Mad Hatter Tea Party

I went to a tea party this week! A Mad Hatter Tea Party! This tea party was held at a most unlikely place, but I guess a Mad Hatter Tea Party should be in an unlikely place! It was held at Curves, where I go to exercise! Curves had a members competition and the last Queens standing would be treated to a tea party.

The Mad Hatter above, is one of our trainers. She made that cute outfit! Have you ever seen a cuter Mad Hatter!

Here I am with the Mad Hatter (before she completed her outfit.)

There was also a hat contest for most unusual hat, but I didn't participate in it. I just wore a hat and outfit I wore to a tea party a while ago. Here are some of the decorated hats:


She won for most unusual! She had different tea bags hanging from the hat!

This hat was decorated with a deck of cards!


This hat won for most colorful!









Birds nest on the hat!

And the pretty face under the hat!


Cloche hats!


This hat had a tea pot shaped tea cozy on it! Cute!


Another bird on a hat, this bird is white:




I'm glad I wasn't one of the judges!!! I would never decide, too many great hats!!

The table decorations:

Different bright colored tablecloths and napkins, cute square plates, and large paper flower centerpieces.

The food:

The desserts:

That trifle in the large bowl in the center was my big downfall!! Yuuuummm!!

The Tea table:

The Mad Hatter doing the awards, etc:

Look at those cute shoes and stockings!

Everybody playing a trivia game:

(More of the winning hat is shown on the left above)

The decorations:

Our talented Mad Hatter (Krista) did all of the decorations on a shoestring budget!

Our trainers are both in their early twenties, and do a wonderful job! Stefanie avoided my camera some way! I'll get her later!!


Thirty-three members attended the tea party and a good time was had by all!! Now we have to exercise double time to work off all those wonderful calories!!


I didn't realize I had my hat on backwards until I saw these pictures! Oh, well, it is a "Mad Hatter's" Tea Party!

Celebrations!

May has lots of celebrations for me since my birthday is on the 19th. It is usually a week or so after Mother's Day. I've had two tea time experiences, plus friends have taken me to a favorite beach side restaurant!

I have a tradition of going to a tea room on or near my birthday. This year my husband took me, we enjoyed tea and all the lovely tea time foods together. They even gave me a big slice of complimentary birthday cake (chocolate.) I had Shakespeare's Afternoon Tea, a three-tired tray with scones, tea sandwiches, pastries and desserts, and a pot of tea. I didn't take pictures at any of my celebrations (Is this blogger losing her touch??) Here's a picture of the tea tray taken at another time:

It was all delicious!

I'm in our Women's Club and the last meeting of the month of May is always a Tea Party with a decorated hat competition. I won the contest a few years ago so I don't try to enter with an unusual decorated hat. I went to the tea party last Monday.

This is the hat I wore this year:

I decorated it to match the peasant blouse I wore this year:



I receive so many birthday cards and they are very special to me.

This card is from my best friend from high school:
I love to read what cards say, as my friends seem to carefully choose the cards they gave me!

Some cards are religious:

I have a weakness about cards from family and friends and can't throw some of them away!
My daughter has found a new source for greeting cards to write your own words inside the card. Her words were very special to me:

And the other one she sent for Mother's Day this year:

I will treasure these always!!

My husband also selects such nice cards with very special words!
I have a big box of cards he has given me for birthday, anniversaries, holidays, etc!


One close friend always underlines words on the cards she gives me:

How neat is that!!

Another friend sent this special card:

What a wonderful gift to be prayed for!

My daughter does paper crafting, she made the cute card above.


I receive a card each year from an 87-year-old friend, she always includes a $2 bill inside the card (she does this for all her friends!) Isn't that a cute idea!


My friends know how to encourage me, look at this nice magnet one gave me:

My family and friends know how to make me smile!


It's been a tough two months with my sister terminally ill and with Hospice. I prayed she wouldn't die on my birthday, and she didn't, my prayer was answered! She is still with us, but back in the hospital.

I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend.