Once again Kerrie threw another fabulous party for her birthday. Just like last year, it took place at a Waldorf Towers luxury suite. The dress code for the party was "Velvet & Silk". All gentlemen had to come wearing something made of velvet and ladies had to wear something made of silk. Thanks to Kerrie's party, I got my first velvet jacket in my waredrobe.

Kerrie served hot and cold hors d’oeuvres as well as a veriety of juices. The complete menu of what was served at the party is here.

This party was yet another proof that you don't have to have alcohol to have fun. Kerrie has carefully planned all of the party activities. The first one was a quiz testing the guest how well they know the birthday girl. If you did not go to the party and know Kerrie, you can still take the quiz. Among all of the guests I got the highest score of 16 points My prize was an amazing box of chocolates.

We then proceeded to play Charades. If you don't know what that game is, you can click here for the description of the game that Kerrie put together for her birthday party last year. Kerrie had chosen a specific Charade title for every guest based on some characteristic of the guest. She put them in fancy golden colored envelopes sealed with hot wax. Everyone did an amazing job guessing the titles. The fact that the titles were specific to each person actually helped. I guessed James' song as soon as he specified the category :).

Then it was a time for the traditional Birthday Dance where several people cut in to dance with the birthday girl. This year Kerrie chose Tchaikowsky's "Sleeping Beauty Waltz" as her birthday dance song. Several guys who came to the party had taken Kerrie's waltz class that she tought to Quadrille Ball dancers. Now was the time to test out their skills. Traditionally dancers just randomly cut in to dance with the birthday girl, but this time Kerrie had preassigned the order of all dancers. Some people violated the order though trying to cut in by bribing others. Kerrie also choreographed the opening of the dance with some nice lifts. I was put at the end of the line up to hopefully come up with a grand finale. We did not rehearse anything prior to the dance, but I was able to dip her right on the last beat of the song, although it took couple of extra spins...

After the dance we worked up the appetite for the Birthday Cake. Concurring to the theme of the party, it was the "Red Velvet" cake from the famous Magnolia Bakery. With all of our fun and excitement, we managed to have the neighbors pound on the wall, so we decided to sing "Happy Birthday" in the bedroom which was further away from the annoyed neighbors.

I've heard a saying "Legs are a woman's passport". This next game was about to prove it. We had all girls (and some boys) sit on the bed with their skirts/trousers raised up. A blindfolded guy had to identify Kerrie's legs by touch. He could not go above the knee though.

The remainder of the party we spent playing Twister. For those who don't know, here is the description of the game that Kerrie came up last year. Kerrie and Yan were the most flexible. No matter what combinaions were called out, they could do it.

Here are some miscellaneous photos from the party. All of the guests walked away with a party favors bag. One of the items was a Kerrie's favorite songs CD.