2 A Christmas Wedding To Die For by Pat Amsden Read Free Book Online Page A

the shop I'll have some for you to taste. It's a new idea but it's been popular for people who like salads because it's hard to make salad as a finger food but smoothies work perfectly and you get the benefits."
    "Love it," Julianna said clapping her hands. "I trust you, you don't have to do a tasting for me."
    Maxine breathed a small sigh of relief. "Pinwheels of lox and cream cheese as well as asparagus spears wrapped in prosciutto ham. Then there's the dessert bar." She paused for breath looking down at her iPad.
    "We'll have the chocolate fountain with fresh fruit to dip it in along with a dessert bar. For the dessert bar we're thinking chocolate cupcakes along with some golden cupcakes for anyone who doesn't like chocolate. We'll frost some and leave some plain. Then we'll have sprinkles, marshmallows, m&ms, coconut, shaved almonds and pecans for everyone to make their own. I'm also thinking of doing some fruit pops – balls of fruit such as pears and apples covered in chocolate or caramel. We'll put some beside the chocolate fountain and some at the dessert bar."
    "Sounds yummy," Julianna said. "What about the decorating?"
    I wanted to take a look around . I guess the big question is do you want to leave the game room as it is? It's perfect for playing games but you might never get Rohan out of there."
    Julianna thought for a minute. "So much of it is wired and everything for each 'game pit' that we can't change too much. Maybe if we add some things like dance matts and have games that women tend to like as well, that will work. Plus I can always just close off the game room if it's a problem."
    "That would make the pool area more crowded and it gets dangerous if too many people are standing by the pool and someone gets bumped or pushed."
    Julianna shrugged. "Maybe I'll leave the game room empty. Besides Rohan and my dad aren't usually that bad. Right now they're testing out another module of the game Rohan designed. Usually when it comes to parties he's good. It's planning them he doesn't like." She gave Maxine a huge smile. "While, I on the other hand, love it!"
    "Maybe I can make it look like a café."
    "I like that, but there needs to be an area for people to stand and talk."
    Maxine took another look around. "I'm thinking we'll do the café area over on the far side along with the food. We'll set up the dessert bar in advance and then unveil it half-way through the party. The chocolate fountain will be on the other side." She paused for a minute. Are you OK with me taking pictures with my iPad."
    "Take as many as you want! And thank you for doing this for me. I hope you didn't have big plans for that night."
    "I love what I do. It's no problem." She started panning around the pool area taking shots. "Do you know the square footage off hand?"
    "Oh! Julianna pulled out a sheet of paper. "My mom gave me a list of dimensions for the game ad pool room." She rolled her eyes. "She's the queen of catered events." She gave Maxine a bigger smile. "This is my party though. She's agreed to let me do this all on my own!"
    Maxine laughed. "You seem to have a knack for it."
    Julianna shrugged. "I love parties! And I've gone to a ton. Besides my mom's right – if you've got a good area for the party and a good caterer you can't go wrong. And you're the best, right!"
    "Right!" She smiled brightly. It was hard not to like a girl with as much enthusiasm and zest for life as Julianna. Particularly with such a vote of confidence from her.
    They left minutes later with Maxine sure she had a good idea of what Julianna wanted. Heath would have liked to stay longer.
    "Give me a call at the office tomorrow," Rohan said. "I'll put you down for game testing."
    "In the new year maybe," Maxine said hastily. "You're probably not going to have a lot of time until then."
    Heath grinned. "I'll call. And don't worry boss, I won't let you down."
    "You never do," Maxine said.
    Grandma Ellie met her at the door. "I've got Chocolate Chai tea brewing.