The party was a surprising success. Everyone seemed to enjoy the food, the house, and the company. It was nice to mix a few circles, even if it was very slight. Some were not able to make it; hors d’oeuvres were not thought through; and chairs were a bit under-planned. But everything else seemed to go very well, with much help from my sister.
I will be hosting Christmas day for the Napier family and I now feel pretty confident that I can pull it off.
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So my parents decided that I will be hosting Christmas this year.
Okay. I can deal with that. So I have to decorate a bit and make sure the house is clean and all that good kind of stuff.
This is the point where I should have stopped and said to myself “This is about as much as you can take on right now.” But no, I’m not that bright. Instead, I tell myself “Hey, you’ve been wanting to have a little dinner party to invite people to your new place, and you’ll have to clean and decorate for Christmas anyway, why not have a dinner party 10 days before the holiday.”
Not a bad idea, certainly one that is manageable if enough advanced planning goes into it.
However, I stupidly forget that I have no time for additional decorating, shopping, or planning a party. Secondly, I don’t have any chairs around the long room table (not so surprising since it’s actually a ping-pong table and isn’t mine). Finally, I fear I may have over-invited guests. I may have to add some tables to actually seat everyone.
Well, the dinner party is on and 5 days away, so hopefully it goes over well.
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