The thing I do best when entertaining is to make a reservation. Our condominium is small so inviting friends to our own place is not an option. This has been a great blessing all by itself. I am not even tempted. Instead, we take people out to dinner.
Tonight, 19 of us went to dinner at Sombra, a new Mexican restaurant in Ridgeland. Ken and I inspected the restaurant last week and chose a separate back room that would fit us just fine. We also chose the menu, all to be served in the same room. Everything went according to plan. When guests arrived, the two types of dip were on the tables, along with salsa and chips. Pitchers of Sprite were on the children's table and pitchers of Margaritas on the adult table. Of course, it was not ready when Ken and I arrived at 5:40. But soon it was all in place.
The children, all ten of them, immediately sat at the table and ate chips and dip. The adults segregated themselves too. The four met sat at the end of one table and talked hunting while the five ladies stood chatting about Christmas. It doesn't normally happen like this, but it did tonight and everyone was happy.
For dinner we served fajitas, both chicken and steak, all served in our own room, so everyone could help themselves. The three youngest children crawled under and around the extra chairs and had a wonderful time. Eleanor, the mother of four, said that she was totally relaxed, because the little children were not bothering anyone. Desert was scrumptious; pecan crumble cake served hot with ice cream.
Everyone enjoyed the evening. Good food. Good company. And I did not need to load the dishwasher. Making reservation when entertaining is a good idea.
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