Sherry's 50th

This is my sister Sherry....she just turned 50....and so I hosted a "cupcakes & cocktails" surprise party for her. Isn't she beautiful!!!!! In real life she is only a 1/2 inch taller then me, just wanted to let you know.....

and this is when she saw her best friend Deb, who traveled from OC to be here for the surprise. Your amazing Deb!!!!

a few pics of the house before the guests arrived.... here are the amazing cupcakes from our local cupcake company "Enjoy". They have two locations up here. One is in Solvang and the other is in Los Olivos. Each week the owner, Amber, has a new cupcake menu....Some of the flavors we had for the party were Chocolate Blackberry Syrah, Chocolate Vanilla Doughnut, Banana Cream Pie, Ginger Blood Orange Chardonnay, Coconut Lime....YUMMY!

getting everything in place.....

time for lighting....so important!!!! Fire, candles....love....can you see my wine glass by the fireplace. Can not tell you how many times I set it down and walked away only to wonder where I left it. I found it this time after taking this picture...."Oh, there it is!"

even though I knew it was a bit cold to be outside, I wanted to have this fireplace lite so that we could see it from inside. Cozy blankets and pillows on the chaise lounges, just in case someone wanted to view the stars.....

and here we are... me with Deb and my sister...

our mom with Carolee

and all our fabulous friends!!!

our other "Birthday Girl" Lori in the center. Happy Birthday cute girl!!!!!

this is a wonderful picture of the Bff's with their daughters.

and a group shot!!!!! It was a fun night.