Official October 22nd party thread!

**HauntedHanna** · 10-18-2011,12:55 PM

Only 4 days left! Eeek! How is everyone's parties coming along? Are you ready? Nervous? Excited!?

**kmb123** · 10-18-2011,02:59 PM

Originally Posted by HauntedHanna

Only 4 days left! Eeek! How is everyone's parties coming along? Are you ready? Nervous? Excited!?

All of the above! I still have a TON left to do and am kinda panicking. It's also my husbands 40th birthday party (actual b-day is tomorrow) so I have a lot of other party plans that I've had to keep top secret from him. He works from home so it's it's been extremely stressful. To top it off, I ordered my costume online and it hasn't come in yet...I'm hoping it fits otherwise I'm screwed!!!

I just have faith that in the end it will all work out. That faith and a glass of wine is the only thing that keeping me even just a little calm at the moment.

Good luck with your party!

**Tannasgach** · 10-18-2011,03:13 PM

Count me in with the parties this weekend.

The Witches Tea Party is Sat and I'm so far behind but I just keep plugging along and trying not to panic. Good Luck to everyone!

**Itsjustme** · 10-18-2011,04:13 PM

Add me to the freaking out list! I normally have things all ready to go by now but with school and everything else I just feel so far behind this year.

**brew8354** · 10-18-2011,07:32 PM

Party this Saturday as well. I do have alot of the inside decorating done and costumes are totally finished. I took of Thursday and Friday this year because I was so stressed and time crunched last year I didn't even make it out of the bathroom for our party until almost ten and the party started at eight, I did have a wardrobe malfunction too but that is another story. The party was on Friday last year so I think that having the two days off and the Sat. I should be good. I am going to try to finish decorating the basement and the guest bathroom and other spare room tomorrow evening after work. I decorate the entire house so it takes lots of time. My front yard has been done since the first of the month. My husband is in charge of decorating the garage and getting the Karaoke stage ready. I am not as stressed this year as I have been in the past. I have alot of the food catered so that takes a load off. I still have things to make as far as food, but my sister and brother and law will be here Friday evening and they can help. Looks like the weather is going to be cold but NO rain yeahhhh, I always stress about that because we do the Karaoke stage and dance area in the driveway and usuallly place alot of the tables there too. If it looks like rain that means spending alot more money on a huge tent because there is no way all the people at our party would fit in our house. Good luck to everyone who is hosting this weekend!!! Everything willl be great and noone will notice if it is not, at least that is what my husband always tells me. Happy Halloween!!!!

**kmb123** · 10-18-2011,07:55 PM

I agree on the "Everything willl be great and noone will notice if it is not" but the point is...I WILL!!! That fact alone gets me all worked up!

Then when I really think about it...if my foods don't all have clever names, will people criticize? Probably not! With all the other great props, decorations, music, and everything else going on, no one will even notice the fancy font it took me forever to find and download for my food cards and invites. I think details such as these are what make for a truly memorable event (along with good people, food, music etc...) but I'll venture to say that the fact that we choose to spend time here on the forum, we take all this Halloween business seriously and go above and beyond what the average Joe may do at his or her parties.

Everything is all going to work out, and be fabulous!!!

Back to my own reality...

Deep breaths...deep breaths...

Good luck this weekend!

**Witch Hazel** · 10-19-2011,03:57 AM

My party is Saturday as well and I haven't even gotten a costume!! I have been so preoccupied with other things, my poor party has suffered. We are hitting it hard for the next few days though & have recruited help. We decorate our unfinished basement as a haunted house & eventually a dance floor & the main floor is for mainly food and mingling. Trying not to panic and to just be diligent in the next few days. We have some newbies coming this year so even if we don't do everything perfectly, I am sure they will be impressed with what we have put together. Still putting the music together....shew! I am sure it will all be done on time, just gotta stay positive. Good luck to all of you who are in the same boat!!

**Buzzard** · 10-19-2011,06:53 AM

I'm right there with everyone else.....STRESSING, but trying to always keep in mind that everything will work out & that I never need to let the preparation get to the point where I'm not having fun anymore. We have a family Halloweenie Roast on Friday night (about 50+ people) & then we'll follow that up with our 6th Annual Adults only Halloween party (30+ people) with our friends on Saturday night. Like a lot of you, I feel behind this year. I just finished throwing my son a HUGE 1st birthday party (which put me behind on my Halloween plans) & now we're gearing up for this weekend. If anyone has ever tried to put together something this big while also caring for a high maintenance 1 year old, you know what I'm talking about!

We've got most things done for the porch, front yard, garage & inside the house. We basically just have our unfinished basement left to decorate. We're going to hit it hard for the next couple of days in hopes of not having to KILL ourselves on Friday with last minute details.....yeah right! We also need to pull our costumes together (Frankenstein & his bride). I'm just hoping that what we have in mind for that works out. Makeup always makes me nervous.

Really looking forward to it though!

**Shannie-Boo** · 10-19-2011,08:37 AM

I'm avoiding stress as much as I can this year because I'm preggo. My hubby has done tons of decorating and that helps a lot! We almost have the house done. Tonight all I have to do is decorate the two bathrooms and house cleaning. We do a weekly bad B movie night on Thursdays, so tomorrow we'll carve pumpkins and probably watch Jeckyl and Hyde Together Again. I'm glad we're doing it, because that way almost everything is done for Thursday night. Also, all of our friends will help us carve our jacks and I like to have lots of them! All I have to do is reorganize our little patio for the drink areas, and set-up the food for Saturday. Things are looking good!

But, I guess I shouldn't speak so soon...