The Adult Dinner Party

Lately I have been very disenchantized about going out on the town. I am getting sick of bars, sick of the same old crowd, sick of the loud music and the overpriced drinks, I find that although I would love to see my friends getting together the energy to race around the town until the wee hours of the night is becoming more exhausting than I can handle right now. One of the things that I love a lot more as I get older is just inviting some friends over, cooking a great meal, having nice alcohol, and playing board games on a Saturday night.

Tonight I had invited three couples over and had cooked an orange glazed ham, creamy green bean casserole, potatoes, and carrot cake. Even though I had emailed everyone and asked about allergies I was not anticipating that one of the guests would not like anything that was served that evening. Each dish had something that they did not like so that was a bit of a downer, but everyone else was super happy with the meal. Afterwards we played Pictionary, Trivial Pursuit and Cranium all while imbibing massive amounts of wine and liquor. The best part is that Mr. Rogue and I could get the drunkest since we did not have to drive home. I had a great time but the mix of people didn’t really interact well. I am going to keep trying to find a good mix and then hopefully propose a recurring dinner party once a month with the same people.