Successful dinner
Nov. 19th, 2007 07:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wwcitizenWe had our annual Fordham University Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday. It was successful from top to bottom (from the attendees' point of view, which really is all that matters, right?). The only things that disappointed us were 1) we were cooking up to the last minute, 2) my cranberry relish wasn't complete, and I had to rush through it after people had started arriving, 3) we discovered all too late that we had a great spot for people to take holiday pictures (see the lamp post pic below), and 4) it felt like it went way too fast!
After easily 24 hours of preparation (from planning, shopping, Matt cooking the wonderful food, moving furniture, decorating, etc.), the party was done in a mere 6 hours. The 18 people there ate typically two plates apiece, and between us all had at least 14 bottles of wine and about 4-5 martinis (which I made). They all left happy, with party favors (below), and full, but somehow not having made a visible dent in the food! We have sooooo many leftovers.
It's strange how it works out that it's all over so quickly, isn't it? Doesn't seem fair. Check out the pictures of the food, decorations, party favors, and the holiday photo corner.
Party Favors:
Table with decorations:
Dishes and glasses:
Libations:
The food!
Photo corner:
Our holiday picture:
After easily 24 hours of preparation (from planning, shopping, Matt cooking the wonderful food, moving furniture, decorating, etc.), the party was done in a mere 6 hours. The 18 people there ate typically two plates apiece, and between us all had at least 14 bottles of wine and about 4-5 martinis (which I made). They all left happy, with party favors (below), and full, but somehow not having made a visible dent in the food! We have sooooo many leftovers.
It's strange how it works out that it's all over so quickly, isn't it? Doesn't seem fair. Check out the pictures of the food, decorations, party favors, and the holiday photo corner.
Party Favors:
Table with decorations:
Dishes and glasses:
Libations:
The food!
Photo corner:
Our holiday picture:
