A Retro Valentine's Day Party

Welcome to our 

Retro Valentine's Day Dinner.

Our group of friends get together

at least once a month and this 

month we decided it would be 

so fun to do a Retro Dinner - 

specializing in items our 

moms used to make.

To make it a little more fun,

we all chose to wear something 

retro too.

Hubby and I decided to be 

retro Ken and Barbie. 

I bought retro aprons 

for the ladies and they 

went so well with those 

who wore pearls!

We had the dinner at 

Rachel's new home, 

and she set a beautiful 

Valentine's table with 

fresh pink tulips.  

She even purchased some 

new plates that looked 

like something her mom 

would have had. 

A gorgeous Valentine's Day 

runner and lace placemats 

finished the look.

Love these napkin rings too.

These vintage looking goblets 

were ones we all bought at 

Pier 1 years ago on a 

shopping trip. 

The beaded detail on 

the runner is so pretty.  

Half of the fun was texting 

back and forth about the 

memories centered around

the foods we grew up with.  

One friend was 

going to make a beef consomme 

Jell-o mold which her mom always

served.  She didn't, but said she will 

for another party.  

We laughed over the things 

we would never have 

served to our kids!

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Ritz Chicken Casserole

Sloppy Joes

Cheese Board

7 Layer Salad

Tuna Casserole

Sherbet Punch

Popcorn Cake

Cherry Berries on a Cloud

Tammy made Sherbet punch.

My aunt used to always 

serve this on Christmas Eve. 

We all had forgotten how 

delicious it is.  I need 

my kids to have this!

Barb's mom always made 

a Popcorn Cake for their 

birthdays.

And Rachel made one of 

our favorite desserts still - 

straight out of Betty Crocker - 

Cherry Berries on a Cloud. 

(Notice even the Corning Ware)

Hubby came home and 

said that was one of his 

favorite parties.

Now we are talking about 

making retro cookies that 

we grew up with.  

We finished the evening 

with some fun 

Valentine's Day 

conversation starter 

questions and had a lot 

of fun answering those.

How we treasure these friends. 

I found this quote by 

Elder Neal A. Maxwell - 

"None of us ever fully utilizes the 

people-opportunities allocated 

to us within our circles of

friendship.  You and I may

call these intersectings 

'coincidence.'  This word is 

understandable for mortals 

to use, but coincidence is not

an appropriate word to describe

the workings of an omniscient God.  

He does not do things by 'coincidence'

but by 'divine design.'"

Let us treasure our friends, 

and gather often.

I will be posting this on 

Tablescapes Thursday 

and 

Love Your Creativity