The party was fast approaching. The food trays had already been preordered and she would pay for them at pickup the day of. She had ordered large trays of sandwiches, wraps, and a veggie tray. She had just picked up the drinks, consisting of sprite, rootbeer, water, and ingredients to make Shirly Temples. The two packets of water held twenty-four bottles each; the two packets of sprite each held twelve cans; the two packets of rootbeer each held twelve cans. Based on the expected guest list and their preferences, the party should be good on drinks. A platter of cookies for desert was also collected.
Next on the list were the decorations. Originally the party was supposed to occur around Halloween and would have had Halloween decorations. The party had been pushed back due to scheduling conflicts with other organizations, so the party was now right before Thanksgiving break. The decorations would need to fit the season but also be free of seasonal restrictions. The party was meant to be hosted by Miss Scarlett, so the color red would need to be used partially. The others agreed that gold would work well with the color scheme.
She entered the Party City in search of decorations and plating. The fancy looking transparent plastic plates and champagne flutes worked perfectly. The search for decorations was slightly more difficult. Nothing in the store fit the murder mystery theme. There were still some Halloween decorations out and a handful of Fall or Thanksgiving decorations were out. She found some small foam pumpkins in white and gold that she added to her basket. She found disposable red tablecloths and added those to her basket as well.
She found a few small gold table decorations and some autumn leaf table mats that also ended up in her basket. Nothing else she found in the store really fit the theme she was looking for. She found some multicolored chocolate coins in red, green, yellow, blue, purple and pink. The pink could symbolize Mrs. White since there was no white coin. The other colors fit the other characters perfectly. She grabbed a bag to add to the cart and planned to spread various coins around the tables.
That should suffice for the decorations. They did not need to go too elaborate with the party. All that remained to obtain was a CLUE themed prize for the raffle. She had already purchased a card game version of the CLUE game to put into the basket, but she needed a basket to put it into and some candy to add to it. She planned to put some of the multicolored chocolate coins into the basket but there needed to be more.
She found a small gold basket for the prize to sit in. The CLUE card game would arrive in a day with plenty of time before the party next week. The prize needed to be more than what it currently was. She added a few more candies to the basket and a small squishy toy. College students seemed to love small squish toys. That would have to do. There was a budget to keep in mind. She made her way to the checkout counter after one more look around. The party would be spectacular.