Fiesta Sorpresa de cumpleaños

It doesn't take much for anyone to twist my arm and lour me into the Elks.  It's a regular hangout for me, especially during the cold winter months. On any given night, and the occasional day, you can perch yourself at the bar and have a wonderful time. On the rare occasion there isn't anyone there you know, it won't be long before the person sitting next to you becomes your new best friend. So when my sister in law asked me last Saturday to stop by for a drink I was more than eager to oblige. 

But one thing I wasn't suspecting when I walked in was to have a handful of my family and friends waiting to surprise me for a 40th birthday celebration. Yup I said that right... 40 years!  Hard to believe since I don't feel like I'm 40... I don't really think I look like I'm 40, and we all know I certainly don't act it.

For those of you who don't know me all that we'll, I'm pretty fanatical about tacos and margs.  Knowing my love for all things south of the boarder, the party was Mexican themed.  Complete with a taco bar, maracas, sombreros, ponchos y mucho cervesas.  And no fiesta is complete without a piñata, so they had one of those too.  

The fact that they forgot to fill it?? No problem. I went around asking people to contribute a worthless item from their pocket or purse.  When the piñata was at least 1/2 filled I busted that bad boy open.  And what a fun schmorgousboard of surprises. There were tooth picks, band aids, chapsticks, hair ties and a lot of gum and asprin. I even made out with about $3.75 in random coin, some "feminine protection" gear and a condom. Not too shabby.

So a giant thank you to Marissa, my mom and everyone who attended to help make it a success.  It was so nice to have so many of favorite people all in one place.  For those who weren't able to make it, or if your invite may have been overlooked, not to worry.  I'm always looking for a reason to celebrate. We'll just have to tone it down a bit now that I'm officially "middle aged". Ugh, that's sounds aweful.

 

Muchas gracias everyone!!