That was what I was repeating over and over all last week and up till about 4:00 pm on Saturday. The reason for that particular mantra was for the fact that back in August Matt and I decided to host a grilling/outdoor BBQ/gathering party at our house. We invited just about everyone that Matt knows at GE and had about 35 people respond that they were attending.
So here I am on Monday before the party starting to watch the weather reports. Each day the news goes from 50% chance of rain...to...60% chance of rain...till... on Friday it was...100% chance of rain! What am I going to do with up to 35 people in my house? I was planning on having the backyard open for soccer, Frisbee, etc. Our house is a nice size, but it is not huge. I was starting to get worried.
In the invitation we told people that they can come anytime after 4:00 pm to hang out and play, we would eat at 6:00 and the party would last as long as they stayed. As it turned out only four families came. Three of the families came right at 4:00, each had three children. We had nine children ranging from the ages of 7 months to 13 years in our house. So we pulled out the dolls, the Legos, the Nintendo, the Jonny Jump Up, and anything else that we could think of to keep the kids playing nicely together. We had playdoh, puzzles, and beanbag games being played. The kids were on the porch, in the garage, in the living room, in the dining room, and almost anywhere else you could imagine. However, they were amazingly well behaved, had great manners, and played really well together.
The kids played so well that the adults actually go some time to sit and talk and laugh together. I finally go to meet three of the individuals that Matt has been working very closely with for the past few months.
The food was amazing! We provided hamburgers and hotdogs, everyone else brought sides and a drink. There was so much to choose from and so many leftovers. Great food, great converstaions, and a wonderful time watching the kids play (and playing with them at times). It was a wonderful party...even if it did rain.
I am now looking forward to Halloween. I understand we are having a party then too!
3 comments:
What will you be dressing up as for Halloween?? It could be an interesting costume!
The Great Pumpkin, of course! (Great with child, that is).
Congratulations on your wonderful, successful party. You deserve it.
love,
sue
Thank goodness that only 4 families showed up!! It sounds like a nice sized group! Now I hope you are ready for your 3 rambunctious visitors that will be coming next weekend :)
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