{sorry for the goofy shot honey, but it captures your "HAPPY" quite nicely}We had a delicious supper, kicked off by melon and prosciutto, with Gail at the head of the table...superb steaks from Shaheen's Market (in Tupper), great lightly-sauteed veggies, and...you'll see...
While Muz and Ben prepared a surprise for her, Gail went out to the boathouse to enjoy the evening, and to let the champagne breathe...
The surprise came out...cupcakes decorated by Ben, with re-lighting sparkly candles stuck in them at fun angles...
In the midst of the fun, a bevy/gaggle/pod/pride/herd of merganser ducks (we counted 1 mom/aunt/babysitter and 28 or 29 teens) came cruising by with much noise and diving and some running along the top of the water...not a stealthy bunch...
We opened some presents and toasted the birthday girl and then...
Dug into the cupcakes...moist chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, and tons of sprinkles...Ben had 1 and a half cupcakes (he took the top half of his second one and gave me the bottom), and Maggie ninja-ed her way up to the table, like a well-oiled shadow, and grabbed & ate & swallowed one in 1.47 seconds (paper included)...please nobody inform PETA, we didn't mean to...
We finished the party off with some sparklers, and then just sat enjoying the evening for a few minutes, until the no-see-ums moved in a chased us back to the house...all in all, a nice celebration of my love's birth.
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