subliminal msg- buy a BR icecream cake
Hypothesis: Joan cannot throw a party.
Facts:
1. Woke up late, ran to the shops to buy groceries and didn't get to start cooking till 3pm.
2. Never cooked anything in my life beyond scrambled eggs.
3. Didn't know what a butternut pumpkin looked like and bought a Jap pumpkin by mistake (realised when I saw the receipt at home).
4. Ran out of money and trolley space before I could buy drinks (guests had a choice of water or vodka up until Cawer gallantly drove down to Woolies later to pick up stuff).
5. Friends who were planning to come early to help came late for various reasons.
5. Burnt the potatos in the potato salad and had to start again.
7. Misplaced my lemon - had to use a lime.
8. No time to buy bday candles or decorations other than a few balloons.
9. Hand was shaking too much from stress to apply makeup properly... honestly! Me, the girl who'd rather sleep exam time than cram for her HSC.
10. A heap of ppl only rsvp'd that night (to say they couldn't make it).
11. Only remembered to put the finishing touches on my cake after most ppl had already arrived (hence a small audience of ppl going "why are you decorating your own cake?")
12. Sat at the comp in darkness burning my last few party mixes onto CD when I should have been greeting ppl (sorry bout that!)
13. Forgot the fruit salad.
14. Garlic bread ran out in 10mins and ppl were still hungry.
15. Had no clue how to cook the chicken wings/drumettes I'd bought (thank God for Julz... haha literally).
16. Didn't want to do speeches and cake until Jenni got back from dropping off her bf... which became later and later... and later...
17. Only found 2 presents to open, then found the rest on my bed the next day!
18. Fell asleep in the middle of conversation and woke up in the afternoon to find everyone gone.
Conclusion: Joan should not host parties.
Ok it wasn't so bad. Great sound system thanks to Cawer, the room looked purdy with the candlelight (until a small fire started on the table), everyone was happy (some more than others). And my sis bought the whole absinthe package, spoon and all :D And my bf carried my comatose body to bed at 4am awww!!! *mwah!* And since my guests were so lovely and well-behaved cleaning up only took a few hours. All in all a great night :) *hugs to everyone who came* I'll post a few pics when I get some. And if anyone wants any leftover cake (which tastes sooo good when you're not actually reeling with alcohol during the eating process) drop by my place within the next couple of days or my family's going to get even fatter.
Still, if I ever decide to have another party at my place a true friend will slap me and point to this text:
Conclusion: Joan should not host parties.
Facts:
1. Woke up late, ran to the shops to buy groceries and didn't get to start cooking till 3pm.
2. Never cooked anything in my life beyond scrambled eggs.
3. Didn't know what a butternut pumpkin looked like and bought a Jap pumpkin by mistake (realised when I saw the receipt at home).
4. Ran out of money and trolley space before I could buy drinks (guests had a choice of water or vodka up until Cawer gallantly drove down to Woolies later to pick up stuff).
5. Friends who were planning to come early to help came late for various reasons.
5. Burnt the potatos in the potato salad and had to start again.
7. Misplaced my lemon - had to use a lime.
8. No time to buy bday candles or decorations other than a few balloons.
9. Hand was shaking too much from stress to apply makeup properly... honestly! Me, the girl who'd rather sleep exam time than cram for her HSC.
10. A heap of ppl only rsvp'd that night (to say they couldn't make it).
11. Only remembered to put the finishing touches on my cake after most ppl had already arrived (hence a small audience of ppl going "why are you decorating your own cake?")
12. Sat at the comp in darkness burning my last few party mixes onto CD when I should have been greeting ppl (sorry bout that!)
13. Forgot the fruit salad.
14. Garlic bread ran out in 10mins and ppl were still hungry.
15. Had no clue how to cook the chicken wings/drumettes I'd bought (thank God for Julz... haha literally).
16. Didn't want to do speeches and cake until Jenni got back from dropping off her bf... which became later and later... and later...
17. Only found 2 presents to open, then found the rest on my bed the next day!
18. Fell asleep in the middle of conversation and woke up in the afternoon to find everyone gone.
Conclusion: Joan should not host parties.
Ok it wasn't so bad. Great sound system thanks to Cawer, the room looked purdy with the candlelight (until a small fire started on the table), everyone was happy (some more than others). And my sis bought the whole absinthe package, spoon and all :D And my bf carried my comatose body to bed at 4am awww!!! *mwah!* And since my guests were so lovely and well-behaved cleaning up only took a few hours. All in all a great night :) *hugs to everyone who came* I'll post a few pics when I get some. And if anyone wants any leftover cake (which tastes sooo good when you're not actually reeling with alcohol during the eating process) drop by my place within the next couple of days or my family's going to get even fatter.
Still, if I ever decide to have another party at my place a true friend will slap me and point to this text:
Conclusion: Joan should not host parties.