On Sunday, my best friend Debbie organized a gathering with some of my dearest girlfriends to celebrate my 30th birthday at Zen Tara Tea in Bethesday. She reserved a private tea room for us and we had a lovely, intimate tea time together with just us girls! Dan watched Mio at home so that I could have a couple hours of relaxed fun with everyone. (Thanks hubby!) Debbie did such an amazing job selecting a lovely location and preparing lots of treats and goodies for us to take home, and had encouraged several of my friends to donate to my charity: water campaign — I was so moved by all the thought and effort she put into it, and it made for a 30th birthday celebration I’ll never forget!
![The private room at Zen Tara Tea](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8292337021_faab1e21e7_z.jpg)
![Lovely holiday decor](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8293389664_850a17f772_z.jpg)
![The ladies ordering tea](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8492/8292336479_41393aaca9_z.jpg)
![Cute manekineko mugs - I had to get one!](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8292336675_d91b47d397_z.jpg)
![Debbie got me some cherry blossom white tea](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8293389178_f1167ff10b_z.jpg)
![Debbie got me macarons from Macaron Bee](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8219/8293388984_580c481d5e_z.jpg)
![A lovely time catching up with the ladies](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8293388318_895200562d_z.jpg)
![Spreading holiday cheer](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8293387990_c38c6c06e8_z.jpg)
![Thank you to my wonderful girlfriends! ♥](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8293387828_f50503eb2f_z.jpg)
![Cake pops and other treats from Debbie](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8495/8292334933_48e50f0733_z.jpg)
January 9, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
oh no, i just saw this! haha i love how sad steph looks in that first photo…
thanks for being born! so looking forward to seeing you next week!
January 11, 2013 @ 7:29 pm
hahaha* I think she was making that expression because there were so many good choices to choose from! And then I just happened to capture it on camera, lol.
Thanks so much for organizing such an amazing party! Everything was so lovely and I’ll remember it always! 🙂