mother's day barbeque


i had the brilliant idea this year to have a barbeque for mother's day. it was lots of fun, but next year i think when they ask me what i want for mother's day, i want something, anything, where SOMEONE ELSE does all the work! and i wished the weather yesterday was as nice as it was the day before or today! that's ok...we had a lot of fun anyway.
i bought this table cloth last year at jo-ann's fabric store, and then i found these cute plates that went with it, and since i like the whole cocktail thing (can you tell from the 'cocktail of the day' thing in the sidebar?) when i found some little light strings shaped like margarita glasses in the same colors as on the tablecloth, i had to have those too! they were strung up on around the deck where this table and the b.b.q. grill are set up.
so i decided the whole mother's day barbeque should go in a bit of a theme direction. still haven't decide what the theme was! we had one cocktail that we made that everyone seemed to like. we started trying out one new one every time we have a get together. this time we did cranberry mimosas, very simple. 3 cups cranberry juice, 1 cup orange juice and a bottle of sparkling white wine in a pitcher, and stir it up. me and my daughter went to do the shopping the day before together, and we bought everything in sight, i think! we went to the party store to get pretty napkins, and came out with all this stuff!


we bought the little drinkie parrot napkins, and the cocktail umbrellas, two kinds! and i got little tiki party picks for whatever, (o.k., i just thought they were too cute to pass up!) and then i had the bright idea to get leis for the mother's on mother's day. but we ended up getting some for all the girls...we figured that the boys wouldn't really 'play along'. so all the the girls got presented with a lei as they came in the door... now, you know that every time someone got one, there was 'the joke' that comes with the lei...how did i NOT see that one coming from a million miles away!?

anyway, we had tons of food. there was grilled chicken, and pasta salad, and a great fruit salad that a friend brought, and another warm pasta dish from my sister, and my daughter made cupcakes...a lot of them! i made a rummy watermelon... i had always wanted to try that! it came out pretty well, and pretty potent!

and i got to meet my newest 'granbaby' here...a little furry one! this is my son with his new puppy, her name is 'nirvana'. isn't she the cutest little thing! i think oscar kitties paws are still bigger! he never did come out of hiding so we could compare. unfortunately, b.b. kitty did meet her...i think he is very traumatized now! he came walking nonchalantly around the corner, and ran straight into the nose of a DOG! in his own house! he was not seen again last night, until many hours after!

Comments

Bendtherulz said…
Good Fun and Happy Mothers Day Cindy !
Anonymous said…
That is a fabulous idea for my next years Mo's day!!! Cocktails for the Moms! All day! From sun up to sun down! Heh heh heh!!
Glad you had a great one :)
cindy said…
bendtherulz ~ thank you! di you celebrate it where you are?

miz smoochie lips ~ it was a lot of fun! and i think they thought the leis were fun too! very festive! hope yours was lovely too.
Anonymous said…
What groovy table goods! You know i love the cocktail :) SO glad you had an awesome mother's day! :)
Eric Emin Wood said…
I'm sure the puppy was friendly. Glad you had a great mother's day! How did you make a rummy watermelon? And oh oh oh - Blake is one of the last two on American Idol! Think your daughter'd be at the last show?!

- Eric Emin
cindy said…
hi ee! the puppy may have been more shocked than b.b. kitty! he was the one confronted with a snarling, hissing, ball of fur and claws!

to make a rummy watermelon, you remove a plug of the rind from one end, and stand it upright in a bowl to hold it that way. you put a funnel in the hole, and then you pour in your alcohol of choice (mine is rum!) a bit at a time, allowing the melon to absorb the alcohol before pouring in more. my jamie oliver cookbook says do it over three days, but i did mine the day before!

and yes! blake is one of the two left! i was so shocked! i really thought melinda would win the whole enchilada! and no, i don't think my daughter will be on the last one!
SteamyKitchen said…
I want a picnic too! That sounds so fun. maybe next year.
cindy said…
jaden ~ it was a lot of fun! i am hoping or warmer weather soon to have more picnics...i love them! i have two new picnic cookbooks and i want to try out some of their great ideas...hmmm, maybe a virtual picnic would be fun to try?

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