So, the mood I was in last night and what followed seem to be completely unrelated, and as a dear friend of mine would say - just another sign that I have, in fact, completely lost my marbles.
About a half hour after I posted yesterday I was wearing a dress, heels, matching jewellery and make up on. I left the house and dashed down to the site causing me a small portion of my current stress. My parent’s Silver Wedding Anniversary party. When it comes to things like this I can get a little freakish in the control of’ department. Just a little. And so so many things are not in your control (like whether or not anyone shows, whether they have a good time, will anyone be horrendously allergic to the food and die on the dancefloor therefore creating the wrong kind of memories) that I prefer to not be the one throwing the party. Attending is enough of a stress as then it’s all personal stuff (will I be the only one I know, will I end up with my dress tucked in my knickers post loo visit, will I be the only one dressed up and therefore look like a nonce in the middle of lots of hip casually dressed people?).
Anyway, I arrived, spoke to the barstaff and manager of the place we were holding it (who I’m sure think of me now as ‘crazy stresshead woman’; spoke to and paid the DJ (who seemed to know what he was doing and, I guess, was training someone else - or who had a groupie); and then downed my very first double Southern Comfort and lemonade of the night.
Several embarrassing things happened to my parents throughout the night which mortified them in many ways but they had a good time; which was the only thing that really matters; and no one died. I saw people I know in a different light. There were an extraordinary large amount of comments about the fact that I have legs and boobs from those who usually only see me in combat pants and Artificial Duck t-shirts.
The Cube, the wonderful place in Kirkham where we held the do, was MAGNIFICENT. The food, the staff, the venue, the whole kit and kaboodle were excellent and if, anyone is looking for someone to hold an event, do it there. Do it there, oh, do it there.
Next year I get to host two more parties - Dad’s 60th and Mum’s 50th. Lovely.
But, yes, I am sorry for yesterday. 10 more days to ‘results’ day and 25 days until 30. I can feel Carousel approaching…
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:55 am
A dress and heels? *gasp*!
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March 17th, 2008 at 3:03 am
So Pete Tong didn’t invite the whole world to attend? Is your mum lying about her age or were you a ‘teenage pregnancy’?
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March 17th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Don’t be sorry! Letting it out yesterday was a good thing ;o)
The party looked like a lot of fun! We also have a 60th this year, (Mum), but she is too much of a control freak to let us organise it - no problem with me heh!
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:09 am
So glad it went well. I also hate organising parties as I have control-freak tendencies and tend to stress to the max. The only way to deal with it is lots and lots of champagne and then unfortunately, I tend to dance on tables. Consequently, I stay at home A LOT. Wish your Mum and Dad a Happy Anniversary for me!
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
wow sounds cool………the outside world, other ‘people’ what are these stange and bizar things of whitch you speak my world has shrunk to me, a puppy and the guy who delivers my shoping
March 17th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Dan - Love is where you find it and all that…
Avitable - There was so much gasping going on about it I started to realise I was just making people breathless… or something…
yorksdevil - No, I luckily phoned Radio 2 instead where the sensible DJs roam (How stupid was that girl!)! And, come on, hey, it was the 70s!
Penelope - I tell you, getting Mum to let go of the reins was hard. She kept trying to interfere so I had to lock her in a cupboard for the last few days.
Selma - The anniversary is on Wednesday, so we have counted this week as ‘Anniversary Week’ bumping out the more widely recognised Holy Week. I don’t mind the organising (in fact I love that) it’s the relying on people to do what you have requested and paid for them to do that causes me the stress!
Neil - Take the puppy for walks, meet a girl with a similar dog down the park, fall in love and have puppies of your own… That’s how it goes right?
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March 20th, 2008 at 4:53 am
Oh man, this brought back memories of my parents’ 35th. What a great party! I am so glad none of us had a clue Mom would be taken by cancer within three years.
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March 20th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
SJ - With the scare we have had with Mum this year, it has definitely made the celebrations all the more sweeter