better late than never...

the housewarming was great fun, i'm so glad that i waited a little while to have the party. if i had thrown it when i first moved in i would have been able to invite three people...a month later and thirty were on the guest list with 25 in attendance, not bad. every time i throw a party or plan an event i get nervous, rearranging the candy dishes nervous, for no apparent reason. will there be enough food? too much? will people have fun? talk to each other? will the people i know from school get along with the people i know through the fulbright program? who knows and there's no point worrying about it, but i always do and it always turns out just fine.... we had a great time, good food (just the right amount), excellent wine, funky mix of music (everyone found something they liked), and lots of laughter. oh yeah, and an impromptu ballroom dancing lesson, nothing out of the ordinary.... i held the party on a sunday evening with the hope that it wouldn't run too late, people have work and classes in the morning, and i didn't want the first party to annoy my neighbors too much.... so wrong, last call didn't come until three... but thankfully there were no complaints or police reports filed.... a really great time.