My Evaluation and Review of the Birthday Party for Hector By Greg Valentine It was my first away from work

party with someone from work. We all joined in celebrating the 10th birthday of their son, Hector. The host and hostess names were Gil and Veronica. It was a party performed at their home. I thought the best way to communicate my point of view would be in an evaluation/review. This evaluation/review will be on the partys location, presentation, and the Host and the Hostess themselves. 1. In their home, I was expecting it to be very crowded. I was forewarned that there was to be some eighty plus people there, but to my surprise it was actually very comfortable and spacious. We were all set up in the living room in the couples home and every so often, the chairs would be rearranged for various games like; musical chairs pin the tale on the donkey, paint the face with the clown and for the smash the piata candy grab game. This made the room flexible and ever changing which caused the amount of people to move into other rooms all around the house. When the party music was in full swing an all the kids were dancing on the floor, (yep my kids were dancing too, my daughter Abygale dragged me onto the floor) I thought the floor was going to collapse with all the stomping, but it didnt break. So Yaay! . 2. Now, we move on the presentation of the party. The decorations were coordinated in an excellent fashion. The theme of the party was Super Mario Bros. Mario Cart Game, on the Nintendo Wii. Everything from the Mario Cart decorated Cake with little characters on it, to the wall papers, the racing balloons, and even the video game itself was coordinated in an outstanding fashion, everything was black, white, blue and red nicely done, and I was soundly impressed! The next thing I was impressed with was the various vendors. At the party, there was an airbrush artist who painstakingly stood and airbrushed well over 30 plus custom made T shirts! I was taken aback as an artist myself for all the hard work that it went into his shirt designing. I was first afraid that we would all be poisoned by airbrush paint fumes, yet again his work was so professionally done that we never smelled a single drop of paint, there was no smell even when standing at least a foot a way, while the work was being done. My son, daughter and little one were so happy, (that theyre still wearing

the shirt as Im writing this evaluation). My only regret was not thanking him enough for his work and making him a friend of mine on FaceBook. One more part of the presentation was the magic, ballooning bending and face painting of the clown. He did an excellent job, even though he wasnt feeling to well (the poor guy). When we got there, we arrived after the surprise of the surprise party, but from the moment we entered, we felt comfortable and part of the total family. Ileana and her man-friend also did a great job of serving all. Her man-friend also made my son feel important by letting him have another try at the Mario cart game and instructing my son in it like-a-good-dad fashion. Vermaris, the couples older daughter, was so charming and wonderful, she made me, my wife and my kids feel special and I loved watching her facial reactions with the kids. She was exceptionally nice to my littlest, Chloe, and Chloe liked her too. She was a pleasant soul and made the night extra wonderful. I hope she hears about this. Thank you.

3. The final part of the evaluation goes to Gil and to Veronica the Host and Hostess. Gil was very cool headed and fun to watch. He had a spirit about him that was inviting and friendly. He danced with one of the little girls who had cerebral palsy and he made her feel good. It made me smile. On several occasions a balloon got caught up in the ceiling fan and I was terrified as to what would happen next. He graciously got up there and took them down. When I tried to get it, when it happened again, he walked me through the steps. He was very nice to me and he called me by name. This made me feel good and even though I had a hard time getting the balloon down I didnt feel like an idiot for trying! I saw also how he cooperated with Veronica and was very active in the overall dynamics of the part he played. When it came for the most dangerous game of all, Bash the Piata I was carefully keeping an eye on my little one, Chloe. All fears were relieved when Gil got up on the chair, gave us all a disclaimer saying Dont crush the little kids in the midst, and just fill up your bag, then back up. He then proceeded to use a cane to break open this Candy-Bellied-Monster. As all its innards fell to the floor, and kids came swooping down, the game was pulled off successfully with no injuries at all. His performance was excellently executed.

Finally we move on to Veronica. I work with Veronica at the office and I cover her at the reception desk from time to time. So I will be nice. The first thing I thought about was how would she be, in the midst of all this multifaceted party with so many things going on? I felt bad for arriving later than the initial surprise, so already I personally was cowering with fear and waiting for painful eyes to look at me. She greeted us lovely! Then watching her organize the various steps of the event as it unfolded, and using the microphone to MC the party, I saw a seriously organized person who was both pleasant and kind directing oodles of people to various stages of the night. I was overwhelmed at one point about the coordination, and the organization of all the work that would go into everything. From cleaning the house, invitations, catering the food, setting up the kitchen, getting the decorations, designing the cake, renting the chairs, setting up the music and the sound system, finding professional vendors and pulling it off with a big ole smile on her face. How did she pull this off? How is that humanly possible? Wow! I thought. Then to top it off, Veronica gave business promotions to the Cake person, the Clown, the Airbrush Artist. I watched and marveled. When it came time to leave which was about 10:45 or so, we gave a hug and were so happy to be part of something so nice. Im not sure of all the events before we arrived and after we left, but the time we were there, we were blessed and encouraged.

4. In summary: I loved the events of Saturday night and I thought of all the parties that Jesus went to see as stated in the bible, at many people homes. He went to a lot of them! He visited people right where they lived, and how he had a real intimate gathering with people he loved, and most of his miracles were done at peoples homes. I was feeling this on Saturday. I felt good, Amy felt good, my children felt good, the cake tasted good. Were happy to have met and we look forward to catch up together, again with this family. God bless you and your family I give this entire event and ordeal a high grade of 98%. why not a 100%? Nothing is 100% but the location, the presentation and the host and hostess came very close to it. I saw a beautiful marriage team working flawlessly together and I was delighted in my heart, for it reminded me of my own marriage. Thank you for the invitation. I recommend this family for future parties and caterings.