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A St. Patrick’s Day Surprise Party

March 17, 2010 By crafterhours 6 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, my husband’s birthday is coming up. Because he loves Irish stuff, and St. Pat’s tends to be a holiday he and his friends get excited about, I thought it would be a good time to throw a surprise party. A guy night to drink beer and play video games. Adrianna’s husband happens to be one of those friends and helped gather the guys and handle the assembly and networking of three televisions and three XBoxes. I worked out the food and location prep.

Preparing for the party? Well, I did put some effort in. But it was totally relaaaaaxed effort. Because it’s a party for boys. Boys… who still think pizza delivered in a box is awesome. So I figured if it didn’t look like there would be enough to eat or I didn’t make things they particularly wanted to eat, no worries. I have the number for Pizza Hut. House a mess? No worries. Boys (most of them) don’t care. Decorations? Don’t care.  Theme? Pizza and beer is a theme, right? Seriously, so easy to please. As an example of what I am working with: their character names for the game they were playing included “La Fartiste” and “turdlicker.” Really, the most important part of my preparation for this party was the beverage supply.

But I had to do sooooomething for the St. Pat’s birthday theme. It must be a form of OCD. I. must. have. a. theme.

So I made signs.

Made cupcakes. Manly ones.
Made a pot of gold, which I later filled with bottles of beer with gold caps and labels.
Made shamrocks from aluminum soda and beer can scraps.
A bunch of them.
And added them to the non-flowering flowers.
I made food. Black bean chicken nachos, barbecue chicken pizzas, pepperoni pizzas, chips and dip. Irish, right? But friend Michele brought corned beef and cabbage, so the Irish-ness was not completely lost in the food category. Gold candies and cookies in little black pots. 
Although I wasn’t stressed about the day, I didn’t sit down, either. All of the normal stuff plus party prep was pretty exhausting. The best part was shirtless K “washing” the dishes, which gave me a few moments peace.

After the party started I talked to Adrianna on the phone. “Did they love it??” she asked? “No, they don’t care. They’re boys. But I’m standing here looking at one of the signs I made and I’m happy.” No, they really didn’t care. They loved the beer and the food and the video games, though.
Sleepy sigh. It’s getting close to midnight and I still hear muffled explosion, crashing and beeping sounds downstairs. He’s happy. He was totally surprised. Makes me happy. Tomorrow’s a big day. Off to bed. 

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Comments

  1. Ken says

    March 17, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    Happy Belated Birthday! You’re so funny Susan… totally laughing the entire time I read it. I then called Ken over to read it as well (who’s playing Madden football at the time and rolled his eyes at the thought of having to leave his spot) and he chuckled, said that’s about right, wish I could have been there… and then quickly resumed said spot on couch. Miss you guys! Have fun in Germany. Give some kisses to the Byrnes from us. Not the before mentioned Irish type kiss though… Just a “Hey we miss you friend” type of kiss. Lots of love from VA.

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  2. Pati @ A Crafty Escape says

    March 17, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    So sweet… he’s a lucky man!

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  3. Miss Tiff says

    March 18, 2010 at 9:20 am

    I luv the door sign, too cute. 3 xboxs, 3 tvs, yep he was a happy chap! Nice work.

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  4. the sander family says

    March 19, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    What creative decorations! I am wondering, where did you get that chair that your little one is using to wash dishes. Mine also loves to wash at the sink, but has fallen off chairs and stools more times than I would like to admit!

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  5. crafterhours says

    March 20, 2010 at 10:58 am

    It’s a “Learning Tower”. It’s great for all kinds of kitchen helpfulness and also for play like a fort when you throw fabric over it. Very stable for play. I got it online, there are lots of sellers for it, but also check Craigs List if you’re inclined– they seem to last forever and so they’re around for passing on. I have a few friends who have gotten them that way. Susan

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  6. janimal says

    March 22, 2010 at 9:17 am

    He’s a lucky guy. Sounds like you did an awesome job. And now I think I have an idea for my husband’s birthday. And some suggestions for character names for him too. Sigh.

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