Happy Birthday Uncle Kelly!!

Saturday night I helped my Aunt Elaine put together a surprise party for her hubby & my uncle, Kelly. I was so excited and happy to help - Kelly means a lot to me, he's the "father figure" I looked up to on my mom's side of the fam & he's the only man I trust to ride a motorcycle with!! Being raised by a single mom for a number of years allowed me to spend a great deal of time with this family. I'm grateful for that time, for those experiences and for the relationships it's given me with each person. Thank you Elaine and Kelly for being my 2nd set of parents, I think you did a pretty good job raising me if I do say so myself!! So here's to you Uncle!

The party was soooo much fun! We surprised him good and spoiled him rotten!

Happy Birthday Uncle Kelly - I love you!!!

Showin' off his new coolness - lookin' good!!

Happy birthday Grandpa!

Happy Family!! (Sean was otherwise engaged, but we still love him)

Elaine and Kelly were beyond surprised to get some brand-spankin' new luggage from their kids - and filled with fun things for their upcoming vacation! They were pretty happy, if you couldn't tell!

Kelly needed just a little help blowing out 50 candles, thanks buddy!

Happy 50th!!

Bachelorette Party!

Friday night I threw a bachelorette party for my BFF Mellers - we had an absolute blast!! I cleaned decorated, spent hours in the kitchen making Peanut Butter Bars, Andes Mint Cookies & Chocolate Covered Popcorn! She couldn't get enough of the popcorn... silly girl had an upset tummy by the end of the night! But all in all it was a FABulous time - time spent with friends she hadn't seen in months, playing games, talking, eating & painting toenails :)

Melissa & her popcorn!

The party! Showing off their sexy legs from L to R: Me, Rachel, The Bachelorette, Tammy, Elisha, Janessa & Caitlin!

Before the party I quizzed the fiance, then asked the same questions to Melissa - for every question she got wrong she had to eat a bubble gum. It was hilarious and we learned just how silly these kids are but the poor muffin had a pretty sore jaw by the end of the night! (Not to mention some nasty looking gum to spit out...)

And of course there were presents!! (I promised not to post the pictures of what was inside the bag - what happens at Candace's stays at Candace's!) Love you Mellers! Happy Wedding!

It was such a fun night and I'm soooo glad I was able to put the party together for her - she sure deserves it! A shot out to my little sister Kacie for all her support to me throughout the process. She was there to get endless pix messages of possible invitation layouts, helping with menu, shopping for essentials, game ideas & keeping me giggling and dancing the whole night. THANK YOU BUG!!! I Love You!

Let's play catch up!

So, I've been a slacker this last little while... I've spent my free time preparing for parties, retirements and well, just getting over illness after illness so now I'll catch up on fun times not blogged about...

Event 1 - learning how to make a cake in a Pampered Chef Batter Bowl. This is truly an art to be perfected and one that I could NOT have accomplished without my awesome big sister. I turned this attempt into a grassy hill covered in Easter eggs which also celebrated my niece's birthday. Turned out sooo cute I think!

Event 2 - Celebrating my mom & 2nd oldest sister's birthdays!

My brother and cutest baby girl.

Me & my girl Shianna - such a cutie!

Me scoring another picture with my mom, I wasn't able to catch the thought bubble that read, "Good heavens Candace, who are your parents?!" :)

Me and my hot big sister - she's sporting a new hair-do and I think it's FABulous!!

My adorable nieces! LOVE YOU!

Not such a great shot of me, but this little cabbage patch kid makes me think that someday in the future I could try having kids of my own.

Event 3 - Easter at Mom-In-Law's

This is a serious task my friends, one must have complete silence and total focus when coloring eggs - this is a job for a professional!

Mom-In-Law with the grandkids - such a fun tradition!! Keep it up!

Event 4 - HAPPY EASTER!!!

The Easter Bunny came to our house!! I'm so glad the change of address didn't mix things up this year :)

And that's the gist - I have a few more pictures here and there, but these are the highlights. I hope you enjoyed it! Hopefully I'll keep this more up to date!