Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Royal Event

I mentioned to many of you how I longed to be in London for the big day.  I wanted to be there and see the horses and carriages go by.  I wanted to load up on souvenir junk.  My husband was the only one who took me seriously.  He said, "go."  I nearly died!  Really, I could go?  But he had just returned and didn't want to go back and every time I mentioned this, no one really seemed interested.  And I wasn't about to go by myself.  So I continued to talk about it and look forward to the day.  In the meantime, Kirk and I used all the frequent flier miles and marriott points to go to Hawaii.  It was a magical trip!


One day I had gathered with some friends to celebrate a birthday.  I went on about the royal wedding and how magical I thought it all was and  how I wished I could be there.  My friend Melanie said, "We should have a tea party!"  So that is exactly what we did.  And it was magical!  After seeing the crowds I realized I was better off at home watching it anyways.  It was such a fun afternoon.  I wish there was a royal wedding every year so we could do it again!  

The royal invitation sent out in the mail.

We each had a royal title...










The best hat!  And she even made it herself the night before!






Complete with souvenir plates!

This was one of the best things I have done.  I don't know why we don't have more tea parties for adults:)  We bought the best herbal tea we could find at the grocery store and it was actually good.  It needed a few sugar cubes, but we all liked it.  And the rest of the food was so yummy!  I am thankful for friends who humor my "dreams"

2 comments:

Kristina P. said...

This is SO FUN! I love it.

melanie liljenquist said...

That really was so so much fun. Thanks for the fun Afternoon. I loved it. We have to do that again sometime. Too bad there is not another Big Royal Celebration. We will have to think of another excuse to get together for a fun lunch. Thanks Again.