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Dear Reader,
Just-because and no special occasion are two of the best reasons for inviting people over for dinner. And if someone's coming to dinner, why not make it party? I don't need a holiday date on the calendar to inspire me to decorate my dining room with a Dr. Seuss theme, leis and grass skirted tables for a luau (even in the midst of winter), lions and tigers and bears ("oh my") it's a safari, or a carnival motif complete with games and prizes. Thinking about it now, I just might have a leftover party one of these days combining leftover Christmas, Easter, birthday, Star Wars and unicorn decorations. I suppose I could make all the food two days ahead of time and serve "leftovers", too. Adults and kids alike, when you create something unexpected it translates into fun.
Nancy, another party "girl" and a reader at the book club, offers some of her ideas for fun. She writes...
"Dear Suzanne,
I love that you do theme parties. So do I. Is your Valentine's Day party [going to be] a dinner party, or one with lots of people? I do a dinner party and I have prizes--they all come from Dollar Tree, which has great prizes and decorations for all the holidays. People always offer to bring things and for Valentine's Day I assign appetizers, salad, dessert and a Valentine's Day drink concoction, with the stipulation that they all have to fit the holiday theme, even if it means just throwing red strawberries or cranberries into the salad.
Prizes for best-dressed--most Valentine-y, too, but the best is during dinner, guests have to tell their worst and funniest Valentine story about a date, a present, etc. We always get some hysterical confessions." -- Nancy B.
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Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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