Birthday Bonanza!

I knew so many people with birthdays this week.  I only have photos from Bethany's party, though.  We had an instructor come over to teach us how to make a bracelet and earrings out of beads.  The name of the company is Hand Maiden Gifts, and it was a wonderful experience.  She provided all the equipment for us and she was so helpful and patient.  I don't think she knew what she was getting into with a room full of marathoners...we tend to be pretty picky and methodical.  We all wanted to plan out our strategies on our bead boards before learning any techniques.  It was pretty funny how serious the room got and how we took beading to a whole other level.  :)  She had to keep us moving, otherwise, we'd take all night to make one bracelet.  We were so focused, that even though people had low blood sugar from running that morning, no one wanted to eat dinner until the "work" was done.