The kids party ended at 7. The adult party started at 9. That gave us two hours to cleanup, setup, and get the kids put to bed.....oh, and my wife needed to put on her costume.
We'd been planning the two events for several weeks. We shipped a ton of decorations from the US, which requires several weeks lead time. The rest of the decorations, like the witch in the window and the rats on the baseboard (see Kid's Halloween for pictures), my wife did on her own.
Though we didn't plan it initially, we did eventually coordinate our costume's for the evening. My wife went as Cleopatra and I went as an Egyptian Pharaoh. My costume was custom made here in Jakarta. We went to a fabric store, selected the fabric we wanted, found designs on the Internet, and paid a tailor to custom make the tunic and headwear. Total cost: $30.
For the party, I rented a big sound system, hired two bar tenders and two serving girls. Our drivers remained until late in the evening to offer rides when necessary. As is our tradition with large parties, we had prizes: A Toshiba 19 inch flat screen TV for the sexiest costume, a Sony stereo system for the scariest costume, and a couple's spa package for the best couple ensemble. Some of the more creative costumes include Qaddafi, Steve Jobs, and the Corpse Bride.
We had two drinking contests. The first was a drawing for a bottle of Vodka. Anyone who tried the drink of the evening - "The Witch's Brew" - qualified. The other required two teams of five - 2 ladies, 3 men. This was a beer drinking relay race. Losing team had to go for a swim.
About 30 people attended and consumed far more alcohol than I ever would have imagined that number to consume: 12 bottles of liquor, 4 bottles of wine, 48 cans of beer and 12 bottles of Smirnoff Ice. We had one person pass out in the party's first hour (the Witch's Brew caught a lot of people by surprise). Several people had difficulty waking the next morning. Several others left behind some of their costume and even a credit card.
Our kids had us up at 7:30 - which means they slept in 2 hours later than normal....Nice! This will be a difficult event to top next year!
We'd been planning the two events for several weeks. We shipped a ton of decorations from the US, which requires several weeks lead time. The rest of the decorations, like the witch in the window and the rats on the baseboard (see Kid's Halloween for pictures), my wife did on her own.
Though we didn't plan it initially, we did eventually coordinate our costume's for the evening. My wife went as Cleopatra and I went as an Egyptian Pharaoh. My costume was custom made here in Jakarta. We went to a fabric store, selected the fabric we wanted, found designs on the Internet, and paid a tailor to custom make the tunic and headwear. Total cost: $30.
For the party, I rented a big sound system, hired two bar tenders and two serving girls. Our drivers remained until late in the evening to offer rides when necessary. As is our tradition with large parties, we had prizes: A Toshiba 19 inch flat screen TV for the sexiest costume, a Sony stereo system for the scariest costume, and a couple's spa package for the best couple ensemble. Some of the more creative costumes include Qaddafi, Steve Jobs, and the Corpse Bride.
We had two drinking contests. The first was a drawing for a bottle of Vodka. Anyone who tried the drink of the evening - "The Witch's Brew" - qualified. The other required two teams of five - 2 ladies, 3 men. This was a beer drinking relay race. Losing team had to go for a swim.
About 30 people attended and consumed far more alcohol than I ever would have imagined that number to consume: 12 bottles of liquor, 4 bottles of wine, 48 cans of beer and 12 bottles of Smirnoff Ice. We had one person pass out in the party's first hour (the Witch's Brew caught a lot of people by surprise). Several people had difficulty waking the next morning. Several others left behind some of their costume and even a credit card.
Our kids had us up at 7:30 - which means they slept in 2 hours later than normal....Nice! This will be a difficult event to top next year!
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