Open Bar at Graduation Party
by Sherra on May 18, 2009
in Finding the Funny, Food, Friends, Milestones, Moments, Teens
So I found out that at least one of the darling twins who shall remain nameless was telling everyone that there would be a bar at their graduation party.
This is extra funny since I don’t drink.
And do not condone minor drinking.
In spite of that…
We did have two bars at their party last Friday.
Bar #1 ~ A Taco Bar
The crockpots full of meat were shredded chicken, pork and beef. I did not want to use the oven for anything on the day of the party so this worked out well.
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I also made mexican rice and black beans neither of which I eat but friends said were good. Fresh tortilla chips, salsa, crispy taco shells and shredded cheese from our favorite local Mexican restaurant rounded out the taco bar.
Side note: Thank goodness for great neighbors who loaned us crockpots and great serving dishes to keep costs down.
Bar #2 ~ A Candy Bar
It seemed to be a big hit with all ages.
This kid cracks me up every time I see him.
I was pretty sure we couldn’t go wrong with a candy bar!
Even if the cute little graduation caps melted on the sticks and slid down to the bottom because it was 85 degrees that day. Let’s not talk about our air conditioning problems right now, kay? 
The high school colors are maroon, navy blue and gold.
Did you know it is very hard to find navy or royal blue sugar?
I had found this cool place on the internet near us and we went last Monday – the exact same day that blogging rockstar and cake pop queen Bakerella featured the store. I think we should be friends and I really think I should have emailed her and asked begged her to come and make cake pops or cupcake bites for the party.
Because this is what my feeble attempt looked like.
Which may not look all that bad to you if you’ve never seen Bakerella’s adorable creations. I’m not encouraging you to but if you must you can click over to her site and confirm yet another calling I really didn’t miss.
We had red velvet with cream cheese frosting and lemon with lemon frosting. Everyone was fascinated that you could eat the whole thing – I should have made a tent card that said “Entirely edible” because people tried to peel the bottom like it was cupcake paper but it was actually melted white chocolate.
Or I could have just ordered a cake from Costco. Yeah, I considered that after making three test batches of cake pop blobs.
We called these Triple Chocolate Army Helmets.
Even though we made them in a truffle mold. Yeah, helmets – way more appropriate then truffles on sticks.
We added PhilBillPaul and Scary Baby’s patriotic pretzels and the candy bar served its purpose.
The party was lovely. Really it was.
Now if we can get through the graduation on Thursday…
P.S. Though there was no official *bar*, PhilBillPaul did serve a few Mexican beers to the grownups.
One year ago..
Well, she wasn’t lying if she didn’t specify what KIND of bar you would be having since you did have two of’em! LOL. Sounds like a great party. We had ours catered cause I didn’t want Billy to fool with cooking. Wanted him to be able to relax and enjoy it with everyone else and not be worn out!
I did a sheet cake from Kroger cause I don’t cook either as you know. I could have asked my sister to bake something but she was busy baking my portion for the bridesmaid luncheon we had to attend on Sunday AFTER our party Saturday night. My darling twin girls graduated on Saturday morning so they are done! Have actually been done with classes since last Tuesday and they are bugging me just a little!!
I’m sure your party was a HUGE success. You’ve always had great parties.
Sorry we never were able to hook up this year. Isn’t that amazing? Senior year is crazy. Hopefully next year will be little better. One of mine is going to GA Southwestern (or at least that’s the plan right now) and the other will be attending Gainesville. Not sure what her living arrangements will be. Haven’t quite worked that out yet.
We’re attending senior parties this Thursday and next Friday. It’s never ending it seems.
Sorry about being out of touch for so long. May is a busy month although I did find a few days to go to the beach before all the craziness started. I’m ready to go back but it looks like I’ll be sending my seniors on a cruise with my sister’s family. That’s not fair!
Realized after I posted this that I didn’t say that our party was a Fiesta theme. Catered by Mi Mexico in Duluth (I’ll give them a little plug if you don’t mind) Excellent food as everyone at the party can attest.
And it’s a good thing I had it catered cause Billy was a tad busy helping to get everything set up. Way too busy to be cooking!
I confess, I did have one friend who brought a margarita machine for the adults in attendance and some others brought their own coolers.
We had about 70 peeps, how many did you serve?
The boy in the pic cracks me up too! He is adorable. Looks like all went well, good job! And congrats to the girls, best wishes to them in their new and challenging endeavor. Please thank them for me!