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Turning 40 in style…my surprise birthday party!

Surprising me is not easy.  I am suspicious by nature. It’s just hard to get one over on me. My friends know this…so imagine my surprise (heheh) when I discovered that instead of going out to a nice quiet dinner for my 40th birthday, that I was to be honored with a fabulously amazing party!! Courtesy of my equally fabulously amazing friends.

These are my besties…Robin and Tammi, my girls, my BF’s forever and ever… and they were good. really good.  Rumor has it they had been conniving and scheming for months to pull this off



…and I here it was all worth it just to get photos of me looking like this…


and making faces like this…

Seriously! Is this what I look like when I’m surprised?! 


No wonder Bama Boy avoids surprising me too often. 😉 


It was so wonderful to see so many of my favorite people there..


My girlfriends threw the party as only Pinterest loving girls can do!

Every detail was perfect.  From the framed 40th signs… 

To the hand stamped napkins…


To the framed chalkboard.  Every detail was perfect!

Of course the best part was spending time with friends…..


and family….

Bama Boy, my “Mom-in-love” and the girl (three generations!)


My dear friend Brian so graciously opened up his lovely home to host the party…and it couldn’t have been a more perfect setting.  From backyard swinging…

Bama Boy and my girl

to a pick up game of football

Every moment of this evening is captured in my heart… 

As twilight settled Brian built a bonfire… 


and we toasted the night…

Indulged in some birthday cake…

and ushered in a gorgeous spring evening…


with my friend Randy generously capturing every detail so that I will always have it to remember! (Thank you Randy!) and…


thank you my dearest sweet friends for honoring my birthday in such a special way...it’s a night I will always remember….

and I cherish you both! 


I love you all! More than you could ever know….CHEERS to you for throwing such a fabulous party!



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  7. Wow! What a wonderful party this is! Every detail is picture perfect. You are so cherished and loved!Happy Birthday, Heather and many more to come:)Hugs,Poppy

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  9. Happy Birthday, Heather! What a great party! You are one lucky “40 year old” to have so many wonderful friends — kind of takes the sting out of getting older, doesn’t it?
    CAS

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  10. Oh Wow Heather, those BFF sure pulled one over on you! What a wonderful birthday party with your friends and family to help celebrate. Looks like a lovely time was had by all. Thanks for sharing your party, I feel like I was there!
    Happy Birthday……..

    ~Emily
    The French Hutch

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  11. Happy Birthday, darling! Oh, what a wonderful surprise birthday party. Looks like a wonderful beautiful time. You have a beautiful family and your daughter looks just like her daddy! 🙂 You, my dear, are just gorgeous and you do not look 40!
    You are a sweetie,
    Shelia 😉

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  12. Happy birthday Heather!! What an awesome surprise. Your friends did such a great job. My husband threw me a 39th surprise party knowing there was no way he could surprise me if he did it at 40. Lol

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  13. What a great lookin’ party and a great lookin’ group of friends you have. Congrats on turning 40. We will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary this week-end which means you were born the year we were married. Ummmmm, I’m feeling old.

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  17. Oh what a WONDERFUL, Wonderful surprise! I loved every moment of it- your friends did a grand job. I guess my invitation got lost in the mail?;>) xo Diana

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  25. I think this has been an exciting month for you! Happy Birthday! You are almost officially middle aged now. Yikes! Did I say that? Yes, I did. Sorry. I’m older than you, so you’re still more youthful than me! Looks like your friends did a great job with the decorations and making your big day a fun one.

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  26. Happy Birthday! What a fun surprise party, wonderful details and great setting, I love it! You look beautiful, love the shirt and your hair! Looking forward to seeing you in a few short weeks! WOO HOO!

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  30. Awww, now that was WAY better than just a nice dinner out. So sweet and what a lovely bunch of people you have in your life. 40 is soooo much better when you are loved and cherished. Happy Birthday!

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  38. Happy Birthday!! This looks amazingly fun!! I hope you had a great time and treasure those friendships they don’t come easy.

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  39. Happy Birthday….it is so wonderful to have such great family and friends who care about you so much to give you such a spectacular party…every detail is amazing…may you treasure those moments for many,many years to come!

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  41. Hi Heather,

    Happy, Happy Birthday to you 🙂 🙂 You look fabulous and your friends did a beautiful job with all the decorations 😉 🙂 What a gift 😉 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 🙂

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  47. Sure wish we could have been at your party. Happy, happy birthday with a wish for a great year ahead to our wonderful daughter!

    Mom and Dad

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