My sister, Bobbie Sue just celebrated her 50th anniversary with her husband and their darling daughters threw them a party, that truly surprised them.
Their last name is Valentine, and my silly sis LOVES goofy photo ops. So, I painted these cut outs for them to pose in as the King and Queen of Hearts.
Other party-ers had some fun with them too.
After measuring my largest suitcase, I cut plastic, corrugated poster board to fit the bag and primed them before painting the royalty with holes cut out for faces. Then, I flipped them over and painted the other side for double the fun.
The fairy and gypsy were done with lots of glitter and metallic paints for a sparkly effect.
The entire evening was a sparkling night of fun! My nieces rented a limo to pick their folks up at their farmhouse, and we all piled in for the ride "out to dinner". But instead of dinner, we went to greet the room full of family and friends ready to jump up and yell, "SURPRISE!!!"
It was all pretty cute, and the kids pulled it off with an amazing skill of twisting the truth around so no one guessed what was coming.
Personally, I was quite impressed with my own ability to spin tales. I possess a super power that until now, has lain dormant. Wow, I am a very, very good liar!!!!! I even had them pull up the online menu of the restaurant we were pretending to go to. And faked plans to visit old friends so I could sneak out and deliver the painted photo op boards.
The twisted untruth about meeting up with old friends, ended up turning around and becoming the real truth, and I got to visit some high school buddies I hadn't seen in years. That was the icing on the cake for this wonderful, but too quick trip to Indiana.
Well, not all of the icing. There was some delectable cake too.
And cousin time, that included seeing a long lost stepsister.
And of course, I never get enough sister time.
Yes, it was a beautiful weekend, and I was thrilled to be a part of the celebration of this love. These two are truly the King and Queen of Hearts.
Happy Anniversary to your sister!!! It was fun to see her wedding picture. It is like looking at one of my own. (We were married in 1967.) Looks like a fun time was had by all.
Thank you Kark,very nice story and well put. So glad you were here to join us in our celebration, love you so much.