It's time to celebrate your participation in National Novel Writing Month at the "Thank Goodness It's Over (TGIO) Pot-Luck Party".

Bring your family and friends to celebrate with you. Bring a dish for the pot-luck. Bring a stuffed animal for the group photo op. And don't forget to bring your Library Crawl cards.

When and Where

The TGIO party will held on Saturday, December 5th from 11:45 am to 2:45 pm in Meeting Rooms B&C in the lower level of the Naperville Municipal Center (400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL). You can park in the underground parking garage.

Library Crawl Raffle

Bring the library cards you received at any of the Library Crawl write-ins. Each card gets you a ticket for the special Library Crawl raffle. Click the Library Crawl link for more information. You must have your cards with you to get your raffle tickets. Be sure you've written your name on them.

Door Prizes and NaNo Awards

Even if you did not attend a Library Crawl write-in, you will be eligible for the door prize raffle. Also,Nano participants who RSVP will receive their personalized NaNo Award.

RSVP:

Please RSVP to this thread for the TGIO party and include what you will bring to the pot-luck.

Ideas on What to bring forthe pot-luck:

• main course (always need lots of these)
• vegetable side dishes
• raw vegetables & dip
• fruit salads
• green salads
• pasta or rice side dishes
• rolls or bread
• cheese & crackers
• desserts - usually we have too many of these
• cold soft drinks in cans
• cold water in small bottles
• plastic forks, knifes, spoons
• good sturdy full-sized paper plates
• sturdy small plates (for desserts)
• napkins - don't need a huge pack, maybe something smaller and sturdier?

What else tobring

• serving utensils for your dishes
• stuffed animals (for the group photo)
• your library crawl cards (each card gets you a raffle ticket)
• musical instrument to accompany the singing of our regional song
• friends and family (but note how many/who you are bringing when you RSVP)

Our Regional Song

We will be singing our regional song titled "Typing Away Again Near Dear Ol' Naperville" which is based on Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. Bring an instrument if you would like to accompany. The lyrics are available at: http://naperwrimo.org/lyrics.php. Tabs for theukulele versions in the keys of D and G are also available.

Attending (As of 2015-12-05 10:05 AM); number attending = 51

• samcadams, a few drinks and barbecue chicken sandwiches
  
  
• FredDuck, desserts
• NewMexicoKid + Nan, pumpkin cheesecake pie + white chicken chili + a pitcher for water
• AwnnaMarie, veggies or fruit
• CubFanBrian, chicken wings and napkins
• Anobi, chicken salad
• SarahK06, paper plates (and the Library Crawl prizes)
• Pen vs. Sword, tuna salad and crackers
• DJRM + dad, dessert - brownie bites
• cableshaft, crackers and cheesy dip
• TeenWriter+ 3, party platter from Jimmy John's
• KatherineWriting+ FinbarrMcG,kugel (a vegetarian noodle dish) and green beans with pesto sauce
• silverwolf42, side dish - sweet potato or cheesy potatoes
• fishmama, turtle brownies and my hubby
  
  
  
• Ajey,vegetable side dish. Probably broccoli salad from the deli
• Kiela Starcatcher+ hubby, Cuties
• Goddess_Astra, cookies and possibly more
• Basil Cliffside, ?????
• Silira+Spellguns,chips, homemade salsas, maybe some guacamole
• GW & MH PUBLICATIONS, dinner rolls
• Uniasus, ????
• HuMVee15, ????
• Anastasia007+ Silverdragon34334,Pasta Salad
• SadieRose - something side-dishy like fruit or a veggie tray
• johnthetech + Kat's Meow - chili
• maglibgal - something main-dishy
• anitairons - a fruit tray
• Me - n - Jesus
• writerbeeme - something
• TRRDEDEAN - a dessert of some kind
• CtrlAltTabby and CatJunil (Cassandra) - maybe
• Jtmarie - plastic utensils (forks, knifes, spoons)
• Cee-Bee, Bart - falafel and pita
• fdahlman - ???
• Kwajgal - something bready andcheesy
• AnnaVanEast - chicken wings
• winter_rose - plate of chicken
• Debko - something
• Amarenthina - cups
• hong z chao - sushi

I will bring too many desserts.

Nan and I will be there; I'll bring a pumpkin cheesecake pie.

--Tim

I will be there! I can bring veggies again, or fruits if that's preferable.

I will be there. I'll bring chicken wings and napkins.

I'm coming! Not sure what I'll bring yet. I'll let you know as soon as I figure it out.

I will be there! I will bring paper plates. Also, I will bring the Library Crawl prizes. :) There are Starbucks gift cards, a grand prize $100 Amazon gift card, and maybe some other goodies to come!

I'll be there. I'm going to try to bring something main dishy. I'm thinking tuna salad and crackers.

I will be there and I was planning to bring some kind of desert like a tray of brownies.

I plan on being there. I'll probably bring some sort of crackers and cheesy dip, since the night will probably be a late night at work. Something major I've been working on will first release (go to production) the night before.

I'm planning to attend! My brother and parents will be tagging along, as usual. I'll be bringing a party platter from Jimmy John's. If anyone wants to put in a request for a sandwich to include, let me know.

We'll be there and will bring kugel (a vegetarian noodle dish) and green beans with pesto sauce.

I will be there with a side dish...maybe some sweet potato or cheesy potatoes?

I'll be bringing turtle brownies and my hubby. See everyone there!

Elaine

See you there. I'll bring chilled cans of soft drinks. Regular and diet.

I will attend. I will bring a vegetable side dish. Probably broccoli salad from the deli. Will try to remember to pack it with ice! :)

I plan on being there, but not sure yet what I'll bring. I won't have time to cook anything, so it will most likely be something from Mariano's prepared foods section. Or cheese & crackers.

Alas, I am working on the 5th. Have fun. Carol

Finally got my work schedule for that week, and I'm off on TGIO day!!

I'll bring a bag (or two!) of Cuties. They went over very well at the office party, and the cleanup was easy! LOL

See everyone there, hopefully with my hubby in tow...

Ooh! Jimmy Johns! Roast Beast? Er, Beef? (^_^)

Ooh! Can I help you carry those from the car? *wink*wink*nudge*nudge*

"What? They were right here, I swear. The NaNo Mouse ran off with them, I think..."

(^_^)

FredDuck wrote:I will bring too many desserts.

I plan to go...I might just bake some cookies, since i am already baking cookies for an event i am going to in the late PM. I could use a fun pick me up after slacking so terribly on my story and not writing one in less than a week. Hopefully, there are others going who haven't met their 50k so...i won't feel so bad that i haven't met my 50k (not even at the half way point!!)

looking forward to taking a breather and attending :)

Actually...i may be inclined to bring some sort of filipino noms. I am staring at a box of puto mix (not to be confused with the hispanic word of the derogatory type)...and these little steamed cakes sound so delish...but so does lumpia. I'd bring some Diniguan but that might be too...uh...adventurous for some of you...

But some cookies for sure...

I may not be able to make it after all. I'm getting new windows put in at my house. They should be done by 1, so if I am able come, I will most likely be coming late. Definitely will try to make it though!

I'll be there. :D

Spellguns and I will be there! We will be bringing chips, homemade salsas, maybe some guacamole (if we can find some decent avocados.)

Coming! Don't know what I'll bring yet, I'll wait and see what others are bringing and then fill in the gaps.

Don't know if it helps, but we've found some good avocados at Food 4 Less on the past few trips. Mostly still green, but they ripened well.

Happy hunting! (^_^)

~Kiela

GW & MH PUBLICATIONS + dinner rolls

I will be there--not sure what I'm bringing yet.

Pasta Salad will be my contribution and I hope I can persuade my 13 year old daughter (Silverdragon34334) who won this year for the first time to come with me! I'm so proud of her!

Hi .

Reading the other responses, I noticed I am the only one who has not reached 50,000 words. Just trying to reach 10,000 words at this point in time although the deadline has passed. Not sure if I should attend? Let me know if it is just for those that completed the challenge. Thanks. Phyllis .

I'm sure it's for everybody who participated! Come enjoy the food, fellowship, and fun!

We consider anyone who participated a winner, even if you didn't reach 50K, so please come and celebrate the work you did. In fact, I've gone the TGIO in past years even when I didn't write a single word in November.

Ajey and Sam are 100% right! While it's great when people make it to 50K, we know everyone's been working hard on their novels. We celebrate all of that effort--everyone is a winner in our book :-)

And the TGIO is lots of fun. :-). Do come out and join us!

--Tim

I'll be there a little late. I'll have to think on what to bring. Probably something side-dishy like fruit or a veggie tray.

-Sara

Johnthetech + KatsMeow

Chili

I plan to be there! I will bring something main-dishy.

This was my first year hosting Come Write Ins as part of the Library crawl - no need to put me in for the prizes, just want to come and cheer on the participants.

I can bring a fruit tray! See you there!

Tanasha Martin (anitairons)

I'll be there after work. Not sure what time, so don't give away anything good.

I will be there. Not sure what I am bringing at this point but will be bringing something.

Looking forward to it,

Holly Coop aka writerbeeme

I plan on coming and will bring a desert of some kind.

Cassandra (CatJunil) and I are a maybe for Saturday; it depends on my work schedule.

I'll bring a chicken salad.

I plan on coming, I will bring plastic utensils (forks, knifes, spoons) since no one has mentioned those yet.

I'm bringing Bart and he is helping me bring falafel and pita

Just a quick reminder note to everyone:

• BRING your Library Crawl cards!!!
• Also bring your stuffed animal for the group photo

Sorry for the late reply. I will be there.

I will be there with something bready andcheesy. See everyone there!

I'll come and bring some chicken wings

See you there,
Annerose

For those who haven't decided yet what to bring, here is a break-down by category. Looks like we could use a few more substantial dishes and maybe one more set of drinks and cups.

Plates, Utensils
SarahK06, paper plates (and the Library Crawl prizes)
Jtmarie - plastic utensils (forks, knifes, spoons)
CubFanBrian, napkins

Main Dishes
samcadams, barbecue chicken sandwiches
CubFanBrian, chicken wings
TeenWriter + 3, party platter from Jimmy John's
johnthetech + Kat's Meow - chili
maglibgal - something main-dishy
Cee-Bee, Bart - falafel and pita
AnnaVanEast - chicken wings

Desserts
FredDuck, desserts
NewMexicoKid + Nan, pumpkin cheesecake pie
DJRM, dessert - possibly brownies
fishmama, turtle brownies and my hubby
Goddess_Astra, cookies and possibly more
TRRDEDEAN - a dessert of some kind

Breads, Veggies, Sides
Kiela Starcatcher + hubby, Cuties
AwnnaMarie, veggies or fruit
Anobi, chicken salad
Pen vs. Sword, tuna salad and crackers
cableshaft, crackers and cheesy dip
KatherineWriting + FinbarrMcG, kugel (a vegetarian noodle dish) and green beans with pesto sauce
silverwolf42, side dish - sweet potato or cheesy potatoes
Ajey, vegetable side dish. Probably broccoli salad from the deli
Silira + Spellguns, chips, homemade salsas, maybe some guacamole
GW & MH PUBLICATIONS, dinner rolls
Anastasia007 + Silverdragon34334, Pasta Salad
SadieRose - something side-dishy like fruit or a veggie tray
anitairons - a fruit tray
Kwajgal - something bready and cheesy

Drinks
PRJenkins, chilled cans of soft drinks
samcadams, a few drinks

????
Basil Cliffside, ?????
Uniasus, ????
HuMVee15, ????
Me - n - Jesus
writerbeeme - something
CtrlAltTabby and CatJunil (Cassandra) - maybe
fdahlman - ???

Debko with husband and two kids. Not sure what but I will look at the list and bring several things.

I will be there on behalf of the Plainfield Library! We will provide a plate of chicken.

Sorry, we decided my husband would take the kids to the library or kids museum. It'll just be me, debko.

Kind of last minute here, but I hope to make it and I'll try to get cups!

I will definitely be bringing a brownie bite tray. I also might be bringing my dad with me.

I'm so sorry, I am not able to make it tomorrow !Would someone be able to bring soft drinks? Have fun all. Phylls

An updated list

Plates, Utensils
SarahK06, paper plates (and the Library Crawl prizes)
Jtmarie - plastic utensils (forks, knifes, spoons)
CubFanBrian, napkins

Amarenthina - cups

Main Dishes
samcadams, barbecue chicken sandwiches
CubFanBrian, chicken wings
TeenWriter + 3, party platter from Jimmy John's
johnthetech + Kat's Meow - chili
maglibgal - something main-dishy
Cee-Bee, Bart - falafel and pita
AnnaVanEast - chicken wings

winter_rose - plate of chicken
NewMexicoKid - white chicken chili

Desserts
FredDuck, desserts
NewMexicoKid + Nan, pumpkin cheesecake pie
DJRM, dessert - possibly brownies
fishmama, turtle brownies and my hubby
Goddess_Astra, cookies and possibly more
TRRDEDEAN - a dessert of some kind

Breads, Veggies, Sides
Kiela Starcatcher + hubby, Cuties
AwnnaMarie, veggies or fruit
Anobi, chicken salad
Pen vs. Sword, tuna salad and crackers
cableshaft, crackers and cheesy dip
KatherineWriting + FinbarrMcG, kugel (a vegetarian noodle dish) and green beans with pesto sauce
silverwolf42, side dish - sweet potato or cheesy potatoes
Ajey, vegetable side dish. Probably broccoli salad from the deli
Silira + Spellguns, chips, homemade salsas, maybe some guacamole
GW & MH PUBLICATIONS, dinner rolls
Anastasia007 + Silverdragon34334, Pasta Salad
SadieRose - something side-dishy like fruit or a veggie tray
anitairons - a fruit tray
Kwajgal - something bready and cheesy

Drinks
samcadams, a few drinks + lemonade
NewMexicoKid, a pitcher for ice water

????
Basil Cliffside, ?????
Uniasus, ????
HuMVee15, ????
Me - n - Jesus
writerbeeme - something
CtrlAltTabby and CatJunil (Cassandra) - maybe

I will bring Sushi. A lot of it for every one!

Hi, I'm going to Sams Club. If you need something specific that someone isn't bringing please text me 630-267-6685. Otherwise, I'll just wing it. It can't be a hot item because I live an hour away, no way to warm it up. But like utensils to eat with? or you need more desserts, sides, ? Thanks, debko

Sorry, I won't be able to make it. My Saturday got hijacked. Life of a mom.

I will be there! and will bring something snack-y sidedishy!

We are in the lunchroom!

I had already indicated that I would be there, but a family emergency at the last minute meant that I was unable to go. I am sorry!

I had fun seeing everyone. Hopefully we can continue communications further now that nano is over...unless i decide to join the Journey...