Later today, Mal and I our hosting our annual summer party. Remember last year’s Pig Party? It was an absolute blast, but a ton of work, so we’re doing something different this year. The theme is all things tiny and HUGE, so we’ll be serving food and drink that is either especially small or large.
A few weeks ago, we came up with a menu of what we wanted to serve, so, yesterday, we made a 2-page list of everything we needed for the party.
We already had some of what we needed, but most of it we had to buy, so Erin and I headed out to tackle the shopping.
Our first stop was the grocery store, where we split the list in half and divided and conquered.
Not our on list, but I needed to buy: Birthday Cake Oreos. I can’t remember who told me about them, but as soon as I saw the festive packaging, I grabbed a box.
In addition to grocery shopping, Erin and I stopped at iParty, the liquor store, and the Dollar Store.
Some of our tiny HUGE finds:
Dinner
For dinner, we ordered Buffalo Chicken Pizza and an Italian calzone to share among the five of us. OMG, Buffalo Chicken Pizza.
Pug sharks.
During dinner, we had a little fun with some of our tiny HUGE finds:
Of course, after dinner, I needed to try the Birthday Cake Oreos. They smelled amazing (just like vanilla frosting), but they only sort of tasted like birthday cake. They were pretty much regular Oreos with confetti cream filling. Still delicious, but they didn’t live up to the hype.
Once we finished eating, we got to work with the party prep:
Lots to do this morning! Can’t wait for tiny HUGE!!
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That’s a cool idea for a theme. I’ve never heard of it before. Sounds like fun =] I especially love the tiny sombreros!
Those Birthday Cake Oreos look better & better each time I see them..although part of me is glad they don’t live up to expectations
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Looks like it will be a lot of fun!!!! Can’t wait to see your recap! and Birthday Cake oreos sound just amazing!
That’s such a festive idea! I love the sunglasses
haha I love the tiny sombrero!! And I used to looooove oreos, my mom always had them in the house because they were her favorite!
What a fun idea! Looks like a lot of work, but I’m sure it will be worth it. Have fun!
What fun! Hope you guys have a great time!
is that an entire cup of shortening? bahaha
Ooooh, yes!
I am not a huge Oreo fan but think the birthday cake Oreos are much better than the original version.
Can’t wait to hear all about your party. It looks like it will be a blast!
Awesome party theme idea!!! Have fun.
Love the party theme! Such a good idea to host the party with the help of another couple, too!
I was dying at all of the adorable pug pictures!!!
This party looks fantastic. Can’t wait for the recap
haha the party looks like it’s gonna be awesome!
As for those bday oreos, I agree. Not worth the hype they created.
Sounds like a fun time! I can’t believe it’s been a year ago for your pig party! Doesn’t seem that long ago that I was reading, looking and laughing.
love your dress! it’s so cute
@Rachel: Agreed! Where is it from?
Five Bamboo!
Awesome party theme…ha! I can’t wait to see pics
That sombrero is hilarious!
Never heard of that theme for a party, it’d be fun to do.
Hahah what a crazy idea! Love the theme
Looks like it’s going to be a SUPER fun party!!!
Sounds like a lot of fun! Giving parties can be a lot of work, but it seems like you have enough help! Can’t wait for the recap
You probably saw them on Julie’s blog!!! Love that simple black dress you have btw!
Did she buy them too?! Great minds think alike!
Huge portion of trans fat….part of the theme?
Sounds like a lot of fun. Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
What a cute black dress! Hope the party is a lot of fun
Where did you get that adorable dress?! It’s so cute!!
Thanks! Five Bamboo gave it to me at last year’s HLS!
What a fun theme! Can’t wait to see everything come together.
Buffalo chicken pizza, mmm yes please!!!
That’s such a fun theme for a party! And I LOVE the giant sunglasses on Murph.
Shortening FREAKS ME OUT!!!
Enjoy your party! The prep is stressful but it sounds like you’ve got loads of help. Enjoy your shortening!
Cute Crossfit games shirt!!! And I love those birthday cake Oreos. Looks like the party is going to be incredible!!
Cute party idea! I also think it’s cool that you have an annual party!
Crow Point in Hingham has the best buffalo chicken calzone. It’s what we’re known for! Just saying.
I love hosting a big party! I can’t wait to see how all your prep turns out! We can’t find the 100 Bday cookies here, but I am super jealous!
Julie from PB fingers posted about those oreos
! That’s how I found out about them haha. I don’t even care for regular oreos though so those didn’t seem even remotely yummy to me.
cool theme! and your pug sharks are so cute:)
I saw those too — and seriously considered buying them! I live alone though so knowing I’d be responsible for the whole box deterred me — glad you gave a little impromptu review! Have fun — party time looks awesome!
Oh my gosh! Dogs + sombrero or sunglasses = adorable! Have fun!
i need to try those birthday oreo cookies, look so good.
Hope you had a great time! I don’t do gluten anymore but that pizza looked incredible. Cute pug dogs too! I love dogs!
Loving the theme! Hope the party goes well. Oh my goodness, has it really been a year since the pig party? Where has the time gone? Yikes. Nice CrossFit tee!
Have fun!!
Omg your pug with the hat on made me giggle, haha. The party sounds like fun, can’t wait to see pictures!
Omg your pug with the hat on made me giggle, haha. The party sounds like fun, can’t wait to see pictures!
Hope your party turns out awesome! If you can give out the menu list–that would be great! I love the idea!
thanks:)
Looks like you will have a blast!
Thanks for the Bare Cove Park mention – I was in Weymouth yesterday and brought my dogs to the park – it was AMAZING! I wish I lived closer. We would be there every day!!!
Looks like it will be a ton of fun…might I just say that I love the irony of you in a crossfit games t shirt measuring out shortening….haha.
The party sounds fun!! Can’t wait to hear all about it
This is such a cute party idea. How did you even come up with that??