZING cupcakes!
The most delicious cupcakes ever!
I've decided not to post pictures of anyone outside of my family in my blog unless I've had permission. I forgot to ask everyone while taking pictures at my party. Here's the picture of my family. Anyone in the background is blurred - especially the children at my party.
Coloring on the tables and playing with clay was such a hit. When two young men got home they told their mom my party was "REALLY cool!"
I love the messages left on the tables. This one read "To a very special lady - Alice - Happy Birthday!!"
Even as the other tables were being cleaned up, these kids couldn't stop playing. I LOVE it!
I had told everyone the greatest present they could give me was their presence at my party (I'm so bummed I forgot to get permission to post the pictures of us together!). So in lieu of the pictures I took a picture of the cards and gifts. I love the thoughtfulness of each card and gift. I realized when I got home we never got a picture of all the yummy food (including the dishes people sent since they couldn't make it). Just imagine a delicious assortment of wonderful vegetarian dishes.
I wish I could comment on every single gift, but I don't know how much longer I can type one handed, but I wanted to comment on the flower. My friend left it in her car and it started to wilt and look sad when she came back to it. She did the only thing she could do and watered it with her Pepsi and prayed it would revive to give to me. When I read her story in her card I started to cry thinking this is like my injury. I'm doing all I can with the doctors I'm provided, but the prayers are what is really going to heal me. Thank you to all my friends who have been praying!
This gift was the most creative for my cast. It's "cast bling!"
I love my creative friends and this is just one example of how creative my friends are!
Thank you to my family for all your help. Thanks to my friends for making my vegetarian potluck a success! I couldn't have planned it any better - well the cast (that looks like a whale eating my arm) could have not been there, but regardless it was a fantastic birthday!
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