Urban Farmer's Birthday -- Party Hosting

The Urban Farmer’s birthday was this past weekend, so it was time to Celebrate!

In all truth I have been planning for the Urban Farmer’s birthday since back in June and was really excited that the day had finally come.

We decided to celebrate the Urban Farmer's birthday that we would have some people over to his house.  This would party marked the first get together that I had ever had to plan by myself.  I was nervous and excited all at the same time.

Earlier this month, the Urban Farmer and I attended a party for his friend John’s 30^th Birthday.  The party was wonderful and they actually served some of the same food that Greg and I had already planned to have at his.  The party that they threw was great and gave me a lot of great ideas for the party.

Greg and I served the following at his party:

·         Pulled pork

·         Pulled Chicken

·         Salad

·         Mac and Cheese

·         Coleslaw

·         Veggie Tray

·         Cheese tray

·         Rolls

·         And Cake

Everything was homemade and delicious.  The Home-style Mac and Cheese that I made was amazing, not healthy, but definitely delicious.  (I’ll share the recipe next time I cook it).

Greg and I both admitted the next day that we did not eat a lot of food since we were so busy entertaining and having fun.  But everyone who ate gave us some great compliments!

The cake though was the highlight of the party preparations for me.  After seeing a garden cake online I decided that that was what I had to make.

Starting on our first date I heard about Greg’s Garden.  He loves to garden and I swear he likes some of his plants more than me.  Therefore, his cake was to be a garden.

                                                          Sorry for the messy background.

The cake was a hit and everyone seemed to enjoy the cake.

I knew that I needed the basics for the party, cups, plates and napkins.  We knew we were going to have 20+ people at the party so we needed lots of the basics. 

Being on a budget,  I had to keep everything within a limit.  I looked at plates and cups at Party City, Target and other stores.  Finding that I would have had to pay $9 for 18 plates I decided to Check out BJ's. 

BJ's was GREAT!  I got bulk cups, plates, crackers, chesse and all the things that any good party would need.  It was affordable but also left me with enough Solo Cups and paper plates for like 3 more parties -- hmm I'm thinking a Mardi Gras party.

The party ended up with about 30 people and was a mix of Greg’s friends, his family and my family.

Greg’s band Old Rag Mountain Remedy played and everyone jammed out till after 2 am.  It was a great time for everyone involved and I even learned to play the guitar -- well a note.

The party was a success!  And Greg loved his cake.  It was a nice weekend and party and gave me the chance to prime some of my hosting skills. 

Sadly, the party ended with Greg and I passed out on the couch while everyone headed out at 3 AM.

Somethings will just never change.