Housewarming Soirée

First off thanks blogger.com for adding an accent over the e in soirée because apparently punchbowl isn't on that level...I was secretly stressed out that everyone I sent the invite out to would think I didn't know how to correctly accent the word soirée. Last Saturday was the housewarming party at Casa Rod and Lucas and I agree that it was a success...everyone had a LOT of fun! Thank goodness I stayed true to my OCD/college ways and cleaned my house while intoxicated post party because it always makes the next day so much better. Sunday was a little rough...Tim and Alli came over to pick up Alli's adorbs clutch which she had left behind (including cell phone) so we decided to get brunch at Breadwinners. We kept having our waiter refill our waters to the point were I was seriously considering just having him leave the pitcher on the table....we looked like those people at brunch. But overall I think our little home is officially broken in and we were so glad to celebrate with our closest friends!

So when I first mentioned having a housewarming to Lucas back in May (before we even moved in) he was like yeah that sounds fun and I was like yay perfect excuse to have a party. I don't think that it's a secret that I love a good party. I like planning them, I like going to them, I like seeing pictures of them. You name it (weddings, birthdays, rando excuses like a housewarming) I'm there and lovin life. When the party was officially a go I started planning away and decided to be "pinteresty." I spent ridic amounts of time on pinterest this past month and equal amounts of time shopping etsy, swoozies, and michaels for the party supplies. I actually made quite a few of the decor myself: the straw flags, tissue paper balls, spray painted the frames outside, and my flower arrangements (including the one with sliced lemons in the vase)! I love doing crafts...its so therapeutic and you feel so accomplished when you're finished. I have an entire box dedicated to my crafts filled with all sorts of shiz if anyone ever needs anything you know who to call.

The only epic fail that I encountered was my attempt at making R and house shaped sugar cookies for the doggie bags. I was really excited about it and had even purchased R and house shaped cookie cutters from Sur la Table....I tried to make them the night before the party and they all just turned out looking like giant sugar cookie blobs. Gross no one wants to eat a sugar cookie blob. So I just made some old fashioned chocolate chip cookies for the doggie bags...classics never fail. Thank goodness I'm a way better cook than I am baker because the pulled pork sliders were a delish success...I made 60 and only had 7 left at the end of the night so I think everyone enjoyed them. Another food item I was really excited about was the macaroon tree! Thanks Tart Bakery for the delish lemon and salted caramel macaroons and for dying 2 dozen grey to match my color scheme. I'm not gonna lie I thought it was going to be a lot bigger considering it had 48 macaroons but I guess you need like 150 macaroons to have a giant tree...nonetheless they were scrum and it was cute. Next time I'll make sure it meets my expectations because make no mistake in my book bigger is better...just like big hair. Love me some hairspray and teasing. Unexpected hit of the night: miniature champagne bottles...I mean seriously how much cuter can your own personal bottle of champagne with a mustache straw get?! Anyways I have my next party planned and I am only waiting for the perfect excuse to come along to pull the trigger on that one...think country chic. Hope everyone had a joyous 4th of July! Xoxo