Whew.....what a weekend celebrating Brooke's 50th and we partied hearty! Here's how it all came about.
Saturday - Annette fixed us another great breakfast and Maeve and Grandma played hair salon styling her hair and her babies (Montana Faye and Camillia).
These girls are ready for the beach!
Judy (Brooke's Mom), Theresa, Annette and I took Brooke to Black Mountain for birthday luncheon shopping. We enjoyed a great lunch at the Veranda and then browsed the shops.
Girl fun at the Veranda
Annette, Theresa, Pat, Judy, Brooke
After we returned from Black Mountain, Judy, Theresa and I played 2 games of RummiKube at Annette's and then we were off to surprise Brooke at a big party with 85 people, food truck, band, northing bundt cakes, a slide show of Brooke's life "thru the years" and lots of beverages.
And then the party began at 5...
Beautiful flowers and bundt cakes
Coozie favors
Dancing in the rain
So rain was in the forecast starting around 3ish and into the evening - 70%....ugh! We all were checking the radar off and on and hoping this big outdoor bash wouldn't be too "soggy 'n wet".
A light drizzle started around 4:30 (all the guests were to be there at 5) and then it stopped for a bit. Michael, his brothers and boys had erected 4 tents with furniture underneath and plenty of room in the 3-car garage. Around 7ish, the rain started and went on thru the night - just a steady downpour, but didn't stop the fun. GOOD job, Michael and their friend Danyel who did the organizing and putting it all together.
We got back to Philip's around 10 and collapsed! Fun, fun, fun and tomorrow is the REAL 50th for Brooke, so.....we'll keep on partying (and Monday with Blair and Tuesday with Maeve)
Sunday - 
Happy 50th Birthday, Brooke
Enjoyed bacon/eggs/toast prepared by Annette. We went to 11:00 Mass at Our Lady of the Angels in Marion. Finished packing up our stuff at Philip's and said our good byes to Mike, Theresa and Ryan who are all leaving tomorrow. Now moving onto Michael and Brooke's for our next 3-day stay at their B & B .
Hot and sunny afternoon and we hung out on the dock. Later Michael took Brooke, Drew, Tessa and me on a nice pontoon ride - Grandma fell asleep. Amazing that there was very little boat traffic today - apparently the threatening weather kept them away which was fine with us.
Drew's girlfriend, Tessa is visiting this weekend so enjoyed plenty of chatter on the dock AND rehashing all the fun memories from last night's party.
Drew and Tesssa
Around 5, the sky was getting darker so we all packed up our stuff and headed up the hill. Gosh, we were only back a very short time when the heavens opened up. Smart decision to leave when we did.
We had Roma's pick-up (variety of Italian dishes) for supper.
singing Happy Birthday
Have a great week!
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