....granted I ordered pizza, but I had a great assortment of wines and some beer on hand. Store bought fresh salsa and chips, plus someone brought a salad!! (Phew!) And I whipped up a Pavlova for dessert with fresh strawberries & blueberries. Its so easy, but looks so impressive! LOVE this goal! 14 months ago

...of having my inlaws a house guests. I had 1 hour notice before they arrived after the October snow storm knocked out their electricity for a week. Thank GOD for this goal. 18 months ago

...as long as I keep coffee on hand, beer and wine in the fridge and lemonade concentrate in the freezer, I can always swing having guests over. I have found guacamole that is sold in two packs that lasts a long time in the fridge—its SAVED this goal for me on more than one occasion. :) And I usually can pull together artichoke dip or onion dip or pull out a frozen app with minimal effort as well. I still want to perfect having surprise guests for LUNCH and DINNER without wasting food that goes bad when we DON’T have guests. OR having to resort to takeout. That’s been hit or miss for me, so I’m still working on it. ALso, my overnight guest accommodations also could use some work….my linen closet is really small, so I need to figure out that overnight stuff better….so I’m keeping this goal on my list. 2 years ago