December 28, 2015. Madison, Ms. The First Party.

Everything turned out well.    The caterer arrived on time.  The house was prepared with the beverage table set up and ready.  The beer was chilled as was the white wine.  The only question was the house.  Our new home is not huge and we do not have enough chairs to have everyone sit at tables.  Our dining table could accommodate 16 if we add the three leaves but we are limited by chairs.  We have six at the breakfast table and eight in the dining table.  Fortunately, the 10 teenagers took over the living room to eat so with the three younger children at the table and the rest of the adults at the tables we could accommodate everyone comfortably for dinner.

The house worked well too because after dinner, all the children all went downstairs to play games so the adults could take over the living room.  And there was enough open areas of the home for the cocktail hour for people to mingle..  This was the first party in our new home.  30 people fit nicely.

David and Suzanne and the girls arrived this afternoon from New Orleans.  After touring the house, they went through three wooden boxes of pictures I have set out on shelves in the living room.  It was great sport for all.  Christina and the girls arrived and the cousins greeted each other joyfully.  The party was beginning.