WHICH CAME FIRST.......THE CHICKEN OR THE BIRTHDAY

The Chickens ofcourse!!

I'm joining in the fun today with our Host Susan of

http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

or as she is better known the "Entertaining Diva of the South"

and her Tablescape Thursday....an event that I love to participate in....Yesterday was my dear friend and neighbor of 26 years Necie's birthday and for her very special day......and I don't know why she insists on having one every year.....I thought it would be fun to have a "girly luncheon" for her and some friends and relatives.....We usually take her out for lunch but I thought this would be something different and I think everyone enjoyed themselves.....

But back to the Chickens because it all started with the Chickens...

While perusing the Walmart one night on one of our late night "RedBox" runs I stumbled into the gardening section....I think the Boss needed a new thingie to hang up his garden hose....

There I spied on a bottom shelf big wooden chickens......There were bright yellow ones.....red ones and green ones...So I bought one....Made by "Better Homes and Gardens" home decor line they were a bargain for the quality....big and Heavy!!

The next day Miss Necie called me over to the house to see a new tablecloth and napkins that she got at the Williams Sonoma.....Everyone Loves the Williams Sonoma and Frenchy looking stuff.....

Bingo......I immediately thought that a big yellow chicken would go perfect on her table.....

So back over to the Mart and luckily they had another.....perfect birthday gift for Miss "D" along with some other wacky stuff I got her.....Including a book about Southern Women hosting the perfect funeral.....believe me it's a Southern thing and she got the joke....

So while waiting for the big luncheon day to arrive I put both chickens...hers and mine on the Dining Room table and I stepped back.....How cute these two looked together.....and then the brainstorm hit.....I can buy a "Gaggle" of these chickens and place them around the house .....much like the "Roaming Gnome".....

We now had to now engage in the "Cobb County Tour of Walmart" stores in order to find more of these chickens......At store number 3....in an odd part of town we came across three.....two yellow and a red....The Boss insisted on buying all three so now I have my gaggle and the red one is ofcourse the one in charge.....

Adding a very simple wildflower looking plant to the table we were ready to party...or atleast eat alot....One problem....I'm an ashamed blogger....I forgot to take a picture of the food....
On the menu was
French Onion Soup....Southern Style.....that would be made with Vidalia Onions!
Three cheese Quiche with ham
a side salad with...ofcourse Italian dressing....
My homemade Rosemary Lemon bread....yes, that damn bread that I'm always talking about...
and ofcourse dessert which were three types of Cream Puffs...

Here is the Birthday Necie with her Mom Claudine and her sister-in-law Carn...

Here are the ladies again with niece Hannah

Opening gifts....reading Birthday Wishes....

There's her Chicken....I hope she gives it a good home...

How cute is this?

My signature dessert is cream puffs and this time I made three different fillings....There was Banana Cream.......Orange Creamsicle....and ofcourse Pistachio

Real Whipped Cream....No Cool Whip used in this house!

The hands down favorite......everyone agreed that the Pistachio are the best.....

Friends........26 years and counting

I have never seen seven women drink so much stuff.....raspberry zinger iced tea....regular iced tea.....lemonade.....Coke....gallons of this stuff.....Now it was in the 90's outside but inside it was a cool 70 degrees....But this brings me to the above picture....

Let me first say Sorry to the ladies...........for "Him".

Boo's favorite spot is right were you see him....there's an air conditioning vent right by his belly...

The ladies had to step over the dog to use the bathroom because he refused to get out.....

And when you drink that much stuff.....well you gotta go....Sorry Helen..

Now don't feel too bad for them because he sleeps there every night and if I have to get up during the night to use the bathroom......... try stepping over that while your half asleep....

With all the dishes done and the plates put away the table was back to it's normal state....I'm hoping all the ladies had a fun time and a "Special Thank You" to my friend

Helen for always bringing me something special....

She added a piece to my Milkglass Collection and she is one of the most thoughtful people I have ever known..........

Happy Birthday Necie..