Saturday, July 24, 2010

A Survivor Celebration!

Yesterday marked the 2 year anniversary since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I mentioned in my last post about having a "survivor" celebration. The party was last night and boy, did we ever have a good time!
I changed a few things on the cupcake tier and reused it for my party.
I wrote out 42 random facts about me to share. (In case you're wondering where the 42 comes in, that's how old I am :)
Party decorations made from coffee filters and cardstock die-cuts. I went to my local scrapbook store and cut the breast cancer ribbons myself using their die-cut machine. You buy the paper (55 cents) and the first 20 cuts are free. Not a bad deal!
My sweet cousin made this adorable "Celebrate Life" banner using her Cricut.
I wasn't expecting any gifts at all but several people brought some very nice things. Not pictured is a Pandora bracelet and pretty charm. The bracelet had to be sized. Some family friends also made a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in my name. Sooo, so sweet!
Our wonderful pastor and his family brought this beautiful rose bush. Now I've just gotta find the perfect spot in my yard to plant it!
I can't begin to tell you how loved and special I felt last night! I am truly blessed to have an amazing family and wonderful friends!

7 comments:

  1. What a great reason to celebrate! Congrats to you!

    Looks like it was a fun time and everyone enjoyed it.

    Hugs,
    Joanne

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  2. Congrats!
    Enjoyed seeing you and your Family pix,wow your babaies are growing up!
    HAve agreat week end!
    Blessins',Lib

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  3. First of all CONGRATULATIONS!
    Your party looked like it was so much fun. The decorations were so cute and nice!
    (You should be a party planner!)
    I really enjoyed the pictures...thanks for sharing.
    Hugs to you and once again congratulations, and as the banner says "Celebrate Life"!!

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  4. Im thankful that you were healed by God of your cancer. May He continue to give you complete good health for the rest of your life. God bless.
    p.s. I love your light blonde hair, looks really good on you! :)

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  5. What a great reason to celebrate! God is so good!

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  6. What a great reason to celebrate! And it looks like you did it in style- love the decorations.

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  7. Michelle, What a beautiful celebration. I'm so thankful you are alive and healthy. It's hard to believe two years. That means we've known each other for two years. I'm so happy to know you Michelle and sorry I have not kept in touch. Hopefully things well be less busy around here and I can catch up with you. Love, Kathi

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