Back to the 80s... the 1880s.

A couple of years ago, I spent Thanksgiving with my friend, Amanda, and some of her extended family in Knoxville.  The day after Thanksgiving, they have a tradition of putting on an afternoon tea at a small, historic town nearby -- Rugby.  That year, I was, of course, drafted to help serve.  I was somewhat skeptical at first, but it turned out to be a blast!! Since then, Amanda and I have thrown several tea parties for our littles in BBBS.  And now the tradition has spread to my family. 

For the last two years, I have loaded all of Amanda's stuff and helped put together a tea party at my sister's house.  The guest list has included:  My little sis, my sister, bro in law, his mom, my two nephews, my niece, and their two cousins.  It's grown to be quite a party.  The boys help serve.  My nephews and their cousin have been dubbed the junior waiters.  The kids have a total blast... and, let's face it, so do the adults. 

So, our little tea party was last weekend.  It included everything a tea party should include: scones, pink princess spread, ridiculous hats, and a plethora of jokes about (sugar) lumps.  I tried my hand at making a rainbow cake from a recipe that I saw on pinterest.  Everything turned out really well.