Thursday, October 16, 2008

What have I gotten myself into?

We're having a big ol' Halloween party here next weekend. We've invited a lot of people in the neighborhood, clients and friend. Guess how many kids and adults are confirmed?


60


HOLY CRAP. As my husband pointed out, a school bus only holds 40. 34 adults, 26 kids. What in the blue hell was I thinking? We have most of the activities outside, but just think how many times my toilet will get flushed!

I'm trying to organize myself and failing MISERABLY. We're still working on finishing the dining room, which is still a wreck. Saturday my husband is finishing it while I take the boys out of the house to the airshow. Yay.

How the hell do you cook for 60 people? Damn!


Here's the menacing menu:


Monster meatballs, vegan and regular.


Mummy hot dogs v and reg served with vampire's blood, mutant mustard and reeking relish


Brie with jack o lantern cut outs filled with apricot preserves and served with apples, dried scabs and cracker tray


Zombie toes (chicken nuggets)


Mummy knuckles (tater tots)


Witches' broom breadsticks


Graveyard lasagna with garlic toast tombstones


Monster toes


assorted chips and dips


Jack-o-lantern cake


skull cakes


spider brownie


about 10 dozen kooky cookies.


Mad scientist pudding lab with oreos, sprinkles, whip cream, worms, pop rocks and whatever other nasty goodies I can find.


I'm going to cook and freeze the lasagna Wed, as well as mix up all of the cookie dough (except I'll refridgerate the dough). I'm going to do all the baking and decorating on Friday- which will be AWESOME because it's the same day as Xavier's
4th birthday party at Chuck E CHeese. It's not like we won't be BUSY as CRAP.


The rest of the stuff I'll probably start about 1 o'clock and keep warm in little styrofoam doo dads.


Since it's not a kids only party, we're having adult witches brew complete with dry ice. Raspberry liquor, vodka.cranberry juice and a floating hand with lime slices.
Kids' I was going to make a lemon/lime cooler for the kids but Xan said "No way." So it looks like I'll have fruit punch and sprite mixed together with that hand mold from Target floating in it.


2 cases of water, 3-4 packages of capri sun, diet coke, sprite, coke and fresca.


2 big bottles of red, 2 big bottles of white and 2 cases of beer. If that's not enough they can take the shoe leather express to the store and bring their own!


Husband and I are dressing up like Vikings. I wanted to be a ghost bride, but in intrest of comfort I chose viking. Every costume I find is either $50 or slutty. Been there, done that!

1 comment:

chichimommy said...

Sounds like your party is going to be a BLAST! Hope to see a Viking pic.