Birthday party

Yesterday, we celebrated my monkey's birthday with a party attended by some of her closest friends in our town. We had been planning this party for about 2 months, and the plan had changed a few times. At first, my monkey wanted a big party for about 50 people, we would charge $10 for entrance and all the food and drinks would be free. Then we thought about doing a mask themed party, and then had second thoughts. Finally, about 2 weeks ago, we decided to go ahead with the mask theme, but with less people. We invited about 20 people, and about 10 accepted with a few tentative. We figured that we'd have about 10-20 people in total depending upon how many extra people (like spouses) showed up, so we a good idea when planning our menu.

My monkey decided to only prepare a couple dishes, and buy the rest. Last week, we bought some non-perishables, chips, pop, cups, and cutlery. This weekend, we bought the liquor, a small keg of beer, the marshmallows (for our chocolate fountain), ingredients for our salads (greek and macaroni salads), the cake (which said "Happy Birthday Monkey", the ballons, and ordered a platter of subs ahead of time. Just before the party, I picked up some singapore noodles from a chinese restaurant and the subs. Everything went off without a hitch. In fact, just as I got home, the pizzas we ordered arrived. I had time to prepare the chocolate fountain just in time for the first guests to arrive.

About 14 people arrived over the course of the evening, and everyone had a great time. Everyone loved the food and the music, and most people stayed late, until about 2 in the morning. There was a lot of fun and laughter, and my monkey told me that it was the best birthday party she ever had. We cleaned up after, and we went to bed around 3:30 AM. We are so tired today, but it was worth it.