Caroline's surprise 40 celebration

I thought it would be fun to celebrate Caroline turning 40. When she was away in Hawaii celebrating with her family, I was plotting with Gina and also Cynthia about what we should do. I asked Caroline's hubby Pierre to give me the names of her buddies that he thought should be there and invited them and also the chicks from the Big Sur weekend for an evening together. Amy helped out and did a great job of luring Caroline out of the house. Amy had a great cover-story about getting a gift certificate to this great restaurant downtown and wanting to get out of the house...and Caroline happily agreed to join Amy. Gina got the props, some silly hats, Cathy got the special birthday hat (that I also got to wear for my birthday) and we were ready to greet Caroline for this surprise dinner at Reposado.
And here she is, birthday girl with her buddy Amy
 
We ate and drank well and the spirit around the table was great!
Hmmm, so much yummy food to choose from... Scary hat!
Gina and myself made a toast for Caroline and she got her birthday gifts (a bunch of pampering stuff) and ended the evening with a dessert. Happy, happy 40th Caroline!