1. making a friend happy by planning a hen party.
2. celebrating a very low key father's day with my low key husband
3. caramel filled chocolates
I hosted a hen party for E last night. Entertaining is a stomach churning experience. Will people come? Do I have enough food/drinks? Is the food edible? Will people enjoy themselves? What do I do with the dog/daughter? Urgh, no wonder caterers and butlers exist. Needless to say, the night was a success - I think. E got wonderfully tipsy surrounded by friends wearing dollar-store leis. She did not, however hard I tried, cry at any point of the evening. The girl is made of stone. Her fiance broke down in tears on screen for God's sake. The night ended at 1.00am after three hours of full-throated karaoke singing. Sitting here on a Sunday evening after a nap, bath and tea, I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself. If only I could have enjoyed some of the champagne with them all.
Today is Father's day. B is notorious for not wanted to celebrate himself in any way whatsoever - birthdays, work achievements and definitely not father's day. He just said, "I'm still skeptical on this whole Father's Day thing. Aren't they just doing what they should be doing?" I get his point, all of these days (mother's day, secretary's day, bin man's day) seem a little over the top, but underneath all the cards and balloons the purpose is to celebrate and thank the essential people in your life. The people who are doing what they should be doing each and every day. They all deserve a great big thank you and couple of hours to do whatever they want to do. Unfortunately, I can't do that for my father, but I don;t even want to go there right now.
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