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Its fine to have a party every year, but you have to realize that each year is a new year, with another year gone by. People's situations change, relationships change, nothing stays the same. Just because people came last year doesnt mean they will come this year, and you may well have new people this year.
Treat each year as a totally new situation and you won't be so miffed that this years party isnt like last years party.
I asked a few people and no one knew what it was. A co-worker googled it and found out that it is a white elephant gift exchange. Yea I know I could have googled it but sometimes it is more fun to just let a question ride.
I have never taken part in a White Elephant gift exchange untill this past Christmas and that was a blast. Not sure what the rules are but how it was explained to me was everyone has a number with 1 going first and so on. The 2nd person can choose #1's gift or pick another gift. The last person has their choice of all gifts. If someone chooses a gift that has allready been chosen that gift is now not part of the game, meaning that the first person to unwrap the gift can have it taken from them once and someone else can take it from that person, locking the gift out of the game.
The game was a lot of fun with a good mixture of gifts from both the women and the men. The kids did not play the game. My thought is that maybe having only the women do it that the men were feeling left out. LOL
Its fine to have a party every year, but you have to realize that each year is a new year, with another year gone by. People's situations change, relationships change, nothing stays the same. Just because people came last year doesnt mean they will come this year, and you may well have new people this year.
Treat each year as a totally new situation and you won't be so miffed that this years party isnt like last years party.
This, in a nutshell, is what apparently "happened," i.e., nothing really happened, just a year that worked out the way it did. Plus I think it's morphed into more of an open house vibe than in years past so maybe people picked up on that and it dropped their sense of needing to commit.
Anyway all fodder for the mill for next year. cheers.
Oh and apparently I need the number to a local AA meeting. Unreal!
Oh forget it I missed this post. There is booze involved. Sorry to hear that.
Next time if you are going to allow families, I'd make it family friendly. That might help attendance. I'd never have brought our son to a
boozer party. Now I see why there was such a lack of respect for you
Just because you don't drink doesn't mean that an event that has liquor is a "boozer party" and it certainly doesn't give anyone justification for being disrespectful. Honestly. SMH.
But I've certainly just pulled no shows when I find out the extent of the party.
My guess is many here would not label these parties as Boozer parties.
No showing after RSVPing to the affirmative is the eppitome of bad manners. However, after reading all of your posts, I think the hosts should be thankful that you didn't grace them with your presence. It would be hard to live up to your high standards and morals.
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