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My Evening as the Hostess

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Last weekend Danny and I had a small house warming party with a few close friends.  I came home from work exhausted, so while I had plans to be the perfect hostess with my hair done, the floors swept and treats on the table, that didn't quite happen. I took a nap instead.  However, 45 minutes before guests arrived, I threw together some refreshments, which I thought turned out really well.  Special thanks to my friend Lisa who got pulled into helping me put refreshments together since I was running behind on time.

This is quite possibly my favorite food creation, doughnut acorns.  I got the idea
off of pinterest.com, which was from a blog and they attributed the idea to Disney
Family Time Magazine.

All the little acorns in a row.

The treat table!  We had a s'more buffet.  Also since our house warming party
was the first day of Autumn, I tried to pick "fally" food.  It turned out quite well.
Danny and I don't have a huge apartment, so we took our party outside into our small backyard.  Our friend Jeff let us borrow his outdoor fireplace.  We had a great evening of chatting, s'more making and guitar playing.

Danny showing how marshmallow roasting is done.

Lisa and Me

More of our party.

The fire

The boys jamming.

The girls chatting.

For some reason my favorite pics from this
evening are the blurry ones.  I think they
are artistic.

More blurry happiness.

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  1. grammawoodSeptember 29, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    It looks like a nice house warming party. How fun to roast marshmallows! Even though it's autumn, its still in the 90's here, wish we had some of your cooler weather; we'll have to wait to do anything to warm our house any more than it already is.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 2, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Those acorn treats are darling! Glad your housewarming party went well. Can't wait to see pics of your new place! - Becky

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