Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Mr. T Lives Here!

This weekend I realized that I totally forgot to tell you the story of why I have a cardboard cut-out of Mr. T. I would have shared this lovely story yesterday, but my internet was down. Boo internet! This story may not be as entertaining as it sounds, but it has some fun pictures to go along with it!

For my 29th birthday (which was a couple of years ago), I decided to throw myself an 80's themed birthday party! Of course, I went way overboard! I had a "Saved By The Bell" cake with my face photo-shopped into one of the cast photos. See-I'm right there between Slater and Zack!


I turned my basement into a 1980's dance floor and even had a photo area with props.


Of course, no party would be complete without an absurd cardboard cut out, so I purchased Mr. T. My husband kindly pointed that the cardboard cut out wasn't Mr. T, but it was the character that Mr. T played in the Rocky movies. Leave it to a man to point out the difference! :) Regardless, Mr. T was the hit of the party! Katie and Heather enjoyed a little flex time with Mr. T.


Mary Ann thought Mr. T looked a little thirsty, so she offered him a sip of her Carpi Sun. By the way, the Carpi Suns were injected with alcohol.


Eric and Mr. T became fast friends!


Where is Mr. T now? Well, he stayed up for several days after the party, but I finally had to take him down. I kept forgetting he was in the basement, and every time I went down there he would scare the holy goodness out of me. Mr. T is now safely folded up in the basement closet and ready for his next party!

20 comments:

Blair @ Reasonably Swanky said...

That cake is AWESOME!! (like my 80's word?) It looks like y'all had a great time, wish I was there!

SouthernBelleJM said...

Your party looks like y'all had so much fun;)

Lindsey said...

What a fun party!! Looks like a blast!

Sassy Engineer said...

Haha! That would scare the living daylights out of me too :)

Miss Jody said...

That would scare me to!!

**the military does a free "Flat Daddy" for wives/families of the deployed soilders....it's a life size cut out of your spouse!!
I ordered one, but the quality of the photo wasn't great..boo...

But looks like you had alot of fun!:)

Katiebell said...

Oh Mr. T, I forgot about you living in Jennifer's basement! And I so remember your hair that night...it was SO pretty!

AG said...

You are so fun! I would have loved to attend that party. :)

Jules said...

I love that you had an 80’s themed birthday party and your Saved By The Bell cake is classic! I think it’s hysterical that you got a cardboard cutout of Mr. T. That would definitely make for some great photo ops! The Capri Sun pic is my favorite. I’m glad he is safely tucked away so you won’t be scared ;) That would freak me out too if I wasn’t expecting it.

d.a.r. said...

I love it!! Especially the booze injected capri suns, haha!

Kelsey Claire said...

Love it! I am very impressed by your saved by the bell cake! I am also kind of jealous!

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starcakeastrology.blogspot.com said...

OMG! that cake! LOL

Heather @ Simple Wives said...

Haha, that is awesome! Love the party idea!

Emily said...

This looks amazing! I wish the 80s party we had this summer was half as cool looking as yours, I mean there was no Mr. T or Saved By The Bell crew there, boo! Looks like a blast!

Naturally Caffeinated Family said...

what a fun party! the cake, the capri suns, you are so cute, i love it!

LiziDu said...

My boyfriend and I share the same birthday (May 21), which is also Mr. T's birthday! We keep joking that we are going to invite Mr. T to our party... I want to find a cut-out like this to surprise my boyfriend with, assuming the real Mr. T declines our offer. Where'd you find such a gem??? Thanks!

Mrs. K said...

how fun!!!

Nicci St. Bruce said...

So jealous of your Mr. T cutout! I want one! Looks like you girls had so much fun.awesome photos!

BLC :o said...

Omg, tooooo funny! Xoxo-BLC

Nishant said...

Your party looks like y'all had so much fun;)

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