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Title: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: mystery-ak on December 26, 2013, 07:41:39 pm: http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=7AD8CC3E-7652-494B-8545-3C33BEE5D317 (http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=7AD8CC3E-7652-494B-8545-3C33BEE5D317)

Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
By: Lucy McCalmont
December 26, 2013 12:50 PM EST

The countdown may be on for New Year’s Eve, but the White House is already looking ahead to another big day in 2014: Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday.

To celebrate the first lady’s birthday on Jan. 17 the White House will be holding a party the following day called, “Snacks & Sips & Dancing & Dessert,” the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday, citing sources.

Save-the-date emails are already being sent with instructions for guests to “wear comfortable shoes, eat before you come and practice your dance moves,” the paper said.

No word yet on the guest list or entertainment.

The president celebrated his 50th birthday in 2011 with a barbecue in the Rose Garden with plenty of friends, lawmakers, donors and celebrities joining the festivities. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also rang in her 50th birthday as first lady in 1997, with nearly 500 attending a party held on the South Lawn.
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: flowers on December 26, 2013, 07:51:53 pm: How nice it is to be queen !
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: Cincinnatus on December 26, 2013, 08:29:23 pm: Will this be declared a national holiday?
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: Puss-N-Boots on December 26, 2013, 08:43:39 pm: Eat before you come? They're not going to feed their guests?! What kind of party is that?
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: EC on December 26, 2013, 08:53:07 pm: Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on December 26, 2013, 08:43:39 pm
Eat before you come? They're not going to feed their guests?! What kind of party is that?

Snacks, sips and dessert only. Basically a cocktail party.

Reminds me. Should do one, they are always fun. :laugh:
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: raml on December 26, 2013, 08:56:37 pm: Maybe for a change they decided to keep the cost of their fun down. Now I said maybe so don't call me stupid besides I am just being funny so ignore what I said.
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: rangerrebew on December 26, 2013, 10:52:01 pm: Quote from: raml on December 26, 2013, 08:56:37 pm
Maybe for a change they decided to keep the cost of their fun down. Now I said maybe so don't call me stupid besides I am just being funny so ignore what I said.

I assume a mini-series showing her many life's accomplishments will be next. :thud:
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: Luis Gonzalez on December 26, 2013, 11:02:56 pm: How many virgins are they planning to sacrifice?
Title: Re: Plans under way for Michelle's 50th
Post by: mountaineer on December 26, 2013, 11:47:24 pm: Quote from: Cincinnatus on December 26, 2013, 08:29:23 pm
Will this be declared a national holiday?
It's the day after MLKJr's birthday, so there's definitely room for a two-fer.