Happy Birthday to My Hubby!

My hubby celebrated his 75th Birthday today.  We had a quiet dinner together at home when I got off work, and he'll celebrate with all the family on Sunday when they come to our house for dinner after church. 

~ The Birthday Boy ~

I ordered a Cassata Cake from the Italian bakery.  Yum!

I don't normally work Fridays because Mansion Tea is only served on Saturdays and Sundays but today we had a bus of 50 seniors from New Baltimore, MI who came for 'Tea and Tour.'  

When I was at work today I found out why the hutch toppled over on me.  The room had been painted earlier in the week and the hutch was dismantled and moved away from the wall. Whoever put it back into place didn't properly secure it.

It almost felt like Christmas when I got home from work today with several packages delivered from the postal service.

I ordered an Irish cookbook that I'm anxious to look through.

Also a book from Turning Point Ministries authored by Dr. David Jeremiah.  My hubby and I enjoy his Bible teaching ministry very much, and were grateful we got to visit his church [Shadow Mountain in El Cajon, CA] when we visited California two summers ago.  It's a book about Bible prophesy.

The saying "One thing leads to ten" certainly holds true.  Earlier this week I purchased some Nutcracker dishes from Sur La Table.  Then I ordered a tablecloth and napkins from E-bay [which came in today's mail] and I'm waiting on water glasses from Neiman Marcus.  I went to Hobby Lobby and At Home stores yesterday to gather some items for a centerpiece. When I get everything together I'll write a post with pictures to show you.

I gave a Nutcracker Tea for two of my girlfriends in 2007, but I only had a few themed dishes then.  I'm working on a complete tablescape now.  So much fun!