Sometimes blog posts come across as impersonal or simplistic… It is with great LOVE & ENTHUSIASM that I savor the 40th Birthday celebration of our neighbor & wonderful friend Jason!!!  Thank you for all that you do for so many of us, You Handsome Hunky Wild Man!

Not a DAY over 39, my friend!

Not a DAY over 39, my friend!

Not only has he joined the ranks of “those over 40” with some of us, but he has enriched our lives with vibrant sounds of (read: Tone Deaf) Karaoke (can you sing Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” any better?) through the walls of our Little Italy loft.

In order to create this KARAOKE SPEAKER CAKE, we borrowed one of his speakers with the explanation that we needed it for our own party…he was none the wiser.

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We LOVE Jason, David, and all of their amazing friends who helped us to put together this outstanding surprise party, celebrating his love of Karaoke parties…with an ode to his favorite Michael Jackson…and Jason played the part like a ROCKSTAR!!!

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Michael Jackson's Muse

Michael Jackson’s Muse

Amazing friends & family created a photo booth, taped hilarious & incredibly touching selfie videos, and reveled for hours amongst Tequila & tacos…yum!

An ode to the boys…who were not invited…and are clearly unruly about it:

Rambunctious Pooches

Rambunctious Pooches