So the bash went amazing well, and was amazingly low stress, compared to the 80's high-end, high effort affair. We sat at picnic tables, savored the soups that everyone brought, drank sprite and lime sherbet, let the kids dance to Irish tunes and disco lights, and did little things like face painting and St. Patrick's Day Mad Libs which made the evening special. As did R. and Trevin's garb, as seen in these lovely photos!
Maggie and Eliza Hibbard were the masters of the face paint, and Sar and I were the masterminds behind the whole thing! So much easier thowing parties like this with a partner in crime... especially one who can REALLY cook like Sar! It helped too that we gave out food assignments (soup), so feeding the 45 people who came was a breeze. Relatively speaking. It also helps to have 3,000 SF of open space in which to host a party - long live the Party Barn!
Gary taught everyone a ceili (group dance), while professional Irish dancer Kylie Sutherland, a student of Gary's at BYUI, gave us a demo of true Irish championship step dancing! Thanks Kylie!
We had a slideshow of our Irish pictures on auto play all night, and told about our trip hightlights after we played a group Irish trivia game. Then we danced, ate, and chatted while the kids partied some more with the disco lights on the dance floor. It was just a really fun night. AND, everything was cleaned up and put away by 8:30. I still slept in until 10 AM though the next day!
I love Ireland. And I miss it. St. Patrick's Day will always be special to me, as will all my memories made there!
We had SO much fun!! Thanks you 4 for putting it on! Hmmmmm, do I smell an Easter party in the making?? :)
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