Jewelry Galore!

Yesterday was the awaited date of the Silpada jewelry party.  Karen, one of my co-workers at the office, hosted this great get together.  I tagged Mike along so I could maybe test the champagne punch that Karen had been talking about a week before.  It was magnificent actually.  It was a mix of champagne, ginger ale, pink lemonade, and strawberries.  Delicious.  The party was great with amazing jewelry all around.  The necklaces were elegant, the bracelets to match, and the earrings were phenomenal.  Too bad I was low on cash and could only get one item.  I chose the garnet necklace that features a bunch of little purple stones all around.  Very elegant and sophisticated if you ask me.  I needed a "big girl" necklace like that for special occasions.  It cost me $45 for the necklace, tax, plus ship and handling but it was worth it... hopefully.  Now I await my little package in the mail this week.  

Karen's house was great.  She had an amazing backyard that made you feel as if you were in a Hawaiian resort.  Calm music played the entire afternoon and it was just relaxing.  Good to get away and have fun with the work girls away from the office.  Not only did I meet some of Karen's friends... I also met Clarice and Hannibal, Karen's two little puppies. They were so sweet and adorable.  They just laid flat on the dining room floor as people walked around the jewelry table and minded their own business but they enjoyed a good rub down as well.  Overall, the party was great and we should do it again.... maybe lingerie next time ;)

The Wall, McCormick girls (top: Karen and Deanna; bottom: Julie, Annie, and me).

The hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry... I wish I was rich!

Mike petting Clarice.  She loved him.

Thanks Mike for going!  Mike was surrounded by women... why wouldn't men want to go to a jewelry party?!?!?

Little Hannibal striking a pose.

Clarice was getting anxious.

The yummy concoction that Karen had made for the girlies. 

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