cupcake party!

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*******pregnancy update********

i am going to start monitoring my basal body temperature so if anyone has done this, could you let me know if it worked for you? i read a lot about it (mostly from this and this site) but could use any advice you might have for ensuring accurate results.

*******end update*************

wow. so my birthday is next wednesday and we had planned to invite my sister/her boyfriend/his daughter and my brother/his girlfriend. a small little family deal. well, yesterday at work i was joking around with my coworker, hallie, and she asked me to hang out with her.

woah. this does not happen often. or it didn’t used to. sure, i’ve had friends, but more acquaintances than anything. i have never been super ms. popular (except when i was one of the only females to work at a pc tech support center *lol*). anyhow, i decided to go out on a whim and invite her. she was super excited as i explained that i was dressing up in a costume and decorating cupcakes (i got an early gift—cake decorating supplies!)

so hallie is in and will be coming as peter pan. today though i decided to ask ruthie, another awesomely awesome chica, to come to. she was super excited as well and wants to dress up like harry potter since her hair is too short to be hermione. the next thing i know, kyle, the owner’s son, gets all excited about my birthday because i said my costume will be yuna from ffx and that’s one of his favorite games…so i ask him to come. later on, i invited leah to come and she became giddy and asked me tons of questions about costumes!

*lol* i friggin love portland! as it stands, there will be close to 15 people coming. i can’t believe it! maybe it is portland or maybe it is just me giving people a chance, but i don’t think i have ever been so confident socially before. i mean, these people are so much like me. they don’t get annoyed when i talk about conservation or jealous that i am so crafty. on the contrary, they discuss what they are doing to be more environmentally aware and showing me their projects too!

wOOt for portland!

party list

costume-

hand made invitations

food-

1. hummus/pita

2. mini pizzas

3. CUPCAKES!

4. beer/punch

5. fruit salad

6. 7 layer dip/chips

7. Christopher’s special baked tacos

8. tabbouli

hmm…might need more…if anyone has suggestions, send them my way! i’m looking for finger food type recipes.