The birthday dinner for my sister and husband has rolled around again! You might remember a post from last year which included my father, and the three different place settings that I created. Since this year's dinner was for just the two of them I thought it might be a little easier. Perhaps I could find common ground. I thought and thought. Well, they both love baseball... Of course...BASEBALL!
I had to keep it simple. Flowers? No...because (like crying) there aren't flowers in baseball. Candles? Hmmm...I had to think about that one.
What represented baseball that I could use as a centerpiece? I was a little bit out of my "league". And then it came to me.
A scoreboard! A quick Google search of scoreboard images gave me the information I needed to create an Excel scoreboard. It took a little while, but I created a scoreboard that represented both my sister and my husband. The ads represent things they both like. There was even a nod to my sweet Daddy with the NASA ad. And...I got to download a new font! (Yes, I am a font junkie.)
For me keeping things simple can be a difficult task. Should I create a tabletop baseball diamond with runners on base? What would I use for dirt? In the end I did keep it simple. A quick trip to Party City to look at baseball party favors gave me the accents I wanted. I reused a picket fence base to hold the scoreboard. I was a bit disappointed that neither my husband nor my sister like Cracker Jacks. Instead I put together faux popcorn bags. (Gotta love shred!) And I did add some small tea light candles.
The one thing that gave me the most trouble was what drinking glasses to use? Yes, I can be that picky. As I finished setting the table it FINALLY came to me...Coca Cola glasses!! And I already have some at my house!
Mission accomplished. While I could have gone overboard I didn't, and both of them loved the table.
Happy Birthday, Darlings!
