white trash bash

Now that I've posted about this year's Nerdy 30, I thought it would be a good idea to share where this themed birthday party thing started. Last year, for Caleb's birthday party, we threw a "White Trash Bash". The invitations were printed on crumpled velum and where thrown together with duct tape. They were awesome.

First of all, let me set the scene. We had mismatched sheets over all of our couches. Random decorations. Lawn flamingos at the front door and Christmas lights out back. To make it even better, it was a pot luck. We had toilet paper for napkkins and the things people brought fit the theme perfectly.

I was 9 months pregnant with Molly and my huge belly made my costume awesome. If she only knew.

We had horseshoes and root beer pong in the back yard to play.

Yes. That, my friends, is a Twinkie, Ding Dong and Zinger birthday cake. With a match for a candle.

A lot of friends came and had awesome costumes but we had one couple that came that stayed in character almost the whole time. When they rang the doorbell and I opened it, it literally took me a good 25 seconds to figure out who they were. Shout out to Keegan and Lindsey for the best costumes. (In the boys photos, Keegan is on the very left and in the girls photos, Lindsey is in the middle with the hat on.)

Everyone was such good sports about our mandatory dress up policy and it was so much fun!

We were so tired after the party but it was so worth it.

nerdy 30

Last year we started a tradition of having a themed party for Caleb's birthday. It is a fun time of year to dress up because it is close enough to Halloween that it doesn't seem as outrageous to ask a bunch of adults to dress up. This year we had a lot going on and considered not doing it but then I realized that 30 is a big birthday and I would always regret it if I didn't do something extra special to celebrate. We went with nerdy 30.

The party started at 7:30pm and he literally was standing in the bathroom with the shaver in hand at 7:28pm. He decided his costume needed a little extra oomph and his haircut did just the trick. To this day, people who didn't see him in person but only saw pictures just thought we spent a lot of money on a really great wig. 

The food was an array of different pies and they had signs in them with the pi sign. We had some really great decor. I have a good friend here who is a party queen and she not only designed the invitations and helped with the ideas but she had a lot of really great items that she let me borrow. I love these books!

 

We made a good looking couple. I would say that Caleb's haircut was definitely what made his costume and I was nothing without my headgear.

The periodic table "happy birthday" sign was a fun touch.

We gave prizes to the best dressed. In the bags there were things like calculators, post it notes, pencils, etc. They also each got a original, autographed school photo of Caleb.

Around the house there were photos of Caleb and there were trivia question for people to answer. The people that got the most questions right got prizes.

We forgot and took the group photo after a couple of the guests had left so this isn't everyone.

Now, here are the trivia questions. How many can you get right?

 In which sport did Caleb earn the title of “champion” in his community college days?

 Ping Pong, Golf, Backgammon or Bocce Ball?

In the sixth grade, Caleb joined and excelled in a specific school club. Which was it?

FFA, Chess Club, German Club, or Drama Club?

 

Caleb is quite the collector. He has collected all of the following things except...

Comic Cards, Coins, Pogs, or Postage Stamps?

 When Caleb got home from his mission, what was the first movie he didn’t even wait 24 hours to see?

Harry Potter, Lord of the Ring, Star War or Star Trek?

 

What is Caleb’s all-time favorite TV series?

X Files, Doctor Who, Firefly or Battlestar Galactica?

What is Caleb’s undergraduate degree in?

Organic Chemistry, Kinesiology, Biology or Physiology? 

Happy {NERDY 30} Birthday to Caleb!