Next year my husband and I will both turn 50! Yes....the BIG 5-0hhhhhhh! That being said we have been steadily attending 50th Birthday Bashes over the last three years. We're pretty lucky I'd guess to have them to attend. I love a party..can't get enough of them but a traditional 50th would just not do for my intuitively suspicious husband. So 49 and HOLDING was born!
These were the invitations, thanks to my wonderful friend of .http://stores.ebay.com/makatydesigns
v In Bill’s honor: if you have a tie dye shirt break it out and wear it for this event. If you don’t, I understand – we won’t throw you out. Not everyone has been channeling their inner hippie like he has the last few years.
Then I asked everyone.... As everyone waited for him to arrive we had these that I made from full label sticker sheets and adhered to poster board, cut, stuck, and glued paint sticks to the backs. What a site to come into....SURPRISE
A few of his favorite things are family, working on cars, NASCAR (Jeff Gordon,) and the Pittsburgh Steelers. So I snuck a few photos (notice they are all motor related) and had posters made through Wal-Mart. They did an amazing job.
His pap started it...
...Santa kept it coming...
...Bill and his wife when they were dating in college...
...their daughter Sarah...
I went to eBay and found a few collectible inflatable #24 cars that had been used in various store displays and for special events.
I ordered Steelers banner I was sure he would enjoy to hang between the Steelers cornhole boards that my talented brother and sister in law made.
When we were growing up there was a dairy farm the next town over. It belonged to the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. It produced all of their milk products used at the academy. Every year they had a Community Day where we could visit and get samples of their milk, cheese, and ice cream. I thought that would be a great staple and blast from the past for centerpieces. Here is what an original looked like.
THIS is what we created....
Then added our own twist......
I filled them with "our generation" candies.
I have another amazing friend who makes custom cakes and cupcakes. I asked if she could bake a tie dye cake....
...and we needed a cake top.
IT's A BOBBLEHEAD!! "
Got a li'l Capt'n in ya?"
Everyone had a great time! This is my husband, his daughter, and my son!
P.S. Yes, I ordered his shirt (football numbers 63 on the back) and the cups say "Raise it up! 49 and Holding! Happy Birthday Bill!"
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