Twelve Humbugs of Christmas: Parts 3
Part Three: Double Booked Christmas Parties
This Friday there are two Christmas parties double booked on top of each other. One is the work party and the other is a friend party. 50 Weeks of the year I never get invited to parties. I sit alone and cry and think about buying a cat. Then two weeks of the year the party-gods smile down on me and flood me with invitations. In the next two weeks I have a lot of little get togethers to drop in on. In most cases I can hit two in one night, but the one this Friday this would be impossible one is in Fort Worth.
So to help me decide I'll have a Holiday pro's and con's list for the work party (WP) and friend party (FP).
WP - Pro: I'll be missed if I'm not there.
FP - Con: Nobody will notice if I miss that party but me and the host (and she might be so busy it won't matter.)
WP - Con: Its the people I see every day of the year. "Stale"
FP - Pro: Its new people. "Fresh"
WP - Pro: Its the people I see every day of the year. "Comfortable"
FP - Con: Its new people. "Stressful"
WP - Pro: Gift Exchange
WP - Con: Gift Exchange
FP - Pro: No gift to purchase*
FP - Con: No gift to receive
WP - Pro: Catering.
WP - Con: Extreme over fatness following catering.
WP - Con: Everyone but me is a couple. (Which they use to strong arm the gift exchange.)
FP - Pro: Single women presence. (I'm trying hard not to let this stress me out and become a con.)
WP - Pro: At Church 30 Seconds away
FP - Con: In Fort Worth 30 Minutes away.
WP - Pro: I already RSVP'd.
FP - Con: I told her I couldn't come. (Why let that stop me?)
WP - Con: People always dress up and I always wear shorts and a t-shirt... odd.
FP - Pro: No dress code. Wait... now that I think about it...
FP - Con: Presence of single women mandates clean, wrinkle free attire.
WP & FP - Con: Either one I skip I will be forced to hear all the fun things I missed and have to question my party decision.
Well I thought about putting it to a vote but nobody from work reads this blog very often so it would be pretty one sided. I guess I'd like to go to both. Maybe I can dress my crash test dummy and send him to the other party.
*Wait... maybe the friend party is a Birthday party... so I might need to get a gift anyway.
WP Pro's = 5
WP Con's = 6
FP Pro's = 4
FP Con's= 7
Total Score:
WP = (-1)
FP = (-3)
Well according to these numbers I should just stay home... HUMBUG!
Labels: holidays
posted by Trey Laminack @ 9:41 AM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Forget both the parties; come hang out at our house this Friday evening.
Pro: we love you, no gifts involved, no dress code, only 10 minutes away, no social pressures.
Con: no single females, no gift received.
(But if the no gift received thing is a breakpoint, I'll give you a gift!)
I won't be there - BIG TIME CON!!!!
This post actually made me fall out of my chair laughing. Although, I have to admit I can commiserate with you on the whole 50 weeks a year there is nothing, and then for 2 weeks you suddenly have friends. This has definitely been an odd Christmas season.
TREEEEEEEYYYYY! Come to my party!!!!
I don't want a gift from you! I was actually planning on giving you a gift. My birthday party is for me to thank my friends. Seriously. I want you to be there. I won't be too busy. COME TO MY PARTY! COME TO MY PARTY! You'll have more fun at my party, I promise. I have video games, fun people, and casino stuff. ALSO, I have a Christmas Goody Bag.
C'mon people! Help me out!
p.s. You did tell me at the beginning that you could come.
Come to the friend party!! I will be there...I need someone to talk to.
Although, this might not help with the other single ladies there.
Pro FP: Emily will be there and she is super cool
Con WP: Emily won't be there and that makes the night a little less fun
Pro FP: The host won't be the only one who notices is you're not there....there might be a super cool cousin who notices too
Pro FP: Said cousin promises to make no comments about you being single and won't try to set you up with anyone who is clearly wrong for you but the only thing you have in common is that you're single
Con WP: At a couple's party, people are sure to make comments of some sort about your singleness
Pro FP: The theme is based on a tacky teen MTV show! How non-Christmas is that??
Con WP: Theme is most certainly Christmas....overdone.
Pro FP: Your presence would be your present to host so no gift needed.
Pro FP: You can wear whatever you want. No pressed shirt required.
Pro FP: If you come, you have it to hold over the hosts head that you came to her birthday bash all the way in Fort Worth and she hasn't ever come to visit you in Dallas so she can't give you a hard time about never seeing her anymore (I'm actually going to count that as a double + pro)
By my count that makes it:
FP = +4
WP = -4
Looks like the choice is pretty clear to me! :)
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