In preparation, I've been cooking all day--macaroni salad, ribs (baked now, to go on the grill for finishing), Patsy's fruit salad (recipe here: "It's a Salad! Honest!"), fresh veggies to dip in ranch dressing, and a chocolate-cherry-peach dump cake. I don't gave to actually cook the chips and salsa, but they're on the menu, too.
The DH is doing his own brand of preparation--repairing a bench that had a few broken slats, and repainting the whole thing. Bless him, he's using the colors of the original bench, which he isn't fond of, but I love--yellow and pink!
Between recipes, an Etsy search seemed in order, for barbecue items. Etsy and the artists there did not disappoint! I found these (not to mention a ton of others there isn't room to show):
A recipe book is a great place to start. TracyAnn did this one:
And you don't want your little sweetie's hair getting in her food. BowInHairos' has got the perfect solution:
Barbecue Picnic Fun Set of 4 Hairclips
Here's a great print of a slightly edgy lady barbecuing, by GraphiteGirl:
Barbecue Belle
And last, surely not least, one by LewiesPlayhouse that takes me back to my childhood, in a very strange way:
Atomic Barbecue
Next up, I think will have to be bowling, as our son John called earlier to ask if everyone could meet up at noon tomorrow for a pre-barbecue line or two. Yay! to working off the calories even before we take them in!
sounds like a fun day planned! Cute, old-fashioned items! A recipe book... hmmm, got ME thinking!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful celebrations! Have fun :)
ReplyDeleteThe food sounds perfect. But what I really want to see is that colorful bench! I have 2 that need painting & I was thinking turquoise & lime green, lol!
ReplyDeleteFun! Happy Birthday to your DH! Barbecue Belle is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteSounds like he'll have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeletewonderful finds...reminds me - gotta clean the grill :P
ReplyDeleteHope your husband had a very Happy Birthday! Great BBQ finds!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY DH..HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! What a fun day from beginning to end. Bet you all had a blast and can't wait to see some pictures. Love ya, Mollye
ReplyDeletewow, great post and info
ReplyDeletekeep posting stuff like this
i really like it