Tea Time

It was a wonderful afternoon sharing tea, snacks, and girl talk with my wonderful sister-in-law, Rey. The plan was to treat her for her birthday to high tea at the Aviara Resort. Unfortunately Rey ended up coming down with something and we were unable to attend. So what do you do in the unlucky event of a cancellation? Move the tea party to her house of course.


It was perfect. We didn’t have to worry about being too loud or reserved and we could relax in the comforts of her warm home. We enjoyed a wide array of fine teas, delectable scones, and scrumptious petite tea sandwiches. For desert we made our very own strawberry shortcakes and drank champagne (well our impromptu version of it was actually white wine but it was still amazing). Nadia was in heaven piling on the homemade whipped cream as tall as she could stand. We played dress up with hats, scarves, feather boas, jewelry, and even a princess dress for Nadia. Cody festively joined in sporting, at first, a purple bandana and then really got into the scene with a lovely feather boa. We all sang “Happy Birthday” and Nadia added in a little “Cha, cha, cha” during the pauses.


It was a wonderful and relaxing way to celebrate another glorious year with a fabulous woman. Although it wasn’t planned this way I’m kinda glad she got sick. This was so much more fun than any stuffy old resort anyhow. If you would like to see more pictures from this day please visit this shutterfly link.