Not mine. That was, oh, almost 7 years ago.It was my sister Mary's. Being the wonderful person she is, she decided to throw a bash to benefit the Yamhill Community Action Partnership (YCAP) and the food bank capital campaign. She scheduled it for exactly one month after her February 2nd birthday, because it just crept up on her too fast after the holidays, with her busy County Commissioner schedule, and after her trip to DC for the inauguration.
Mary totally gets President Obama's call for community action.
We had a great evening of food
and wine at The Golden Valley Brewery, thanks to the owners who donated the room, and the local wineries who donated some fabulous vino.Mary looked fabulous in her tiara.
The cakes were a big hit. We'd picked them up at Roth's grocery store an hour before the party when Mary realized she hadn't arranged for a cake. With a limited selection, we went with Happy Birthday cakes in the case :
A beautiful white cake decorated with flowers
and a festive chocolate cake for the Orange County Choppers.
I don't know why. It was pretty, it was funny and most of all, it was CHOCOLATE. Then we put Mary's daughter Sydney to work (top photo) planting all those candles!
About 100 people came and donated $4500 total to the cause. A local business threw in a three year pledge of $2500 per year. Times are tough, and people are stepping up to help.
What a way to celebrate your half century. I am inspired...60 will be here before I know it.
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Hey Lorrie, what a nice write up about Mary's party and the pics are great! Mary looks terrific, I can't believe she is 50!! I am not THAT old!! ha ha! You did a great job with the cakes, they are beautiful! And what a great way for Mary to celebrate. We are proud of her(and God is too.) :-) Wish We had been there!
Linda is looking forward to her trip and after listening to her tonight, I think she really needs it! Take good care of her! Love you guys!
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