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The Party is Over!

Marilyn Sue McClintock

12 years ago

The double birthday party for the one year old Alyssa and Kolston is over and it was a success! Probably at least 50 or more people there. We did not run out of food as I thought we might, but not a lot of hot food left. The little ones were very nice to their smash cakes, no one made a real mess. Alyssa was so happy when she saw the number one candle on her cake and it was lit. When they blew it out and took it away, she cried and cried. She wanted her candle. All she did after she got settled down was poke her cake a time or two and taste it. Since today is her real birthday, they are going to try the smash cake again. They both received so many nice gifts. They each got a plastic lawn chair. Kolston's was blue and Alyssa's was pink. They sat in them after opening the gifts. Kolston got up, got down on one knee and it looked like he was proposing to her as they were both looking at his hands in front of him. Then he got up and wanted to kiss her. Alyssa would have none of that and started to cry. His Mother had to pull him away. It was so cute and they have pictures of it. It was very tiring but so much fun. That was my day yesterday after going to church first. How was your day?

Sue in Sunny Indiana

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pam_25f
12 years ago
Not nearly as good as yours! Glad your party was so much fun.
Jasdip
12 years ago
Hi Sue!
I'm glad your birthday party was such a success!!

I had a great day on Sunday! Out of the blue, a couple of weeks ago I got a phone call from my ex-brother-in-law who I hadn't spoken to in over 30 years. He said that I have been mentioned several times over the years and the kids remember me and want to see me again. His oldest daughter was my flower girl, at age 6. I was 20.

We emailed a few times and got together yesterday.
DH and I had a blast, and 2 of the kids, and 7 of their 12 grandchildren were there.

Awesome, polite grand-kids and we got hugs from them all. Ranging in age from about 4 to 16.

My "flower-girl" wasn't able to make it yesterday but wants to come next time! To think she's now 42...

And the ex DIL and SIL said there will definitely be next times, if we want to go.

Anyway, that was my day, and it was great. She made 2 lasagnas, caesar salad, Mississippi mud pie, and I took a loaf of homemade bread.
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Any of you who live in the SF Bay Area, I'm up in the North Bay and I'd love to share some of the leftovers. I swear, my pants fit better before I started cooking for this party! :) Yes, I made a lot of different things, and I still have a folder full of recipes I WANTED to make too. But my freezer is only so big... Thanks for all the kind words, everybody, both your condolences and the kudos on the food. The latter coming from this group feels like high praise indeed. So many of you inspire me.... I really have fun getting ready for parties like this. Trying lots of new recipes, using old favorites, and getting to graze to eat. johnliu - I honestly don't know how many hours I spent on all this. LOTS! :) I started about a month ahead, making and freezing things (quiches, desserts, etc) as I felt like it. I don't work and it's something I truly enjoy doing. dedtired - yes, I hate no shows. A few people let me know they couldn't make it cuz they were sick, but the rest... GRRR! But the way I see it - they missed out and I have all the leftovers! Other than a few more raw veggies than I could finish before they started getting gross, everything left over was eaten quickly or either still in the freezer or freezable. betty - I'll dig out the ham ball recipe and post. It wasn't in my original thread which I've linked below. annie - (assuming you're the same Annie on the Harvest Forum) the apple pie filling was using the NCHFP website recipe. If you didn't help me with that, I know you helped me with other canning things. And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your salsa! I would be more than happy to send you some of the little apple pies if I thought they would get there in an edible state. Kathy Here is a link that might be useful: Original thread asking for input
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patti43
12 years ago
Sue, I would like to have been a fly on the wall when little Kolston knelt in front of Alyssa. I sure hope you got it on video. That cracked me up! Glad everything went so well but you all sure put a lot of work into it! Hope you're resting today.

Jasdip, I've been wondering how your visit was. I'm glad it worked out so well for all of you. Life's too short to be apart from family and friends.
Granlan_TX
12 years ago
Like Patti, I would've loved to be a fly on the wall to watch those two cuties. Sounds like a great day and hope to see some pics soon. What is a smash cake? I think I get the purpose of it, but explain please.

Jasdip, your visit and the menu both sound like fun!

I went to the store early and then kicked back to enjoy the Oscars. It was a pretty day here Sunday, but is much cooler and cloudy today.
Marilyn Sue McClintock
Original Author
12 years ago
I don't know if they got the "proposal" on video or not, but they do have pictures. A smash cake is a small cake provided by the person that bakes the birthday cake. It is for the one year old to have all to themselves. However they were nice and did not make a mess. I am happy Jasdip you got to have such a wonderful day with your former in laws. Love family get togethers. Today has mostly been cleaning up the cooking mess. Took a nap too! Next Sunday is the church dinner, woo hoo, more cooking and baking!

Sue
sjerin
12 years ago
Happy Birthday to sweet Alyssa! Sounds like quite a party where everyone had lots of fun. And it sounds like you all had wonderful food to go along with the company.

Jasdip, I just love to hear of people getting back in touch with people they haven't seen for years and years. I'm glad it was such a success and good fun for all!
glenda_al
12 years ago
Sounds like a fabulous time!

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