In taking our design ideas from merely thoughts to a reality, our team worked hard to ensure that we had everything we needed to accomplish our vision. We ordered flowers, found vases, dug through a closet to find patriotic decorations, planned the meal, and so forth. Mrs. Duvall allowed us to have a significant amount of authority on decisions about decorations, gifts, and such. She explained our budgets for each category individually to simplify the process. We did not have to think about the budget very much because they had kept the same budget for the event for several years. We used mainly resources that we already had access to through the school, which was helpful in maintaining the budget. The resources that we had to purchase outside of Ouachita were the flowers, gifts, and ingredients for the meal.