Party Animal
This is so totally not like me, but I just came back from my second party today. Another one of my friends turned fifty and he threw a large party to mourn celebrate. My first party of the day was a retirement party.
I am not a party animal. My idea of the perfect day is to stay home. I am just so exhausted from smiling and mingling, that I wish I could spend the next two days at home alone to recover. But I can't. My parents are coming over tomorrow for dinner and my house is filthy and I have no food.
The birthday party was a great party, if you like parties. It was in a nice Chinese restaurant and there were eight entrees plus dim sum and cake with lots of booze. The food was incredible, but on the way out I felt so guilty when I noticed that the previously full lobster tank was empty. We ate them all. It's horrible to see a creature alive before you eat it. I need to pretend that meat comes from Styrofoam containers in supermarkets.
The party was unusual in that the birthday boy invited his ex-wife and her family and three of his ex-girlfriends. Everyone came and got along fine. I guess that says something about a person's character when after a relationship ends that people still want to be friends.
Written by Melissa on 11:13 PM
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I outgrew being a party animal a long time ago. Now the highlight of my evening is taking off my shoes at the end of the day. Sad but true.
Nothing sad about that at all. There's no place like home. :)
Wow, what is that guy's secret? I would never be friends with an ex--at least none of mine.
Me neither. I don't even know where my former husband lives or if he's remarried and I don't want to know. Even after 8 years alone, the emotions are still too intense to consider having any contact. I don't know how people get over that and become friends.
Mmmmmmmm lobster! I'm with chicken little on this one, my idea of a great night in is putting my feet up, glass of red and a great movie or book!
Yeah, that works for me too. :)
No comment. ;)
Dave, for every rule there is an exception. ;)
OMG, chicken little's profile picture is killing me!
Sean's dad has been married 3 times. And divorced 3 times. I've known Sean long enough to know all the Moms he has and they are all active in our lives, still. Basically, I have 3 mothers-in-law (go ahead, have pity on me). But I have to say that at every family function all the exes attend and get a long quite well. They even call each other before-hand and help figure out what dishes to bring and that kind of thing. Sometimes when I think about it, it's sort of weird.
It is sort of weird, but also nice that people can behave in a mature manner and get along.
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