A full day of Happy, Happy; Joy, Joy

I was up by 7am on Saturday morning to get ready for the 2009-10 Relay Summit. There were more than 450 RELAYERS at our Summit this year - AMAZING!!! Relay is such a powerful event - Summit lets us celebrate our achievements and get ready for another great Relay Season!

the enthusiastic Kathy Cina - Beaverton Event Chair

The American Cancer Society is the 'Official Sponsor of Birthdays',

so Summit had a Birthday theme

We are never...Alone

If we continue to...Remember...

After I returned home from Summit, Jamie and I headed out for a surprise birthday party for Andrea. Andrea & Brian used to live next door to us, but (without even consulting us!?!) they moved to Hermiston. Yah, it's not a short trip for a visit anymore!

Andrea surprised everyone by showing up early for her party! : ) She was getting upset at Brian for 'wasting time' and they showed up to party 45 minutes early - she was surprised to see everyone show up tho (mostly to see us I'm sure).

The party was a Greek theme - lots of Greek wine and food! Thankfully, no Togas! Happy Birthday Andrea!

And, does it get better you ask - why YES it does!! A belly dancer was hired for the party - a male belly dancer, found on Craigslist and needing a ride from the Max! (True story people.) And here is a picture of the male belly dancer with a hoe on his head...and that's just how the party continued to go...

the Birthday girl & the Belly dancer

(That sounds like the beginning of a good story doesn't it?)

Why yes, of course, I have a video for you!

After leaving Andrea's party, we headed over to the bowling alley for Cousin's Birthday party! Happy Birthday Cousin (Steve)!

Leah & Cousin

A full day of CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS - what a great thing!