Gary's birthday is coming up in a few weeks. Our friend John's birthday is the next day. So, John's wife Eva and I are throwing a party for them both in a couple of weeks. We don't have a finalized guest list, both it sounds like they both want to invite their teams from work, about 40 people each!
Luckily Eva has been gaining experience cooking dinner for 40 people recently. She's made dinner for John's team a bunch of times this summer, with a great approval rating. She's already brought out her cookbooks and recipe cards and started thinking about what she'll make. I plan to go to the store and buy some sushi platters, and make devilled eggs and mini-sandwiches.
We've had 80 people over to our house before. The Christmas before last we had a big party where we invited pretty much everyone we knew. I think the list was over 100, and close to 80 showed up. This will probably come close in size, since there are 80 people they work with to invite, not including spouses or significant others. So, I know it's doable, with enough chips and alcohol anyway.
It occurred to me this afternoon that I had no idea how much cake one would need for 80 people. More than just Eva and I could bake, I think. Maybe we'll skip the cake and have crudites instead.
Posted by Jen at August 20, 2003 08:49 PMIt was smaller than originally expected, but still lots of fun.
Posted by: Party Girl at September 8, 2003 07:49 AM