The most important element is FOOD! Food, glorious food! Indeed, we had a wonderful selection of food at Cheryl's housewarming party last Saturday.
Top (left to right): A chunk of apple pie with vanilla ice-cream; melted chocolate & marshmallows
Bottom (left to right): Pickled baby cucumbers (since April 2011); a giant bottle of apple cider
Top: Rainbow cake with Nutella frosting; rice with feta cheese dressing & baby tomatoes
Bottom: Beef meatloaf
There are much more food without photos: Doritos, cheese fondue, mashed potatoes, pizza, salad, fortune cookies, lemonade with mint leaves, ice-cream, etc.
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Not forgetting these too:
- The crowd - Great friends make a big difference to the atmosphere. The more the merrier. In this case, too many cooks don't really spoil the broth.
- The music - Not too punk or rock, not too slow either. It all depends on the mood of you want to set.
- The games - Good to have boardgames to kill time and to keep your guests away from stuffing themselves with too much food. :P
- The house - Give your guests a good map. You won't want them to end up in Holland. Make sure your house is de-cluttered too. You gotta make space for your guests to sit or just stand around.
- Disposable plates, forks and spoons, cups - Prepare in abundance. However, if you're against using too much of these green-unfriendly disposable stuff, you might want to remind your guests beforehand not to throw away their plates and cups too frequently.
- Dustbins - Do prepare a few and put them at prominent places, not just under the sink in the kitchen.
- Tissue paper - This is a must-have item. Prepare in abundance as well.
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Finally, a word of caution. Be prepared to become dead tired at the end of everything. :P
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