Yesterday evening we had our new friends over for Phil’s birthday party. As the event coordinator (a role that I take VERY seriously), I enforced both a theme and a dress-code. The theme was “CATCHPHRASE, CUPCAKES, and COUPLES!” and the dress-code required all attendees to arrive in uniform with their other half. The uniform guidelines were lax by previous-party terms, and could be met with matching t-shirts, matching hats, matching hairstyles, etc. Of course, Phil’s favourite game, “Catchphrase”, was on the agenda and we asked guests to BYOB (Bring Your Own Boardgame) in case we had time to play another one.
Phil believes the party was a HUGE SUCCESS, as he won his VERY FIRST GAME of Catchphrase, EVER, and got to eat all the junk food he wanted without a glare from me (haha). In other good news, everyone followed orders and showed up in style with their partner, and I was able to capture some nerve-racking game-faces of each husband and wife team.
Although the party received good reviews, we know there is always room for improvement. And on this note, I must tell you this: I made a mistake by placing an “inappropriate” party poster in the elevator. Yes – I know. It’s not like me to be inappropriate, especially PUBLICLY. But I crossed the line with stick people holding hands…….who were also surrounded by hearts. I’ve learned my lesson. Ex-nay on the cartoon-ay touching-ay. CHECK.
But – WAIT! What if the stick man and stick lady weren’t touching…..but were still surrounded by hearts? I could even assign an age to each figure! Or perhaps throw on some really obvious and flashy wedding bands? Hmmmm……….never mind. I’ve decided that since my artwork is of the “romance” genre, I can no longer share it with the public. Oh shame.
(Written September 6th)
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