When my parents asked me what I wanted to do as a graduation party, I had no idea. Big group or little group? Formal or casual? Dinner or brunch? What to do to keep people entertained? I settled on The Broken Spoke, thinking that it would be a fun place to take a big group of people. However, turns out The Broken Spoke doesn't host events for under 21 year olds, so we had to think of something else.
So instead of two stepping, we decided to have a picnic in Zilker. I thought it would be a fun, casual place for people to hang out, play games and enjoy the scene. My parents decided to go all out and make it a big event, and it turned out awesome. We brought in a catering company that supplied delicious foods and drinks, we scouted out a prime Zilker location in the shade of a big tree, and we rented a U-Haul and hired help to move our furniture out.
The night before the picnic it stormed and was forecasted to continue raining the next morning. This caused us all some stress, and we moved the start time from 10:30 to 12, hoping it would give time for the rain to pass and things to dry out. It worked out perfectly! We laid tarps down, put rugs on top, set up chairs and loungers with plenty of pillows and decorated the area. People in Zilker were amazed and kept on asking of it was a wedding or photo shoot and taking pictures.
When everyone showed up, we talked, hung out, listened to music, played croquet and soccer and football, and just had a great time. It was a fantastic party, and a great way to celebrate graduating.
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