About a month ago, I finished up my Masters program at Webster. I was wanting to have some type of get-together to celebrate being done. So one of my friends from class, Valerie, offered to let us have a party at her house. She has a nice big house, so I was happy to accept the invitation.
Earlier this week I was talking to James...trying to figure out what food to make and when I'd have time to cook everything. I was kind of stressed about it, because this week at work was very busy and hectic. I was hoping I could take Friday afternoon off, come home early, and get everything together. But then I ended up having an IEP meeting that I couldn't miss. So that was out of the question. My husband, being the wonderful guy he is, offered to take off work and spend the day in the kitchen. I told him it wasn't necessary but he did it anyway. And wow....just wow.
I had made a list of different hors d'oeuvres and appetizer foods that I thought sounded good and told him he could choose a few things from the list. Well he decided to make EVERYTHING on the list...and more. And everything he made was from scratch. He made turkey meatballs with a homemade sauce, stuffed mushrooms (I helped stuff), caprese-stuffed tomatoes, tortilla roll-ups (I rolled and cut them), deviled eggs (aside from boiling the eggs, I actually made these), guacamole, spinach artichoke dip, and pudding-filled sponge cake with fresh berries. On my way home from work, I picked up a meat and cheese tray...just in case we didn't have enough food. Totally not necessary. We had a ton of food, but surprisingly, a large amount of it got eaten.
My friend Valerie also provided a chocolate fountain with strawberries, marshmallows, and pretzels, which was fun. And my friend Melissa brought a "Congratulations Becky!" cake and champagne...super sweet.
We bought a pony keg of Bud Light and a couple boxes of wine (classy, I know) to drink. We have quite a bit of both those left, but K-State plays today so I don't think we'll have a problem getting rid of it.
It ended up being a really fun night. Around 20 people showed up, which I thought was a good turn out. Nothing like a night of good food, good drinks, and good friends!
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