HouseWarming Party

Party was last night and I think it went pretty well. A few neighbors showed up and were really nice! We set up washers and ladder golf in the backyard, and the tree had colored holiday lights wrapped and draped on it, with chairs underneath.
I think we were right about the "party flow" of the house- conversations outside, by the sideboard, on the sofa, by the dining table, and at the kitchen. Good flow.

The Food:
Grape skewers, watermelon skewers, strawberries, with fruit dip (marshmallow creme w. cream cheese- de-lish!)
Cheese straws (puff pastry with parmesan cheese, some with fresh ground pepper as well)
Pigs n blankets, with dijon mustard
Fresh veggies with edamame dip (edamame with oil, garlic, s&p, some cream, and lemon. Feta would have been good too, next time i'll throw that in and see how it goes.)
Pita bread with hummus (chickpeas, teeny bit of tahini, s&p, lemon, garlic, water)
Mini cupcakes
Red Velvet cake balls (yummy but not pretty at all. sad.)
Chips & queso
And Mom brought some whole wheat breads quartered, brushed with olive oil, sauteed with garlic and topped with brie. Yum!The Drinks:
Lots of beer on the patio (and friends and neighbors brought more)
Margarita mix (sad that it has nasties (HFCS)- can't anyone make a mix easily available that *doesn't* have nasties? Where does a lazy girl have to shop?)
Liquors with sodas, tonics and italian sodas
and lemon iced tea