This weekend my daughter celebrated her birthday with her classmates.   It was her big 13 and I wanted to do something special, yet not over the top, but still something great, and not overboard.   We chose to do a party at the roller rink (remember THOSE days!!), but try to keep it as elegant and not cheezy if possible.    So here's how it all went down where it didn't break my budget and still looked pretty great. 1.  First I picked a theme.   … [Read more...]