BF and I went to going-away party the last week. It was for a soon-to-be-married couple that is leaving NYC for a house in NJ. I didn't really know what to expect as I had only learned that said couple was moving about a week before their farewell party.
Because the hostess went to a certain school across the way from our alma mater, BF and I were having some fun by predicting what the party would be like. He thought that it would be full of overly chatty women. He was right. I told BF that I thought they would all be in PR/HR/or marketing and that we didn't really need to eat dinner b/c they would have lots of hors d'ouvres. I was right.
It was a proper soiree with a selection of various cheeses, crudite, 3 cases of wine, and most importantly, wine glasses instead of plastic cups. She also had fresh flowers and autumn decor -- meaning a martha stewart style shindig, complete with color coordinated candles and centerpieces with twigs shaped like pumpkins. I wasn't aware that anyone not living in the suburbs put that much effort into throwing a party... I guess that's why they are moving to a house in NJ (the host had, to hostess' delight, thrown together a powerpoint slide show of photos of their new house). The other noticeable thing about this cocktail party is that almost all of the women who attended were actually wearing cocktail dresses and heels. I was in black pants and sweater.
BF made an interesting observation about the guests at the party:
BF: All these women are way hotter than their husbands.
ET#2: Hmm... I hadn't noticed. But I think you're right.
BF: [After hearing a fiance tell his future bride, "Does it really matter what I say? Get whatever dress you want." He was talking about a dress that was in the upper 4 figures] All of these men are whipped. They hardly say a word and let their wives walk all over them.
ET#2: Yeah.
It really was true. The women there were all talking a mile a minute at super high volume. Plus, they were all wearing really big engagement rights that were blinding me. I had to step away because it was making my head hurt. When I told ET#1 this story, she called them "over educated women that turn into over educated housewives". Sadly, I think she is right.
I wonder if my housewarming will be as fancy... Given that I will have to use plastic cups, I guess not. But I'm ok with that.
4 comments:
hey man, plastic cups is the way to go. washing wine glasses is such a pain. i've had some pretty nice wines, drinking from plastic tumblers. (every wine is nice once you're through with half the box.)
If you get clear plastic cups (not red ones) no one will know the difference!
i have the red ones (and the blue ones) and they're great!
we hosted a party this past week for 10 people! it was fun but yeah, i used plastic plates and cups! hahaha. no one cares as long as the food is yummy or if you are hosting overeducated housewives...
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