1st Annual Neighborhood Progressive Dinner

Our first annual neighborhood progressive dinner was a success!  If you've never heard of a progressive dinner, the idea is simple.  Generally, guests visit a new house for each course of a meal (appetizer, salad, main entree, dessert), but we decided to stick to small appetizers (plus a drink) at each house instead.  Though it was not a requirement, each set of hosts centered their ideas around a theme--Mexican, followed by Mardi Gras, followed by Italian, and ending with some gourmet desserts!  Also included at each house was an "activity".  

As I mentioned on Friday, Vanessa and I teamed up to plan a fun Mexican-themed fiesta for stop numero uno.  Our specialty drink was a Cononarita and I'm proud to say we were voted favorite drink of the night!  If you want to recreate the recipe yourself, I recommend buying some of these clips, as they worked way better than just adding the upside down bottle of beer to the glass.  I wish I would have purchased more than the eight that I did!

recipe

  For our "activity", we set up a DIY photo booth.  I used an old digital camera on a tripod and set the self-timer.  I also used my Eyefi wireless memory card so that I could immediately transfer and text the photos.  The photo booth was a major success and it proved to be a great start to the night.










I wish I would have taken more photos throughout the night, but having a husband on crutches was enough to worry about.  Oh right, the crutches.  Craig injured his knee while playing basketball on Thursday night.  The doctor thinks it's his MCL and we are awaiting MRI results, so any prayers that surgery is not necessary would be greatly appreciated!  

Of course, the selfie stick made its appearance later in the evening.  And did the neighborhood stump.  Anyone else ever play the game of stump?  It's a neighborhood favorite!



All in all, another great night with these great neighbors!  I can't wait for our second annual progressive dinner, and more importantly, our next neighborhood event that's already in the works!  (Think a kickoff to summer, drive-in movie for the kids!)

10 comments:

  1. I want to live in your neighborhood. You seem to have so much fun. Loved the pictures! Praying that surgery will not be necessary, and that he will heal quickly.

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  2. Everything about this is so much fun! Ever since you mentioned you were going to be doing this, I've been trying to figure out if I can come up with enough (fun) people in our neighborhood so we can do this as well. I absolutely love your photo booth idea! And your Coronaritas look so delicious!

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  3. Okay first...coronitas!!! Yum and something I will definitely be making soon. Second...stump!!! We love stump. We don't know many others who know of and play this game. Girl we were meant to be friends! I need to move into your neighborhood. I want to throw a progressive dinner in our neighborhood now. Maybe once we get to know our new neighbors better. Warm weather get here so we see more people! Love the idea of the photo booth too. I'm pinning this idea for later.

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  4. Oh my gosh, that looks like SO much fun! I love it! Now, I just wanna come live with you more - dinners like that & the boys' Power Wheel. Ha, ha! :)

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  5. Oh no poor Craig! He should've skipped and let you go to the norwex party with me ;). Such a great idea!!! I'm going to try to get the girls in our neighborhood to do one when its warmer- love it!

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  6. I want to live in your neighborhood! How fun!!! Am I missing out on life?! Ive never tried a Coronarita before, sigh. Keeping everything crossed hubby doesnt need surgery!

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  7. You guys are so fun!!! I love the idea of the progressive dinner! I've never done something like that before but think it sounds so fun. The drink you guys made also sounds amazing so I may need to buy some of those little drink holders!

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  8. That's it! I'm moving to Kansas City to your neighborhood right now!

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  9. Wow, this is awesome!! I WISH our neighborhood did something like this!

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