If you have ever had the privilege of being kissed by a shaving cream face, being served endless amounts of candy, sweets, and amazing root beer floats, wrestling or getting a piggy back ride, being taken on incredible vacations full of laughs and memories, being chased with dentures, hearing stories of a missing finger, or just sitting and enjoying a man full of love and life then you are as blessed as I am.
{most of those memories are only reserved for the elite group of grandchildren... and now great grandchildren}
This Saturday, after months of planning, cooking, decorting, and baking, over 70 people surprised an incredible man. Known as Papa to many, daddy to several and Fred Jr. to others, we all gathered to celebrate 80 years on this earth and in our hearts.
When my mom and my aunt Janna decided on throwing Papa a party, my nosey, party-planning self butted my way in on a few of the details I had found via Pinterest. Once we saw our main focus to the party, we/they hit the ground running. These two did such an incredible job on every single detail.
{I am so thankful I have inherited their attention to detail.}
Janna's baby, the incredible 80 made of many, many pictures!
We recieved well over 80 memories from family, friends, and old classmates.
Thank you all for taking the time to recognize this wonderful man.
Now, to my favorite part of party planning... the dessert table!
Jars displaying snowballs, peanut brittle, lemon drops, and white chocolate pretzels.
Devils food mini cupcakes.
White chocolate popcorn cups.
Cake.
Marshmallow pops, dipped in yellow tinted white chocolate.
And our fabulous mustache pops inspired from Papa's memorable mustache after returning from China.
(I was not alive to witness his mustache, though)
An awesome lunch was served consisting of brisket, pinto beans, potato salad, and rolls.
{Thank you Dodie, Belinda, and Billie for the beans}
The souvenirs for the guests were mini Lambrusco bottles.
Gray and yellow accents filled the gymnasium that Papa and many of the other classmates/guests had grown up in. Signature cups displaying Papa's initials and gray barber striped straws completed the look on the beverage table.
Each table was decorated with five different themes. Bowls filled with golf balls, tee's, domino's, cards, and corks with gray, yellow, and white balloons attached inside. Janna also made canvas photos to compliment each table with different images throughout Papa's life.
The moment he walked through the door and we all saw the tears falling from his eyes, we knew that this party was a complete success.
The moment he walked through the door and we all saw the tears falling from his eyes, we knew that this party was a complete success.
(I have no words to exlpain why I look the way I do... I blame my kids.)
Happy 80th birthday to the man we all love!
Love this Brittany! What a wonderful party it was :)
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