Monday, May 12, 2014

Its a "nerd" party!

Last weekend we celebrated my daughter's 11th birthday with a "nerd" party!

She is my baby and reminds me so much of myself. She loves planning and organizing parties down to the smallest detail.

We started by making the invitations from library cards and envelopes I found on ebay.




We transformed our formal dining room into a girls only party room. 


We blocked off the entrance to my office with a plastic tablecloth and then decorated with streamers and paper lanterns. This wall also served as our photo backdrop.


I set up a station for guests to leave special messages for the birthday girl on library cards.




I used iron on transfer paper to make her a special shirt for her party.


We also made fun props for photos.


It's not exactly a bow tie but my daughter thought it was close enough (poor guy)!


At the end of the party we had a small candy bar so all the girls could take a bag home.





Colorful drink station!


You are welcome to save any of the following images to your computer and then print them out.




It was a great day for our family, my daughter, and her friends. 

Have a wonderful day!

Amy


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Dear 16-year-old Me

Yesterday I wrote about my recent experience with melanoma cancer (here).
After my diagnosis I stumbled upon this PSA for melanoma while doing some online research. I found this video extremely moving, it features individuals who have personally been affected by melanoma.





To learn more about melanoma cancer go here.

You can also follow Adventures with my enemy melanoma a blog written by Chelsea a true warrior who was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma.   

Remember to wear your sunscreen and get your skin checked!

Amy