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I think I'm missing the party planning genes...

delphinus12delphinus12
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I looked at the cupcake post below and my brain hurts.

This is *not* a blow at any of you, trust me. I know I am in the minority around here and in most places, really.

I am planning something small for family for Sarah's birthday. Having to choose between icing on cupcakes would seriously get to me. I think I would be insane by the time her big day arrived. I guess that's why some people get paid to be party planners...

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  • FemmeNat01FemmeNat01 member

    I usually love party planning but I have no motivation to plan their party. I tried to do the guest list and it overwhelmed me to the point that I needed a glass of wine. Thinking about icing on cupcakes would drive me insane...

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  • Dreamsicle23Dreamsicle23 member
    Me too.  I'm not even planning on having a party at all.  The horror!
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  • Mrs.T22308Mrs.T22308

    We're doing a party.. but no theme or anything. 

    He's getting adorable invites and thats it.  We're tying it in with memorial day so we'll just do cook out foods ands cupcakes.  Nothing fancy!

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  • Danikat15Danikat15 member

    I'm enjoying making everything from scrap, but I don't sit at home and ponder icing styles all day long.  I was doing a trial run, making sure I could make all of and got stuck on which one to do. 

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  • delphinus12delphinus12
    imageFemmeNat01:

    I usually love party planning but I have no motivation to plan their party. I tried to do the guest list and it overwhelmed me to the point that I needed a glass of wine. Thinking about icing on cupcakes would drive me insane...

    Hey, who needs an excuse to have a glass of wine ;) And I think you have a pass in the motivation dept.!! You've had a lot going on x1,000 :)

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  • delphinus12delphinus12
    imageDanikat15:

    I'm enjoying making everything from scrap, but I don't sit at home and ponder icing styles all day long.  I was doing a trial run, making sure I could make all of and got stuck on which one to do. 

    Seriously, this was not a jab at you. It was about me and the fact that looking at the two icing styles elicits no preference whatsoever. Having to make decisions like that would drive me insane.

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  • delphinus12delphinus12

    imageDreamsicle23:
    Me too.  I'm not even planning on having a party at all.  The horror!

    Seriously, the horror! ;)

    That adorable face gets me every time! You can't change that siggy for a while! :)

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  • Danikat15Danikat15 member
    imagedelphinus12:
    imageDanikat15:

    I'm enjoying making everything from scrap, but I don't sit at home and ponder icing styles all day long.  I was doing a trial run, making sure I could make all of and got stuck on which one to do. 

    Seriously, this was not a jab at you. It was about me and the fact that looking at the two icing styles elicits no preference whatsoever. Having to make decisions like that would drive me insane.

    I didn't take it as a jab.  Just wanted to clarify that I didn't think about icing all day. This will probably be the only year where LO doesn't beg for a Dora or Disney Princess cookie cutter party, so I'm just enjoying planning it.

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  • delphinus12delphinus12
    imageDanikat15:
    imagedelphinus12:
    imageDanikat15:

    I'm enjoying making everything from scrap, but I don't sit at home and ponder icing styles all day long.  I was doing a trial run, making sure I could make all of and got stuck on which one to do. 

    Seriously, this was not a jab at you. It was about me and the fact that looking at the two icing styles elicits no preference whatsoever. Having to make decisions like that would drive me insane.

    I didn't take it as a jab.  Just wanted to clarify that I didn't think about icing all day. This will probably be the only year where LO doesn't beg for a Dora or Disney Princess cookie cutter party, so I'm just enjoying planning it.

    Ok, good. I would be worried about you if you did think about icing all day ;)

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  • LaurelBeeLaurelBee member

    I'm with you!  I went nuts over the small details of my wedding only to realize they didn't matter.  I'm planning a small get together with family and close friends.   I don't know if I'll even send out invites! 

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  • Danikat15Danikat15 member
    imagedelphinus12:

    Ok, good. I would be worried about you if you did think about icing all day ;)

    Well now that I have these cupcakes all over my kitchen, I will be thinking about cupcakes all day.  But that's totally different, right? 

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  • FemmeNat01FemmeNat01 member
    imagedelphinus12:
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    I usually love party planning but I have no motivation to plan their party. I tried to do the guest list and it overwhelmed me to the point that I needed a glass of wine. Thinking about icing on cupcakes would drive me insane...

    Hey, who needs an excuse to have a glass of wine ;) And I think you have a pass in the motivation dept.!! You've had a lot going on x1,000 :)

    I'm not 100% sure I'm supposed to be drinking but I figured this was a good enough excuse! Yes! Glad my ordeal is good for something; gets me out of party planning! ;)

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  • curlychiccurlychic member
    imagedelphinus12:

    imageDreamsicle23:
    Me too.  I'm not even planning on having a party at all.  The horror!

    Seriously, the horror! ;)

    That adorable face gets me every time! You can't change that siggy for a while! :)

    Ditto this! I love that adorable little face!

    Delphinus, I am in love with your DD too! Those eyes are beautiful!

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  • homebirdhomebird member
    I'm with you. We're having a small family get-together: just cake/ice cream and snack foods. That's pretty much it. I don't see the point in spending tons of money and time on a party that she's not even going to remember. I'd rather save the "big" parties for later in her life.

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  • ldooldoo member

    I'm weird on some details and don't give a crap on others.

    I designed her invite myself, cause I refuse to spend the money it costs to buy them somewhere like tinyprints.com. I also refuse to spend money on a lackluster cake from a store when I can make cake/cupcakes myself.

    And I see absolutely no reason for a theme. The "theme" is Happy Birthday, kiddo.

    But, I will buy pretty decorations and get all choked up when we sing Happy Birthday and I will sing to her at 12:11pm, the moment she was born (I woke my 1st kid up on her first birthday at the moment she was born, 6:48am - yawn). And I'll seriously sing to her all day long and be pretty hurt if my dad and stepmom don't come to her birthday party.

    :)

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