You say it's your birthday...

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It's my birthday too, yeah!
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You say it's your birthday!
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Happy birthday to you!
Yes we're gonna have a party-party
Well we had one three weeks ago...and I got a little busy, and moved and got a fancy job...
Yes we're gonna have a party-party
and I couldn't tell you about my party, so now I'm telling you about it even though it's three weeks later...

My birthday celebrations this year were all about three things: Thrifting, which I reported on a post or two ago, food, and my awesome friends and family.

Let's start with food shall we? My morning started like this:



Doesn't that look like a healthy, nutritious way to start your day? Mmm-mmm. Stonehouse Baking Company doughnuts are the freaking best.

After those tasties were scarfed down, my mum and I worked on a veritable birthday feast for my guests! Mom made guacomole and CRAB CAKE SLIDERS (I know - breathe fellow foodies - it's gonna be okay) on homemade slider biscuit buns. For the main event, I made steamers with clam chowder sauce from a recipe I found in a 2001/2 Martha Stewart Living.

Here are my steamers taking a bath:



There were vanilla cupcakes and honeydew melon mint pistachio popsicles for dessert, but strangely I have no pictures of those...

There were games,



and music,



and babies galore!









Friends,





and family.



the original geek+nerd





All in all, the party was awesome.

HURRAY!



Now I'm busy making year 27 great. Please bear with me as I dust the cobwebs of of my blog :)

Birthday Thrift Smorgasbord

Hello dear friends!

I've been MIA the past few days because last Friday was my birthday. I've just been having way to much fun to sit down and actually write about it!

My entire birthday celebration basically revolved around going on a massive thrifting spree. It will take me days to share with you my newest goodies, and to tell you about my party. Plus I'm moving, TOMORROW, so internet access may be spotty at best, not sure yet! Anyways (ramble, ramble, ramble) what I'm trying to say is bear with me!

Here are some of my birthday prezzies, which are sure to find special places in my new abode...

Awesome, folksy, linen printed tablecloth:



Detail



Crazy-cute carafe/juice glass set



And the crowning achievement of the thrifting trip...a full set of Pyrex Gooseberry mixing bowls







I'm so excited to have a sturdy set of mixing bowls, which my kitchen has been lacking for some time. Also, this pattern matches two small round casseroles that I inherited from my Memere, so I officially have a collection of a particular pattern instead of just a mish-mash. Not that there is anything wrong with a mish-mash of Pyrex!

More soon - just don't know when. Wish me luck on this move - ay!

Sarahpalooza 2008

Well my friends and family certainly took the "local" theme to great heights! Check out all of this gorgeous gifted produce!



Beans, potatoes, peaches, apples, blueberries, tomatoes...



Tomatoes, tomatoes and corn, corn and more corn! I think that some food preservation is in my near future! Note to self: I need a larger freezer.

The party was just awesome. It ambled along for eight hours! Just as I thought that it was all over and every one was about to depart, another wave of friends and family would arrive and the festivities would last a little longer. Just wonderful.

Simple gifts of food, homemade and handmade goodness kept a smile on my face.

Just look at the beautiful gazpacho that Miss Abby brought. Don't you just want to dive into that jar? She also make molasses sponge candy for me. Molasses sponge candy?! On top of being a domestic goddess Abby is the in the midst of preparing for a cross Atlantic move. I'm convinced that she never sleeps!



We had so much fun that I took very few pictures. These are a just few of the wonderful people in attendance.





This gift was a concoction of three of my smallest little buddies there. C., A., and M. who are 3,5 and 7 respectively. It's a multifunctional accessory piece. A ring, or in this case a hat. (They hand pumped the balloons themselves with a bicycle pump - so sweet)!



The look on my face pretty much sums up the day.

Joy.

Today I'm thankful for every one that stopped by my house yesterday, ate some food and shared their time with me. I'm grateful for the yummy muffins that I got to bring home from work. I'm grateful for a very full refrigerator! What are you grateful for today?