Another "big day" is here. Today we had our 30th high school reunion.
Another pic at the top of the mountain -
It was like the good ol' days of me playing street hockey with Corey and the guys. I aspire to be able to hold my own, and I did ok "for a girl" but I was definitely one of the slower riders on the climb. But I didn't have an ebike like two of them did, so atleast I wasn't cheating, haha. At "the spine"...
At Elbow Fork, we took a pic before splitting ways - they all took the road and Corey and I wanted to go along Pipeline for a little bit.
Nathan (white shirt) was legit cause he had a hardtail bike, wow. Should I try my silver bike? Hmmm. So it was a good ride along Crest and then we came down Pipeline a little bit, then got on the road near Porter Fork treailhead and took the Millcreek canyon road down the rest of the way. Corey and I ended with a selfie at Skyline.
Then rode up to Macey's and we got home around 11:30. Melodie had to hurry home after dropping us off at Guardsman so she could help Hyrum get all the kids to the church to take care of our family's cleaning assignment at 8am. She was actually late with the car, cause she had to go back by the Olympus parking lot to leave us Corey's car so we could drive home and she took the van home (we drove them both out). But Hyrum and the kids ended up riding their bikes to the church. Abi and Lily took Mel's car to GMS - they were surprised when they came out to get the van and it was gone. She called me to ask what they were supposed to do, and called as I was trying to climb "puke hill" on my bike. I had to get off to try and talk. Hence no PR for me on that climb today. I think I might like to try it on my silver bike. We got home, thanked the stand in parents Mel and Hyrum, kids were all doing well. Daniel and Katharine playing with clay out in the backyard at the "mud kitchen table". So cute.
So we took the morning off from parenting responsibilities, but we were on duty from noon to 5, while Mel Hyrum and the teens went to the temple, Corey took the boys to the Lego store to window shop, and I tried to finish organizing the reunion guest list, which was all organized last week, but then we had a lot of last minute "can I come" requests last night, smh, they just don't want to make it easy for us, despite 3 month of asking for rsvp's and "please buy your tickets". It wasn't too crazy, just a little bit, cause my list got all disorganized as I went through to alphabetize it all again and the number of tickets the different guests bought was mixed up so I had to go verify it all against our previous tickets and purchases list. ANYWAY, a little crazy, I went to go help set up at 4 (I was late) and I got the memorabilia table set up with Abi helping me. Then we left around 5:15 to hurry home and get dressed and get Corey and be back at the venue asap. Check in and social hour was from 6-7. Corey and I got back there around 6:15. I helped check people in and gave them custom name tags, which I was impressed with whoever did that. Lots of people visiting, then the buffet dinner opened at 7.
People going to sit in the dining hall. We had a beautiful view of Millcreek out of the floor to ceiling windows. Looking over the Skyline area and familiar mountains from the Millcreek Common venue. It was nice.
I think this was basically what a nice wedding dinner should be like, so it was good to get a taste of it without US having to fit the entire bill. We got a big discount on the venue, cause one of our committee members and classmates is on the Millcreek City council and we reserved it under her name. And we had to use a caterer that was approved by Millcreek to come in that space, and so that was the most expensive part... want to know how much that was?? I didn't take a photo of the food, but would you like to see the menu statement from the caterer? This is what we ordered:
140 Servings of Grilled Chicken with a Cilantro Crema $8.00 each = $1,120.00
Chicken Breast grilled & paired with a fresh Cilantro Cream Sauce (Gluten Friendly)
140 Serving Petite Grilled Salmon $7.00 each = $980.00
Served with Pineapple Papaya Salsa & Fresh Dill Sauce,
Serving Grilled Chipotle & Lime Cauliflower Steaks
with a Chili Pepper Relish 5 @$6.25 ea = $31.25
174 Serving Hasselback Potatoes @$4.00 each = $696.00
Yukon Gold Potatoes Dressed in Garlic, Lemon & Rosemary
Vegetarian & Gluten Friendly
90 Servings of Grilled Vegetable Salad $6.00 each = $540.00
Grilled Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Corn, Cherry Tomatoes, Asparagus & Basil
tossed in a Garlic & Herb Vinaigrette (Vegan & Gluten Friendly)
90 Serving Arugula & Spinach Salad $6.00 each = $540.00
With Strawberries, Blueberries, Crumbled Goat Cheese & a Balsamic Vinaigrette
Vegetarian & Gluten Friendly
174 Serving Artisan Rolls $3.00 each $522.00
A Variety of Made Fresh Artisan Rolls in Asiago, Wheat & White With Herbed
Butter
170 Servings of Petite Sweets $2.00 each = $340.00
*Mini Cheesecake Bites, Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Gluten Friendly)
*Assorted Decorated Chocolate Truffles (Gluten Friendly)
170 Serving Array of Sweets $3.25 each = $552.50
*Chocolate Mousse with a Fresh Raspberry, Mini Fruit Tarts
1 Serving Gluten Free Dinner $75.00 $75.00
Ordered from a GF kitchen and served in the container it is delivered in
(Thankfully the venue provided 60" Round Tables and 6' Rectangle Tables)
18 linens for the tables - 132" Round Linen $16.50 each = $297.00
Dark Navy
12 Linen 90"x132" T,S $16.50 each = $198.00
Dark Navy 6 Table Runner $10.00 each = $60.00
Yellow Gold Bengaline
170 Ceramic White Plate Round 10" $0.95 each = $161.50
170 Olympic Dinner Fork $0.75 each = $127.50
Preset at Guests Seating Tables
170 Olympic Dinner Knife $0.75 each = $127.50
Preset at Guests Seating Tables
170 Linen Napkins T,S $1.50 each = $255.00
Solid Soft Gold Nova
1 Custom Menu Signage $15.00 each = $15.00
Skyline Highschool Watermark on Menu Signs
1 Back of House Coordinator (3 Hour Event) $400.00 each = $400.00
1 Event Manager (3 Hour Event) $450.00 each = $450.00
1 Event Staff (3 Hour Event) $400.00 each = $400.00
1 Event Staff (3 Hour Event) $400.00 each = $400.00
1 Event Staff (3 Hour Event) $400.00 each = $400.00
So it was crazy expensive I think - total charges (everything above): $8,688. Then add a "Production Charge" of 25 22% = $1,855.32 = Subtotal: $10,543.57 (Summer sale -$208.25) Discounted Subtotal: $10,335.32
7.45% Sales Tax: $785.50
Post-Tax Subtotal: $11,120.82
And THAT is why we had to charge $80 a ticket. Erica (middle) has been working and stressing about this for months, so I'm glad for her that it was such a success and I think it all went well enough.
A little bit of stress for Erica when the food staff was not bringing out the food and plates fast enough. So maybe we won't pay gratuity (seems like we paid them enough?!?!). Some hiccups are to be expected. I think overall it was a great reunion, a great success. Good job to us class of '94 officers!
And I am grateful this is done and I'm looking forward to a nice nap tomorrow!
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