It is almost 3 in the morning and my housewarming party was a complete success! I spent all day on my feet getting the house ready for tonight and I am BEAT. I could go to bed right now, but my husband, who had a few drinks (he’s not a big drinker, so it didn’t take much for him to be affected), decided that now was a great time to watch the movie Hot Shots. So, I’m here watching it with him. I like drunken hubby 🙂
As for my fear of hosting, I have to say that I was comfortable today. Hosting is EXHAUSTING but it wasn’t stressful from a social perspective. People kept one another entertained, and I got to catch up with a few people I hadn’t seen in a while. It was definitely lovely.
I had about 4 match-making schemes planned… Yup, four. I guess my control-freakness was in high gear: sometimes I feel like it’s my job to make sure my friends are happy. I don’t believe any of the fix-ups panned out… Oh well, maybe next time 🙂
Oh, and the turkey turned out fine 🙂 I’m ready for Thanksgiving! Bring it on!!!
In case you were wondering, this is the recipe I followed for the turkey. It was done in 2 and a half hours.
http://foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/do-nothing-turkey-recipe/index.html
The only difference was that instead of rubbing olive oil on the turkey, I rubbed butter UNDER the skin and some over. Also, I didn’t have celery. One thing I would do differently is I would put an onion inside the bird until it’s done. This is my mother-in-law’s recipe. Take her word for it, she’s a wiz in the kitchen.
If you came to the party, I hope you had as good a time as I did! And THANK YOU, it was great to see you all!
ina