We had a FAB-ulous time at Nate’s Sponge Bob party, but gosh was it an eating disaster!
They had the whole house set up with Sponge Bob!
Even on the TV -
These goldfish were the demise of my night….
Friends had already gathered by the time I got there – complete with party hats 
And Gilbert was thirsty!!
I started the evening with a Shock Top
And nibbled on appetizers – cheese and Kashis, hummus, carrots, pita chips, goldfish. I did pretty well in the early part of the evening -
And Kelsey’s pimento cheese arrived ….OMG!
We had pizza for dinner – and I made the salad!! Arugula with feta, peppers and walnuts. I had half of two kinds of pizza – one tomato pie and one veggie.
Later on Kelsey gave Nate his birthday present! “Team Romance” shirts for him and Kate.
The Bites + Bowls logo
And Gilbert on the back!
Cutest couple ever!!
I had a little of this delicious beer, but it was 7% alcohol and I didn’t think I should be sipping something so strong so I switched with Matt to a Shocktop instead since……
We played some drinking games!!! (Don’t worry, I only had a few sips 
) But I was pretty good at flip cup!
Kelsey and I shared two different SB cupcakes!
With dessert -
And Gilbert had lots of fun playing ‘scruff’ with Kelsey + Matt!
We played more games, and ended the night snacking over all the appetizers. I ate waaaaaaaaaaaay too much. Esp. pimento cheese and kashi crackers!
AND GOLDFISH!!!!!!!!!!!! Notice how empty the bucket is now?!!? I am stuffed!
But not too stuffed to enjoy this nice chocolate that was in my Sponge Bob Goodie Bag!
Not my healthiest night, but OH SO FUN!
Thanks Kate + Nate for the awesome party
Nite!
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How fun! Love the SB theme.
Last time my dad bought a pineapple at the grocery store, this little boy looked at him, wide-eyed, and said “What are you gonna do with Spongebob’s house??!?!”
sounds like a blast!
Best Birthday Ever!!!
Hahaha, that is so much fun! Love Sponge Bob!!!!
That looks like so much fun!!
What a fun theme – I love Sponge Bob!
Hey, ya only live once
Glad you had fun! All those snacks looks so good!!!
Yessssssssss you played flip cup! I am the flip cup master. I love that game.
I love parties with themes! I haven’t had gold fish in so long…
And rainbow goldfish at that! Because magenta and green goldfish are just as they are found in nature…
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the SpongeBob theme! Too cute!
Cute party! It reminds me of my future SIL’s Dad’s 50th party. He loves Spongebob too it was pretty funny he sang the theme song and everything.
Aw, what a fun party!! looks like you guys had a really great time. i really like the action shots of flip cup!
I think Spongebob was the theme of my 13th birthday party
I love all the beer you’re drinking in this post! I haven’t found that Dogfish Head anywhere yet.
How fun! I’m glad to see that you enjoyed a round or two of flip cup…and a peanut butter cup!
Wonderful party! Gilbert is darling and the cupcakes look delicious. Happy Birthday, Nate!
hahah what a cute party! nate and cate are very funny. and i love the idea of the goldfish in the bucket.
glad you had a good time!
awww, looks like it was a fun party! that gilbert does put his nose everywhere, doesn’t he?! i can’t get over how cute the cupcakes are. and goldfish are always my downfall, too
i’m sorry i missed it!
Looks like so much fun!
I love flip cup.
TOO FREAKING FUN!!
what a freaking cute party! I think everyone should always celebrate big!
Oh my gosh – that looks like a BLAST!
Looks like fun!
Seems like I go to events and start off very well, then give to too much food by the end LOL!
Yay party hats!
I didn’t have such a healthy Friday night myself… but hey it’s FRIDAY! We eat pretty well all week, right? Now time for a run!
Hell yes for ENJOYING yourself! No worries about the food, you eat so healthy every other day of the year =)
I still love Spongebob!
Its good to splurge every once in awhile
looks like you had so much fun!
Oh Kate and Nate are too much fun! I love the Sponge Bob theme, the goldfish bucket and the Team Romance T-Shirts. Are those for sale?
I love the cute Team Romance shirts and all the party decor! When I’ve played flip cup it was always with diet soda because I am not a big drinker at all!
lol i love that their names rhyme
Look at you reliving college days…oh drinking games…I became quite the expert at flip cup AND beer pong.
What a fun night! I must be getting too old because I don’t even remember flip cup!
Yay for flip cup! Looks like you guys had a blast
Looks like an awesome Time Kath!! But no bald guys for Nate
Sounds like a blast. I love the flip cup in mid flip picture.
how fun! looks like a great party
I’m seriously laughing over the SB theme… there was more SB stuff at Nate’s party than was at the 5-year-old’s SB party I was at a few months ago! LOVE IT!
SO FUN! Love that lil spongebob dahahahahahaha!
yummy treats
haha! LOVE the Spongebob theme! I can honestly say that I am certain you don’t have to worry about one night of a few splurges Kath! You are a role model-eater, and one night of enjoying yourself with friends is worth the few extra calories!
Glad to hear you had a great time!
ha! this is so cute! I love it- what a fun group of friends.
Things that are good for our spirit are good for our health. Going off the wagon in the spirit of celebration is the best reason in the whole world.
what a fun party! glad you enjoyed yourself =)
nate and kate.. how perfect!
-Jenny
Looks like a fun party! Glad you enjoyed yourself!
I’m currently enjoying the large inflatable SpongeBob perched atop the local Burger King.
Kath, I never thought I’d see the day–you playing flip cup! Haha I love it! It looks as though you had an awesome night! Snacking your face off every now and then is absolutely necessary to happiness. At least that’s what I tell myself. haha. Loved the recap of the night
zestycook ,
HAHA! Next year maybe we can have you pop out of a cake!?
K
Fun times! Nice recap!
dont worry about it too much – one night doesnt end all
Kath- you may have eaten more than normal, but overall what you ate wasn’t too bad nutritionally! You could have eaten a bucket of jelly beans and that would have been a different story! hahaha! What a great idea for a party! Kate is quite the Party planner!
I’m completely cracking up at the grown up spongebob party!! Oh and I LOVE shocktop! It’s impossible to find where I live and I have been craving it since last summer.
I totally felt glutonous (sp?) after we got home and I realized how many of those goldfish I ate!! So of course to counterbalance it I broke into the goody bag as well! Ha, ha!
HI Kath
I am kate’s mom from Chicago and I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful pictures of Nate’s Birthday party!!! It was fun to experience it through your comments. Also, I love seeing my granddog getting such attention!! I enjoy reading your blog.
Hi Kate’s Mom!!,
Glad you like reading our adventures together. Gilbert is the life of the parties!! Thanks for reading
Kath
I’m angry I missed it, Nate! Looks like you had a great time. Looking forward to another creative theme next year!