We're Havin' a Party!

Or we HAD a party. Last night was my Open House. I bought the condo at the beginning of November and moved in, then with the holidays I didn't want to create more things for people to do. So, last night, I had an Open House rather than a Housewarming Party. Twenty-six of my closest friends showed up. It was a great time. Everyone seemed to like my house. You know what they say, "Love me, love my house." I don't know who says that, but I'm sure they said it at least once. Who is they anyway? But I digress.

I don't know the original number of invitations that were sent. I'm going to guess 46. Fifty-one people said they would or might come. Three or four said they were not able to. A couple of people had stuff come up yesterday. Twenty-six actually showed. While I would have loved to have everyone come who said they would, 51 people would have been a lot. Twenty-six was a lot.

I had a few logistical problems with the food, but it all worked out, I think. I had swedish meatballs, mini corn dogs, puff pastries, breaded vegetables, and mini bagel pizzas. The meatballs took the longest to cook, so everything else was behind. I felt bad, because just when everything was done, my parents had to leave. They did get to eat a little bit first, though. I was very honored to have them and my grandparents here to see my house.

Lisa and Roger were the first to arrive (and first to leave) followed by my parents and grandparents. I think Dustin and Tony were the last to arrive. Of course, the last to leave was Dana & Co. Around 1:00am. I'm not sure how Jon, Ashleigh, and Jenny feel about being known collectively as Dana & Co. but it works for me. I had several people ask if they could help, but I will say that Dana was a huge help with the food (and napkins.) There was some debate as to whether Dana cooked or not. Some people felt that taking frozen food out of a box and putting it in the oven was not cooking. But, in her defense, if Dana hadn't done that, we'd all still be nibbling on frozen chunks of food.

This was supposed to be an Open House, not a Housewarming because I've been here for three months already, but I got a lot of nice gifts anyway. Gift cards to Home Depot, Target, and Bed Bath and Beyond, candles, and wine. Now I have to go get thank you cards. And mail them. I am so lucky to have a group of friends who will come over and celebrate a milestone like this with me.

To the keen-eyed reader, you will notice that I have been pretty good about writing on Fridays, but I waited this week till the Fiesta was over. I will get back to the normal schedule of Friday nights home with my computer next week. Now, there's a kitchen to clean!