Murder in Margaritaland

It's thee best time of year!  I have been hosting murder mystery parties for roughly 12 years and even though Jason doesn't like the time, money, and stress I put into it, I absolutely love it when it all comes together that evening. He ends up being a good sport and does much of the heavy lifting for me.  I decided to take a few days to go to California beforehand and left a detailed 'honey-do' list which consisted of a diagram drawing of the backyard for him to replicate. I end up with a lot of the thanks, but this man deserves his kudos.   I've worked with different companies and Night of Mystery has the best product. They have story lines which make sense and come together nicely, they allow up to 80 people or so, and it's very organized.   This year we had less people due to fall break and had a main character fall ill to food poisoning (not our food), and spouses who had to work (seriously, isn't this important enough for a vacation day?). Thankfully, we had an 'extra' show up and take that role, which ended up being vital to the story. We seriously have some of the best people who put everything they have into this, which is what makes or breaks the party.  Whenever people tell me how much fun they had, my response is it's only as fun as what the people put into it.  When you have individuals diving into a pool in October, or a woman you think may actually be drunk because she plays the part TOO well, or you have people who show up in Hoverrounds, or people who burned their face due to practicing a fire dance, or have practiced 'pick-up' lines in other accents--- you are destined to have a good time. I just now realized I never put up last year's mystery party.  I have a private Facebook page for the attendees which I post the pictures and information.  I'm realizing I'm tending to neglect my blog more frequently and have decided I need to be more vigilant about using it more.   Therefore...here are pictures from our heavily sugared mocktailed evening: