Since our party was kind of last minute, I tried to come up with the simplest menu I could think of, for the least cost. \u00a0Here it is:<\/p>\n
For dessert I made maple pumpkin cheesecake topped with caramel sauce. \u00a0The recipe I used is from my Better Home and Garden cookbook, aka my favorite cookbook. \u00a0(The one with the plaid cover.) \u00a0This stuff is seriously good. \u00a0Even a friend who doesn’t like pumpkin said it was delicious.<\/p>\n Pick Your Poison Bar Cart<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Decor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I think decorating is part of the fun. \u00a0Holly and I planned and executed all of the decorations, and I’m so glad I had her help.<\/p>\n The banner I put together from a previous word banner I had made for my Mom’s surprise 50th. \u00a0I just moved around some of the letters to make it say “It’s fall.” \u00a0The tulle + lights Holly brought and craftily combined to make a festive addition to our mantle-area. \u00a0The web was purchased at the Dollar Tree.<\/p>\n Dollar Finds:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Party Fun<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n My hubby dressed up as a chef, and I dressed up as a baker. \u00a0My costume was something \u00a0I put together using things I had at home. \u00a0Read more about my costume here<\/a>!<\/p>\n For the most part we sat around eating, drinking, talking and laughing.<\/p>\n After awhile, we pulled out “The Game of Things.” \u00a0If you have never played this game before it is\u00a0a must! \u00a0<\/em>It is so simple, and one of my favorite group games. \u00a0It guarantees a night of non-stop laughter!<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love relaxing Sundays. \u00a0That’s what today has been. \u00a0This morning, I got to sip my coffee while my Westie pup snuggled next to me and twinkle lights softly glistened on my headboard. \u00a0(I keep twinkle lights up on my headboard year round because I love them too much to take them down ever.) \u00a0Last… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[20,17,43,39],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebrate","category-misc","tag-halloween","tag-holidays","tag-october","tag-party","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42QGB-57","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1518,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"paaartay\"](\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/paaartay.jpg\")
<\/a>Brats are easy, and they make me think of fall. \u00a0I had everything on hand to throw together a loaf of beer bread which was a huge <\/em>hit. \u00a0Everyone was asking me for the recipe. \u00a0See my recent post about beer bread here<\/a>. \u00a0We picked up a couple bags of chips to snack on throughout the night, and of course we\u00a0had\u00a0<\/em>to have a bowl of candy. \u00a0I mean, it’s Halloween after all.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The hubby picked out Starburst flavored candy corn. \u00a0This glass pumpkin was a favorite Goodwill find from a few years ago. \u00a0It was such a steal at $3.99! \u00a0The candlestick holder, brown leaf, and candle (from a pack of 2) were all from the Dollar Tree.<\/p>\n<\/a>For drinks we had a lot of options. \u00a0Water, soda, hard cider (in a variety of flavors) and a “Pick Your Poison” bar cart. \u00a0It turned out really well as my first “bar cart” experience!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>I found the “Pick Your Poison” printable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>How cute are these bottle stickers? \u00a0I got them last year after Halloween was over for fifty cents! \u00a0I was excited to make use of them at our party!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>{fun with paper}<\/p>\n<\/a>{Make white Christmas lights look orange with tulle!}<\/p>\n<\/a>The orange pumpkin, creepy skeleton garland, and fake fall leaves were all Dollar Tree finds. \u00a0The glow in the dark fangs and Halloween sunnies were Target dollar finds. \u00a0Little details can add a lot of character to events.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>{Holly in her Greek Goddess costume, me in my baker costume, and one of our couple-friends in their Seahawk’s fan gear}<\/p>\n<\/a>Whew, that was a lengthy post! \u00a0Hopefully, anybody looking to throw a Halloween party can find something useful out of it. :-) \u00a0It really was a fun night, and next year will be\u00a0even\u00a0<\/em>better.<\/p>\n