phaedra's birthday...

i am spending the week on folly beach with an 

amazing group of girls...

in the seven years i have lived here i have never 

actually vacationed here...

my friend kellie has rented a big beautiful 

beach house and invited all of her closest friends from

atlanta, san francisco, new york, washington DC,

pittsburg, and charleston,

to come and join her and celebrate

her 40th birthday...

with beautiful ladies all around, 

from a museum curator and a professional assistant, to a server, a restaurant manager,

sommelier, pastry chef and executive chef....

i do believe the intelligence, creativity,

and variety is off the chart!

this is irene...

cooking our first dinner...

FRIED CHICKEN

for phaedra's 40th birthday....

the first

 40th birthday we are celebrating...

shallots prepared to be pickled...

soon to be a yummy tomato and corn salad...

such beautiful women...

pheadra so pretty and 8 months 

pregnant!

kellie soon to be 40

and as beautiful as ever...

desieree...

irene cooking our wonderful dinner!

relaxing...

this is

our beautiful view from the 

second porch...

the sexy best fried chicken 

ever!

thank you irene!

happy 40th phaedra!!

the most delicious lemon cake...

thank you angie...

sitting around the table with these

wonderful women....

what a fantastic night...

what great conversation...