This weekend I had a theme party to mark the end of my roaring twenties. I did quite a bit of research trying to pick a theme. The top contenders were 80s prom, a Grown Up Girl’s PJ party, Cupcakes & Cocktails, and Sex & the City. If you want to see photos and prop ideas for those parties check out my 30th Birthday Party ideas on Pinterest.

Today, I am officially THIRTY! My friends who hit this milestone before me had mixed reactions; from OMG freakout to “ehh it’s just another day.” I am pretty excited, and grateful. My twenties were awesome. I learned a lot, accomplished a lot, and most importantly I have no regrets. I may put together a list of 30 things I learned in 30 years, but for this post I just wanted to share the photos from the party. And, say yay Happy Birthday to Me :D

{view all photos on the book face}

PS: I decided to do a social experiment, I turned off Facebook wall posts and posted this:

oh hey look, it’s midnight, that means it’s officially my 30th birthday! I’m doing an experiment, I turned off wall posts, I’m hoping for $1 donations to JDRF instead of generic “happy birthday” comments http://bit.ly/elysa30th

I’m curious how the experiment will turn out :)