Tinkerbell's Travels

I wanted my birthday party to be anything BUTT traditional.

The theme of my party was: Black Tie Meets Desert Rat. Not exactly a theme you’d find on run-of-the-mill party invites so I had to create my own 😉

I wanted to throw a party that allowed my friends to dress up (hence, the black tie) butt only if they wanted to (hence, the desert rat). I also wanted to give everyone a chance to have fun with their attire by mixing the two themes. I LOVED how it turned out! So many people came wearing cowboy hats, black ties, sequins, and bandanas!

I’m getting ahead of myself… let’s start an hour before the party…

Ilene took Austin, Ziggy and Frankie to our other home where a trusted pet sitter was waiting there to spoil them. We figured it was best for the boyz if they passed on the party (and on the opportunity to sample a host of different delicious appetizers!)

Once the boyz were safely transported, my BFF’s worked together to bring the party to life! They decorated the front courtyard, Tinkerbell, the back patio and inside the house. Everything sang of happiness and sparkled with excitement!

McB worked magic taking Christmas tree branches, ornaments, and party decor to create magical scenes around the house and yard.

And soon… the party started!

The DJ began spinning my favorite tunes.

The caterers loaded and passed their trays with yummy horsdoeuvres.

And 65 guests began arriving.

We kicked off the festivities with a raucous game of To Tell The Truth…

In our version, we had 3 participants who regaled the audience with tales of how they had their spouse (accidentally) arrested.

The audience was stumped. They had to try to figure out which one of the 3 participants was actually telling the truth!

The audience fell for Gino’s story about his wife’s “hot crotch” (someday, maybe he’ll tell you the story) at the TSA checkpoint. They also fell for Suzanne’s story about a rental car that hadn’t been returned on time. What they didn’t fall for was the one TRUE story: Mark’s failure to pay a business tax on time (yes, his poor wife was actually arrested and jailed for a few hundred-dollar tax bill)!

After the game, the music and lights beckoned us to the dance floor!

I just want to take a moment to thank McB (who managed to dance a little despite her broken foot) for thinking ahead and taking all these wonderful pictures! If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to blog about the party. Thank you McB!

The party kept going… and going… until we literally couldn’t dance another step!

The DJ packed up his gear, we stuffed the leftover appetizers (no berrytinis left over!) into the fridge and crawled into our cozy beds/air mattresses for the evening.

The next day we awoke just a bit groggy. Even Tinkerbell was a little tired. Butt, she – and we! – had a good excuse: we had partied until the wee hours!

Butt, I’m not quite sure what excuse our boyz had for being tired…

What a FUN, FANTASTIC, GREAT, SUPERB, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY it was! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with me and for all the cards and notes from everyone who couldn’t make it but took the time to wish me one helluva sexty birthday!!!!