Wednesday, August 12, 2009

In which a birthday celebration turns into a drunken fest...

Summer is full of birthdays in my family.

July 11, my mom. July 19, my sister. July 24, Joe's mom. August 15, Joe. August 27, Gabe. (He gets his own non-alcoholic party later this month).

We decided to celebrate with a steak-and-wine dinner at Valley Vineyards Winery.

The evening started off with smiles, with me surrounded by my mom and my mom-in-law.



And steak...


We convinced another couple to get a picture of our group once we moved outside to enjoy the sunset.

After the first bottles of wine were consumed, we bought a few more. Along with a free bottle of champagne, donated by the winery to Joe's dad (he is a friend of their family).

Rhonda and I thought something was hilariously funny, and Joe was shutter-happy with the camera...

Us girls.


Um, I'm not sure what happened after the fourth bottle of wine, but I'm pretty sure some drunk people showed up and took over...

Aww, sweet picture of my sister and her hubby. (Until you notice where his hand is.)


I had to use force to keep Joe's hands to himself.


Kay is usually a lightweight. I think we were a bad influence.


Oh, yes, this is the Kay I'm used to seeing:

Clearly, a good time was had by all.

Can't wait til October, when we have birthday fest number 2 for mine and Paul's birthdays!

8 comments:

Melissa said...

Drink lots of water and take some advil before bed....this kids will come a knockin' awrfully early in the mornin'....;)

Rebecca Jo said...

You are just the cutest...

I had to laugh because with each picture, you can see the "relaxing" kicking in more & more!!! You all know how to have fun! :)

The Wife O Riley said...

That looks like an awesome time!!! I love that you can see that you guys are getting drunker and drunker with each picture.

Keys to the Magic Travel said...

Hilarious!! Can I come next year?? My birthday is July 18th :-) Michael gets quite frisky. And talktative when he is drunk. I think we'd blend well.

Keeper of the Skies Wife said...

That looks like so much fun!!!

I was giggling with every picture as well....you all have the biggest smiles on your face!

One question....who was the DD??

HiHoOhio said...

oh my and what fun!

Jen said...

I want to come to one of your parties. Looks like a great time.

Ashley said...

Oh, my!!! This looks like so much fun! Definitely makes me miss wine. Only 5 and a half more months..... but who is counting?