remember these invitations?
they were for a little graduation/got a job/going to culinary school party that my parents threw for me last night.
it was a lovely party with lots of good friends and family, many of whom i hadn’t seen in a while.
and the food was amazing! my dad grilled sliders, and we set up a “slider bar” with bacon, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, different kinds of cheeses, sauteed mushrooms, guacamole, mango salsa, and every condiment you can think of. my mom and both grandmothers pitched in to make all different kinds of tasty sides and salads. for dessert, we had made three different kinds of cupcakes – coconut, carrot cake, and salted caramel – in both regular and mini sizes. it was quite the spread!
unfortunately, i didn’t get any photos once the party started [i know, i know – worst blogger ever!], but luckily i had taken a few before, plus i stole a couple from my grandmother.
{i made a little chalkboard welcome sign for the event.}
{we set up a table in our living room, and with this, our dining room table, and our kitchen table, we were able to seat 26 – the perfect number for our party!}
{mike, gabby, and me, all ready for the party to start!}
{i made a boatload of sangria the night before, which we served in mimi’s beautiful punchbowl. it was definitely a hit!}
{my sweet dad was nice enough to grill tons of burgers in that texas heat, and papa helped out too.}
{lime & mint fruit salad}
{cupcakes for dessert!}
and the best part was that we had some delicious leftovers to eat for lunch today!
…always a wonderful thing.
thank you very much to my family for everything you did to make this party such fun!
xoxo