I'm hosting a party tomorrow night. Am I insane!?

[supernova]

I've got about 15 people coming to my house to celebrate Halloween tomorrow night.

While it will be fun, part of me wonders how I'm going to survive the sensory overload! :crazy: What with all the mood lighting, the dance music, the atmospheric colors and sounds, the too rich food and drink, the talking, the laughter, the smell of stage makeup and costumes, the heat of so many people pressing in on one place.

I may be the first one ejected from the game on account of TOO MUCH! :D

If I don't post this weekend, just send me a life raft; I might be unconscious.

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[Hello_Kitty]

1. Oh dear!

Talk about throwing yourself into the fire LOL!! I'm sure it'll be great fun and, at the same time, a reinforcement to you of why you are a member of our "tribe". Parties are usually like that for me, particularly when I host them. After it's over I'm like "whew...thank gawd all those people went home". A reminder of why I appreciate my blissful solitude.

[nofurylike]

2. helllooo supernova, are you there? do you need oxygen? did you pull

through alright?
just checkin

i think it was brave of you. i hope you had fun!
and i hope you have your tranquility back.

i couldn't do it, but i admire your spirit of adventure!


peace!

[supernova]

3. I'm back

LOL! Thanks for asking! :hi:

I had a wonderful time. :-)

Since it was my first time hosting party, it was a little overwhelming. I found I can't really do it all by myself: the cleaning, the shopping, the rearranging the furniture, and setting up. Oh and there's the actually food prep for the party, even if most of the stuff comes ready to eat. There was more to do for my sister when she came on Friday afternoon than I would have liked. We worked a little too hard. But she was a trooper.

IT's also the first time in the history of this house that the mistress of the mansion has hosted a function for a group other than family. :D

I went overboard on the food, I bought essentially enough for two parties. So, I'll keep all this stuff and have an event over the holidays, something like an afternoon housewarming, maybe.

It was funny in a way; I didn't realize I knew enough people to have a party. :o So, what the hey!

And yes, I compensated for it yesterday. Totally spent, I stayed in bed most of the day, watching TV and noshing a little. I got caught up on my Tivo list. I even took a nap. I think I was mostly dehydrated, I drank very little on Friday, and due to other health considerations this affects me more than others. I started to feel better around 3 in the afternoon.

[nofurylike]

4. whew! you made it! and had a wonderful time!! wow, supernova,

i'm in awe!
:o
i just couldn't do it, and i read and felt your reservations in your OP, so i know the courage it took.

thank you so much for sharing all of that and for telling us how it went!

:yourock:

and it's really great you let yourself have that deserved R&R!


:hi:


peace!