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Monday, February 6, 2017

Karen's Fiftieth.


We celebrated my sister (I guess we can still call her the baby of the family even now that she's 50?!) Saturday evening with a fun group of family and friends.

Karen and Lydia
And of course cocktails and party food. The highlight of the bar was champagne punch (I followed the recipe exactly, except I made an ice ring instead of cubes - highly recommend - easy and delicious!)

For the food, I went with a throwback theme - potato chips and onion dip, pigs in blankets, cocktail meatballs. you get the idea.


My mom couldn't attend the party, so she sent gifts. Karen had a great time opening them (a mix of funny, thoughtful and beautiful); it was perfect party entertainment!

Of course the cake was the main event. Completely inspired by Karen's 14th birthday cake (my mom baked that one) and a vintage copy of Bon Appetit (that's also where I found the meatball recipe - chili sauce and grape jelly ftw!)




Of the 50 or so photos that were on my phone from the party, easily half were of me, Karen and Steve, trying for a decent sibling photo. Hands down, these two were my favorite.


Clearly we don't know how to have fun together!

p.s. Congratulations to the Patriots and all their fans - it was a good game ... we just enjoyed the first half more than the second 😉

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15 Comments:

Blogger Bridget said...

Oh it looks like such fun! I love the pics of the three of you.

I enjoyed the first half of the game more too ...

Happy 50th to your sister!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Bonny said...

There is so much to love here! That you threw a party for your baby sister, that you, Karen, and Lydia all wore your pearls, the delicious food and amazing cake, and your wonderful sibling relationships. Wishing Karen a very happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Kym said...

I LOVE that you made the cake!!!! Best part! Well . . . except maybe those sibling shots. I love photos that really show the . . . interactions . . . of the folks in the photo. What a fun celebration, Mary.

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Anonymous Patty said...

What a wonderful party! (Pigs in blankets...my all time favorite!) You must have had a very fun evening. And I'm sorry about your team, our roller coasters going in opposite direction!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Debbie said...

I love your sibling photos-what fun! Sending Happy Birthday wishes to your sister!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Carole said...

That looks like such a fun night, thanks for sharing the photos and stories about it. I love your sibling photos and I can't get over how much Karen and Sarah look alike. As for that game last night, I thought you guys had it in the bag. What a turn around!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Vera said...

Fabulous pictures - especially the ones of the three of you. Happy birthday to Karen! Your food and beverages look great (I love 19 Crimes). Fun, fun, fun.

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger AsKatKnits said...

What a fantastic party! And, happy birthday Karen! And, really - you clearly have perfected "having fun"!! Thank you for sharing! XO

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger margene said...

Celebrating a sister's birthday in such a fun and charming way looks like a grand way to show love!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger alexa said...

How brilliant to start the week looking at such happy photos of lovely, loving people! You did a great job with that birthday cake - how clever you are. At the end of a working day, that's quite lifted my spirits popping in here :).

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Penny said...

This whole post just radiates joy! What a great celebration! And oh that cake!

Monday, 06 February, 2017  
Blogger Lydia said...

It was spectacular fun-as usual :-). I love when the best photos are often the "unposed" ones-you get to capture someone's personally much better.

Tuesday, 07 February, 2017  
Blogger Honoré said...

You throw a great party! Congrats to you and to Karen on her big 5-0! Loved seeing the throwback photos and the contemporary ones...a treasure. Thanks for sharing Karen's b'day with us...and we were sad the Falcons losed (misspell intended)!
Cheers~

Tuesday, 07 February, 2017  
Blogger Vicki Knitorious said...

Happy Birthday Karen!! What a great party -- I love all of your food choices/inspiration! And, oh my goodness, our sibling photos are all just like that!! ;)

Wednesday, 08 February, 2017  
Anonymous Barb said...

This just made me smile ... you all have the most beautiful smiles!

Friday, 10 February, 2017  

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