I can’t believe it’s been over a month since my birthday…time flies more and more every year! It seems that I blink and it’s been a week! My life is packed to the brim with things I love and I’m so very blessed and grateful! When I finally fall into bed at night (around 9:30 if I’m lucky haha), I try to recall the wonderful parts of my day and go to bed thinking about all of them! It certainly makes for sweet dreams!

I am so blessed to have a small group of good friends and I treasure them. My friend Kim, who has been a friend for many years threw this party for me and a month later, it still makes me tear up when I think about how much work went into it… and she did it all for me! Kim has an amazing eye for beauty and is an expert at throwing fabulous parties as you’ll see in this post. Her home is so lovely and everywhere you look, your eye lands on something. beautiful! I felt like a princess in my own movie the whole evening! Be sure to follow Kim on Instagram for great decor inspo and…she has just started her own blog called Tables pour Deux, and you will definitely want to check it out…it’s simply lovely!

I was so excited that two of my daughters could be at my birthday party! We missed Sarah, but it’s a long way to travel from Germany!

As you can see, in September, we’ll have a new addition to the family…a little girl! They won’t share the name yet, so Bristol (my youngest grandson) named her Baby Avocado. That’s what we’re calling her for now but I have a feeling it’s going to be her name for a long time to come!

Kim thought of every single detail right down to decorating the fire place with balloons! It was a beautiful touch and a great backdrop for pictures!

Everyone was greeted with a signature cocktail…St. Germaine, Champagne and Club soda garnished with lime and mint! It was so refreshing and delicious!

The table was breathtaking, the food was absolutely delicious and the centerpiece was so gorgeous…flowers arranged in the number 60 on an fabulous birdcage!

Delicious food presented beautifully is something Kim is known for with good reason! The menu included a lemony chicken and pasta salad, watermelon with mint and feta, an assortment of cheeses with veggies and crackers, an orzo salad (so yummy), and a cheese torte. The cheese torte (pictured below) was made with different layers of deliciousness and was a huge hit and so pretty as was everything!

The famous Cheese Torte…

Lemony Chicken & Pasta Salad…so delicious!

There was a definite color theme that carried through every detail! The white asparagus, cauliflower and endive were beautiful and so delicious! Green apples, green grapes and fresh herbs were garnishes!

Flowers and candles were placed all around and as the sun set, everything glimmered in the candlelight! Kim even made labels for the wine that were “birthday appropriate”! Every detail was covered!

In addition to the generous buffet, Kim made a cold buttermilk cucumber soup that was passed in small ramekins. The whole menu was just my cup of tea!

And for dessert…cupcakes and Kim even made me a cake! It was her first attempt at a multilayered birthday cake and it was divine! I could have eaten every bit of the icing! it was so very special because she made it for me!