Nacho Birthday!

Saturday was my birthday party. I had to work that morning so after coming home it became a frantic rush of cleaning and cooking. I had baked the cake and gluten free cupcakes Friday night and did a little cleaning.
So once home after a hectic morning of appointments-nothing too bad or stressful but a whole page worth!, I set to cleaning. Joe cleaned his room and the bathroom and I tackled finishing the dining room and did the living room. Then I moved upstairs to tidy the cat litter boxes and my bedroom. At four, I started cooking. Nacho cheese which Joe finished. Two pounds of hamburger, two cans of refried beans, icing the cakes. I did some decorating. I made enchiladas-green chili chicken which I thought were gross and gluten free beef enchilada casserole which was also gross. Did you know that gluten free tortilla shells will not roll up? We chopped and diced-onions, green onions, tomatoes, lettuce. Opened olives, salsa, sour cream and jalopenos. Joe made guacolmole and was bossed around. He made punch and put drinks-Woodchuck, Miller Chill, sodas and water in the cooler. I made Spanish rice. I made Mexican layer dips.
We had a full buffet of nacho fixings-lettuce, green onions, onions, tomatos, olives, salsa, sour cream, refried beans, meat, chips and of course cheese! Enchiladas and rice came out about half an hour after everyone showed up. We ate and drank. I was super excited to see Jenn and her boyfriend, Pete come in from Philly. I talked mostly to her. Then we went outside to take care of the pinata. It was freezing. Two or three wacks in and the candy went everywhere. We frantically picked up the candy and hurried inside for cake. Evenutally, the party wrapped up. Mr. Montique made a few appearances only wearing his sombero and poncho once. He wasn't pleased.

Cute, but not pleased.  Oh, and Sunday, as I started to clean the chaos a party leaves behind, I thought I'd bake some cinnamon rolls...however, I forgot that the cake was still in the oven. SO I didn't get any left over cake, I ruined my pie server and well, the house smelled really, really bad.

In other news, I got our wedding invitations in the mail. I need to recheck them after hearing that one of my friends had put the wrong date on her's. I'll be sending them out pretty soon. I meet with the cake baker today and tonight, Joe and I will be trying out the cake samples-chocolate with salted caramel filling and vanilla with lemon cream cheese filling. I need to find an officiant and buy wedding bands. I think I might have to wait till tax refunds on the wedding bands. I'm going to suck it up and call an officiant today. I HATE talking on the phone regarding wedding things.

I need to RSVP to the CYP event coming up. I invited two of the techs but kind of regret it a little. I'm super excited to get them involved but at the same time, I kind of wish I hadn't. Oh well, I considered not going because this is a wine and chocolate tasting. There's going to be a fee for this one too. I don't like wine. Though I do like chocolate and being social...

I'm not sure what else is going on.