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Planning a party can really be a lot of fun. I enjoy coming up with a theme and collecting all the best party supplies for the best prices. A few weeks ago I threw a luau party for my friends birthday, and did we have a blast. It didn't look like it was going to come together at first. A friend and I were planning it together and I really thought that we were going to kill each other over the planning of it. We just had really different ideas about what to do, but then I thought that the best way to handle the party planning issues was to each do a part. I had her get the menu together and this way she could do whatever she wanted with the party menu and I could focus on the decorations. I went online and got some great ideas and I built a volcano in the backyard. I made hula skirts and lays and everything came out really great. I did have to buy some of the party supplies, but I was able to do a lot of them myself which was a big savings. I didn't even go crazy when she showed up with glow sticks and glow necklaces for the party, which were cute but off theme, I just tried to roll with it. Well, she did a really great job with the menu. We had pineapple and other fruits as appetizers. We had coconut milk and this great fruity punch. For dinner we had shish kabobs which came out really great with some Hawaiian seasonings. Desert consisted of the traditional birthday cake with a hoola girl on the front of it and was really cute.

Over all, I think that everyone really had a great time at the party, I know I did. Everything fell into place really nicely, and seeing the surprised look on my friend's face was incredible. After all, I only told her she was coming over for dinner to celebrate her birthday and when she found out that dinner was for 40 she was really shocked. It was a great time for all, the only part that I hated was the clean up the next morning. Having a party is always a lot of fun, but the after party mess, I could really live without.