Surprise!! Eric was definitely caught off guard with the big surprise party. The official party took place on Friday, October 5th. Luckily, I had a lot of help and the evening was a success. The Davis' came over first thing that morning so that I could get some help with Pace and some help in setting up. Eric's dad helped me fill tiki torches, set up tables, etc and we were doing all of this in the pouring down rain! I just knew the evening would be a washout!

Luckily, the rain held off and I was able to get a bigger tent just in case. Although the tent did not get set up until about 15 minutes before the start of the party, it all came together. It was humid and muggy, but at least no rain. Everyone seemed to enjoy the BBQ, the band and the beer (not necessarily in that order!) and we had a lot of good friends come to support Eric. We even had a surprise guest...Kenny Chesney. Well, not quite the real thing but a lifesize cutout made an appearance in honor of the occasion. My family came later that day to help with the final preparations and then Pat Dunn was my diversion for Eric. It was hectic and busy, but a lot of fun.

Happy 30th Birthday! Enjoy the pictures...sorry they always seem to crop too far to the right, but not sure how to fix that.