Have friends over.

I’m on my own for the first time, so this is going to be a little tricky. I never really had my friends back at home because it was so boring.:P I’m a little worried because I’d want everybody to be entertained.

I need to upgrade! Get a couple board games, a few conversation pieces, party food and stuff. Need to get my computer back so I can set up my dance pad…AND CLEAN EXTENSIVELY FIRST.

friends called me up and said they want to come over… twice within a week (once, I would’ve related it to some uncertainty principle, but twice, hmmm!), so I think this is on a track… of some sort. No need to push beyond natural boundaries… _{there actually is, but give me a break, will ya? :)}

this month so far. Once lured a few friends with the promise of ice-cream, and made them suffer watching a stupid movie. And then, my previous roommate and his wife stayed with me for a few days until they got their own place. In this case, I felt more like a guest… they cooked, cleaned, and organized, and I mostly watched. :)

I must be lacking a hosting gene _{and I’m enjoying it :)}

nothing like board games and card games with buddies!

that my wood-blinds have been “customized” by the dog? Or that our kitchen project is sorta stalled mid-repair and so my kitchen’s kinda ugly (but still functional) at present? Or that my carpet needs to be cleaned? Or that my furniture is kinda worn-out and hand-me-down? Or that I have dog-hair “tumble-weeds” in some neglected corners? Or that paint’s chipping on some window sills (also the dogs’ handi-work)? I could actually go on and on about “what’s wrong” with my house.

The answer’s a resounding, “NO!”
FRIENDS will not care about those things when (not IF) I invite them over. They will, however, appreciate my hospitality, admire my “treasures” – rock collections, books, arrowheads, plants, etc. (nothin’ fancy), ooh and ahh over my pictures, love on my doggies, and edify my life in the same way I edify theirs.

I’m tired of waiting til things are “nice enough.” I’m nice enough and that’s enough.

...when I added this goal I thought no problem! This should be easy! People over! I love people over!

I haven’t had one person over to my house since I added this goal. I am in a rather friend-slump right now, and maybe now I know why…

One of my favorite ten-year-olds (former student) and her mom and siblings are visiting tomorrow. They’ve never been to my house and I’m so excited, because they’re really precious people. I think I’m going to make cheese fondue and chocolate fondue. It should be fun!

for dinner and board games or movies, in 2006. So fun and cheap and a good incentive to clean my house! Gotta do this!