It started with the invitation. I found artwork on the internet and printed it off on cardstock — “She’s About to Pop with Excitement!” Miss Bee and I packaged the invitations inside cellophane with a bag of microwave popcorn, tied them up with ribbon in the same design as the bag, attached a card that said “hope you can pop in!” and Miss Bee hand-delivered each invitation one afternoon.
For the big day we had a few party activities…one included a quiz to match each guest’s name with the translation of the meaning of their name. Then, each guest wrote their wish for Cici and Addi and added it to the “Wishes and Wisdom Tree” I had made with a few artificial forsytheia placed inside a galvanized bucket. I made birds out of scrapbook paper and after a wish was made the bird was placed on the tree. I made the little sign next to the tree from some artwork I found on the the internet.
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.
Precious, sweet, generous shower given by the most wonderful neighbor and friend a person can have. And nobody can do it like Queen Bee herself!