This past weekend I celebrated a major milestone with all of my favorite people.  I turned 30 surrounded by those I loved and we talked, laughed, ate, and drank until the wee hours of the night.  It was perfect.  While I had been planning a wild night of shenangians, we actually never left Emily’s party pad because we were having too much fun just as we were.  This is one of the many reasons I cherish the people in my life so much.  My family came into town, we cooked a bunch of food for the party (including Daddy’s wings), and I loved getting to mix my friends and family for an evening.

Emily went way above and beyond with decorating her home and patio.  I mean WOW!!!  She came up with the fabulous “30 & Fab” theme, and pimped out her back patio to a degree that MTV Cribs would be jealous of.  And her fiancee Chris decided to make homemade peach ice cream for everyone as further proof that he’s absolutely perfect for Emily (#teammcboe!!!).

The awkward opening-of-gifts portion aside (does anyone enjoy doing that? I always feel so weird), I loved every second of this past weekend.  All I can hope for is that for my 60th birthday celebration, I’ll still be laughing, eating, and drinking with the same phenomenal cast of characters.  Fingers crossed!