i threw my friend jonah a surprise party a few weeks ago. i constantly keep a notebook of lists (it's with me at all times) and i had made a note to throw him a surprise party. which means he probably mentioned wanting one or never having one or something like that. he also likes wizards so it seemed like a logical conclusion to make it a wizard themed surprise party.
so people came over. they dressed up. some were very creative in their interpretations of the term 'wizard'. we hid and surprised jonah and sang over a cake i made to look like a replica of the cake hagrid gives harry in sorcerer's stone. he claimed he knew it was coming, but i still seriously doubt it. and also, for everyone out there who may have a surprise party thrown in their honor one day, who may be on the receiving end of a celebration planned and executed for you by 30 some odd friends, where even your distant friends skype in to be a part of it, just friggin pretend. just act surprised and excited and happy. it's really crummy to act like you knew, even if you actually did know. just play along for that brief moment. because if you don't, it's going to make the party planner want to dump the cake on your head. and not in a fun crazy party way.
then we drank beers and taped them together to play wizard staff. this resulted in pretty hilarious morning-after scenes in our house. just huge columns of cans all over the place. we also did flaming french toast shots with a harry potter twist - just throwing cinnamon on top of the flame and making them dance. i trashed our counter. so sticky. our floor was also wrecked. but it was terrific.
the best thing about parties is the costumes.
the second best thing is having a huge group of people you love all in one place.
