So what would I have done differently concerning our food situation at the wakeboarding trip? Most likely, I would have bought half of whatever I purchased this go around. I did neglect to mention that I had made a slight error in my purchasing of food. I had counted on making 64 man-meals. That is to say I had planned on cooking for 8 people for 3 meals for 2 days (48 man-meals) plus 2 breakfasts for 8 people (16 man-meals) for a total of 64 man-meals. That was an error in thinking. I ended up only needing food for 45 man-meals. I’m not sure what I was thinking when I brought food for those extra 2 breakfasts, so I take responsibility for that. But I had anticipated cooking dinner for 8 on Sunday. Instead Joe, Kim, and Dan left before dinner.
Needless to say, that error in calculation and assumption meant I had too much food for the people who were there.
So what would I have ultimately purchased given that my arithmetic and estimation skills were better? Probably something like this:
- 24-500mL bottles of water
- Fritos 30 bag variety pack
- 1 loaf (24 slices) of wheat bread
- 2 loaves sourdough (not baguettes, see my post on Aunt Allie’s Garlic Bread for the logic.)
- 3 lbs of fresh broccoli florets
- 1 box of Welches fruit snacks
- 1 lb sour cream
- 1 lb tortilla chips
- 1 dozen bagels (6 whole wheat, 6 cheese)
- 2.5 lbs ground turkey (two 1.25 lb packages)
- Costco trail mix
- 4 lbs bananas
- 1 package of turkey lunch meat
- 1 lb mexican cheese
- 1 dozen apples
- 1 lb cream cheese
- 1 package of guacomole (or 4 ripe avocados to make my own)
- 1 bunch of grapes
- 12-16 oz sliced cheese
- 4 lbs tri-tip
- 8 large russet potatoes
- 1 bunch green onions
- 1 lb bacon
- 1 head of green leaf lettuce.
For the most part, the previous list has been halved. Of course, some of those can’t really be reduced like the Costco trail mix. I think the only place I would have increased would have been the potatoes. There wasn’t quite as much as I had hoped.
Now, Note to Self: the shopping list for the next wakeboarding trip for 8 is on your blog.
I just realized that I never made a post regarding our menu from wakeboarding. It was quite delicious, and certainly deserves it’s own post separate from all the pictures I posted earlier. Keep in mind that I bought wayyy too much food. Next time I’ll probably buy about half of what I bought. But considering all the food I bought, the ultimate price was still a reasonable $220.
Here was the final purchase list:
- 24-500mL bottles of water
- Fritos 30 bag variety pack
- 2 loaves (48 slices) of wheat bread
- 4 (two 2-packs) loaves rustic sourdough baguettes
- 3 lbs of fresh broccoli florets.
- 1 box of Welches fruit snacks
- 3 lbs sour cream
- 1 three pound back of tortilla chips
- 2 dozen bagels (12 cheese, 6 whole wheat, 6 multiseed)
- 5 lbs ground turkey (I bought four 1.25 lb packages, but only used 2.)
- Costco Trail mix
- 8 lbs bananas
- 2 packages of ham lunch meat
- 2 packages of turkey lunch meat
- 2.5 lbs mexican cheese
- 48 royal gala apples (two 24 packs)
- 3 lbs cream cheese
- 3 pack of guacamole
- 2 containers of Costco muffins
- 10 lbs black grapes
- 2 lbs of sliced cheese
And that was just the Costco list. Here’s what I bought from Safeway (or at least what I can remember. I seem to have lost the receipt, so I don’t have a written record)
- 8 lbs tri-tip
- 6 large russet potatoes
- 1 bunch green onions
- 2 lbs of bacon
- 2 heads of green leaf lettuce
Yeah, that’s a lot of food! Clearly, I overestimated. But I always figure it’s better to have too much food than too little. If there’s too little food, it’s impossible to know how short you were–you’ll never know how much more people would have eaten.
Also in my defense, I figured since we were going to be engaged in such a physical activity all weekend long, it would be good to have lots of food, including copious snacks, for everyone to eat. I think the error of my thinking was that a few people were sick that weekend. Both Joe and Charlene weren’t feeling so hot, so I don’t know that they ate to their full potential.
But the food was delicious, and there was plenty of it, so we know that no one went hungry that weekend.
We’re back from Stockton, and we had a very pleasant surprise while we were there. Elaine did, indeed get baptized. But while we were there waiting for things to get started, her younger brother, Jason decided to get baptized as well. Amazing! So Elaine was baptized first, and then Jason hopped in the pool and was baptized.
That means all four of the Cho siblings are now baptized. Congratulations to all of them! Praise God for your faithfulness.
I’ll post pictures as soon as I get them onto my computer.
Charlene and I are off to Stockton this evening for Elaine’s Baptism tomorrow. I’ll be sure to take a ton of pictures and post them as soon as I get back.
Congratulations, Elaine!!! May God bless you as you take this step of faith and follow His commands.
Our trip to Shaver was awesome! Four solid days at the lake with beautiful weather, glassy water, and great friends. It was amazing! I’ll be posting pictures shortly, and I have a number of other related posts to put up in the next week or so.
Well, we’re off to Shaver Lake this weekend. Charlene, our friends Joe and Kim, and my friend Dan will be headed for a fun-filled, wet weekend of wakeboarding. I’ll have a ton of pictures, so come back in a few days and take a look.
CAN’T WAIT!!!
I’m off to the Young Adult Retreat this evening. We’re headed off to Camp Hammer, in the Santa Cruz mountains. I’m really excited about getting away this weekend. Work hasn’t been so great, so this should be fun!
Charlene and I are headed to Bakersfield this weekend for my friend, Shellie’s wedding. I’ve known Shellie since 8th grade, so it’s kinda crazy to think about her getting married. Her parents told me that they love her fiance, Brad, and that he’s a great guy. Shellie deserves a great guy, so I’m really happy for her.
I also can’t wait until the wedding tomorrow so I can introduce Charlene to all my church friends who haven’t met her yet.
I’m back from my trip to SLO. Today we had Shionda’s graduation party to attend as well.
Congratulations, Shionda! We’re proud of you, and excited about where God will take you in the days to come.
Charlene and I just got back from Davis. It was great to see her old stompin’ grounds. We spent the night at her best friend Ruth’s house. Saturday morning we went to Farmer’s Market, which is where we got the world famous kettle corn. Then we went to Burgers and Brew for lunch. It was a nice little lunch spot. The chili burger was OK. I’m still on the lookout for a chili burger better than the ones at John’s Burgers in Bakersfield. Those are the best! Charlene got the Tofu Burger, and she didn’t really like it. (I never liked the idea of a tofu burger to begin with.)
After lunch, we chilled at Ruth’s place for a while before heading out to visit UC Davis. They have a very flat campus, I must say. Of course, I can only really compare it to Cal Poly which is practically built on a hillside. But the flatness definitely explains why there are so many bikes around that campus. I suppose it helps that the city of Davis as a whole is a bike friendly place. There were bike racks everywhere throughout the city. Pretty cool if you ask me.
For dinner we headed over to one of Charlene’s perennial favorites, Dos Coyotes. I got the shrimp burrito, and Charlene got some grilled chicken salad. My burrito was delicious. Mmm…I don’t think Wahoo’s burritos are that good.
Anyways, it’s great to be back home, but I must say I’m not really ready for work tomorrow. Sigh…