Party time....

at 03/12/10 11:10PM

We have more company coming. My great forever friend, Kris, is coming. Followed two days later by Sarah and followed (probably two days later) by my little brother. Hotel Nerland. LOL I love having people come see us! My brother is actually thinking of moving here. Really. Cool.

So, for fullofgrace, here is another party idea. Not too exciting, but still fun. World Market is having a sale right now on funky, fun, single-sized sodas and movie-sized candy. So, we got a bunch of sodas and candy and I'm going to do a junk food sampler and movie night with friends. I'll probably make a crazy candy mix for those undecided and then offer single-sized portions in containers for everyone. The soda we'll do as a sampler first and then they'll get to pick the kind they want. I'll also make popcorn and have chips for those who want something salty too. I'll throw pillows and blankets everywhere and we'll all watch some comedy or thriller or something.

Again...nothing new (we could have just done pizza and a movie) but we jazzed it up a bit and made it feel like we're spoiling our friends by having gourmet sodas and a whole candy bar. BTW, the entire cost is $13. That includes the $1 rental from Redbox.

FUN

We LOVE redbox. Sounds like a lot of fun. ☺

by katie_fitz_steinback at 03/12/10 11:15PM
I love having company!

by mjintexas at 03/13/10 11:33AM
nice!
love the idea of a candy bar.
in fact...love the idea of an ANYTHING bar....
like a popcorn bar
or a cheese bar
or an olive bar
or an ice cream bar
or a sticker bar
or a glitter bar
or.....

i'm seeing a bar-theme obsession in my near future....*grin*....

by fullofgrace at 03/13/10 12:32PM
bar parties....
we can call them "barties"

"you are invited to a chocolate barty!"

i love that it's hokey AND people will think it's a typo!

by fullofgrace at 03/13/10 12:34PM
That sounds like a ton of fun! Can I come? ;)

by jodimn at 03/13/10 10:00PM

Flowing

at 02/18/10 8:00PM

Life is just flowing.
We've had a bunch of company in and we are expecting more shortly.
Work has been going fine for both of us.
Bryce recently got back from a guy's trip to the Grand Canyon where he hiked and had an absolute blast.
We are thrilled with our house.
My January tea party was beautiful.
I think everyone and their sister is pregnant and it is thrilling to watch everyone's life changing.
Tonya (Merten) Nations just had twins(one boy and one girl)! What a blessing!
Living in a house means that there is more to clean. That's the only drawback I can think of.
Pita chips and hummus is about as perfect a snack as a human will ever eat.
I love fireplace mantles. Right now mine still is decorated for Valentine's Day.
Valentine's day was great!
Who doesn't love the $1 aisle at Target?!?
I'm bummed Mark and Jenn Hinely are leaving, but it has been a blessing to get to know them better.
My husband is an incredible man who teaches me more about love every day.
Life is just flowing....happy and content.

Sounds just wonderful...except there's no baby in my belly:(
Can't wait to hear all about these in detail from your voice on the phone.
I had been thinking about Tonya and wondering if she'd had her wee ones yet. So happy for them:) Love you.

by jodimn at 02/18/10 9:33PM
Love this post. So happy for your happiness!

by katie_fitz_steinback at 02/18/10 11:21PM
Glad life is good for you guys! :-)

by zanne at 02/19/10 6:16AM
Life sounds good :)

by apple at 02/19/10 9:19AM
Happy post. :)

by mjintexas at 02/24/10 11:39AM

Just wanted to say...

at 01/24/10 9:31PM

I love you to all my friends. I miss you all. Thanks for being such a wonderful part of my life. You make me laugh, cry, dance and sing. You are a source of encouragement and enlightenment. ((((Hugs)))

Aww. Friends are awesome for sure. :)

by mjintexas at 01/25/10 9:19AM
i would love to read about the different parties you're throwing.
i'm always appreciative of good party ideas :)

by fullofgrace at 01/25/10 5:31PM

Thanks!

at 01/15/10 10:48PM *

Thanks to all who wrote me about the hot cocoa. My sweet friend, Lori, saved the day and sent me some. Thanks again! You are wonderful.

******Sorry! Didn't realize I didn't tell you why I needed the blue hot cocoa. I do seasonal tea parties and didn't do one for Christmas this year, so...I am having a Winter Tea. My colors are blue/white/silver. Not everyone I invited is into tea, so I always have a back up beverage or two. Hot cocoa is perfect for my winter tea. I am serving food that only is white/blue. LOL I know some people have an aversion to white food, but no problem here. I am borrowing some ideas from my dear friend, Lori and some recipes from her as well because she is into tea just like me. She just had a winter tea in December.

So, I'll have to let you all know after the 28th how it turns out. Today I bought some clear glass pillar vases, some silver confetti, and some cookies 'n' cream Hershey kisses that have blue/silver wrappers and white chocolate inside. Perfect. I'm also using some printed tissue paper as part of my table "linens" and I found the perfect blue plates on clearance from Target. The only downside is they are paper, but I will make it a little less formal than I normally do (usually it is only china/crystal). I also found a good square blue bowl and plate set also on clearance (98 cents and $1.98!!). Yankee Candle is having their clearance sale and I found 3 white/silver snowflake candle plates for $1 each (I use them for anything) and some "North Pole" peppermint-scented white votives (6 for $5). It is coming together.

BTW...I'm having a fire and ice couple's party for Valentine's Day. I think this is an original idea. I'll tell you more details if you are interested. Oh, and I just had a teen scavenger hunt party for our teens from church. They had a blast and I can give some good idea for that if anyone wants them. It was such a hit that the parents have asked to have an adult one!

Now you should tell us the story!

by mjintexas at 01/15/10 11:57PM
How cute!

by mjintexas at 01/17/10 12:15AM
It all sounds GREAT!
You are such a WONDERFUL hostess!!

by apple at 01/17/10 7:55AM
So, we live so much closer to each other now, when are we getting together?!

by laurenn84 at 01/17/10 10:45PM

HELP!

at 01/05/10 9:23PM

I need some help. I have an event coming up and am in need of hot chocolate. Not just any hot chocolate, BLUE hot chocolate. Yep, blue. Okay, I know I could just buy some online, but here's the catch...Hubby and I are on a new budget that is sort of a challenge and I just can't justify the $14 ($7 for cocoa, $7 for shipping) for one can. Anyone know where I can locally buy this? Anyone able to get this locally and ship it for less than $7???? It's a long shot, but I'm hoping I can get some help.

Thanks!

How much do you need? I have some that came from Disneyland but it is only about 2 cups of hot chocolate worth. Just let me know if you want it. E-mail me at beckymthayer@gmail.com if you are interested. I can get e-mails throughout the day but can't check my pleonast until I get home.

by beckyroo at 01/05/10 10:31PM
Could you just try adding blue dye to regular hot chocolate. Just an idea. Maybe if you could find white chocolate-hot chocolate, than you could add the dye and not have to pay as much. That's my idea, but I've never heard of blue hot chocolate--sorry.

by karate7 at 01/06/10 12:54AM
When do you need it by? If you can find some out here online. I could buy it for you and bring it to you when we are driving cross country in a few weeks. Let me know.

by karate7 at 01/06/10 12:57AM
I've never heard of blue hot chocolate!

by mjintexas at 01/07/10 8:01AM
Check your email :)
Love you!

by apple at 01/07/10 11:11AM

Party time....

Flowing

Just wanted to say...

Thanks!

HELP!

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