Happy Birthday To Me! . . Leah made me this most unusual and awesome cake. It had chocolate, vanilla and strawberry layers. It was decorated with strawberries, passion fruit, bananas, star fruit and chocolate chips with vanilla and chocolate frosting!  She also made the floral lei and haku (head piece) for me from orchids. The green lei was made by a friend and was a combination of leaves. . This was such a fun party, we had about fifty guests, food and a special drink which I called "Happy Punch." I am trying to find the ingredients for it to add to this page. There are about 20 different things that go in it including fresh fruit and an assortment of liquor. We had to special order the indian wine from the mainland. It was made by the gallons and stored in wine flasks. It has to set for at least 24 hours before serving, the longer the better and it took us a half a day to make it. BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!!! . At some point, a piece of the crepe paper used for bannering the house got attached to a blade on one of the ceiling fans, creating a swirling art form which nearly reached the floor. After a few glasses of happy punch, this became a high source of entertainment. Besides my family: Phillip, Leah and Tara, the members of Backwash and other friends were present. Tara got to wear a festive T-shirt and was plagued by the balloons floating around the house all evening. She was scared of them. This was one of the mellower parties thrown at Paradise Overlook, but so very enjoyable! . The party wasn't over until some time in the wee hours of the AM and there were still guests crashed around the house the next morning. . RETURN TO THE PHOTO INDEX . VISIT THE HOPES, DREAMS & MAGIC SECRETS SITE INDEX