Parties are my fluffy unicorn

Just as I warned you, the BlogFEST begins today. There is still time to join the party - just join the gang on the BlogFEST 2012  facebook page. 

 Jenn from Wine -n- Chat is the hostess of the day and is the fabulous blogger who planned this month long story fest. 

 The prompt for today is appropriately about parties. "Are you the life of the party, or the one sitting back being entertained?"  

I don't really fit in either category, I am a party planner. I love, no, I NEED to be continually planning the next event. When there isn't a "reason" for a party, I will come up with something....after all there is ALWAYS a reason to celebrate.

The past couple years have been full of BIG parties, graduation parties, going away parties, milestone birthday parties - love them all, the bigger the better... house too small, pshaw, no way, no such thing. When my son announced his grad party on facebook, a normal mom would have freaked ... 300+people showed up - they simply spread out over the front yard, backyard, inside, and driveway. It worked. 

I have few marketable skills, but I am creative and love to make people happy - what better way to showcase my only talents than throwing parties.

So, while I love seeing people have a good time, and have had my share of spotlight moments, for the most part I play a supportive role. Laughing at jokes, taking pictures, chit chatting.... 

This is also why I am involved in planning my high school reunions. I am not nostalgic about that time in my life - high school was uncomfortable, plain and simple. But I love a good party so when I was randomly asked to help out -

 "you know, since you are home all day and all"  

-* ahem, I WORK from home thank you very much * -

 but okay, whatever - I GET to plan a big party - oh yeah, I am on it.

Jenn also asked us to share a party story. The following short anecdote will give you a better idea of who you are dealing with here ...

* There is one fella I am sad to say will probably never come to another reunion - all because of me. Like I have been saying, I LOVE PARTIES ....and get a little um, intense. 

Think Agnes from Despicable Me..... 

"It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" 

 

 I was HAPPY - the turnout was fantastic - people were talking - laughing - and hanging out AFTER the actual event....this was my fluffy unicorn. A successful party fires me up.

So...I um, started talking about our 75-year reunion....and ended up getting in a bizarre argument with a former classmate - that I didn't really know in school, or out - my intensity sort of freaked him out a bit....and he is not likely to attend the 75-year, let alone the 25-year....

(not that I expect him to be following my blog after that weird incident - but if this sounds familiar - I am really sorry - please join us, I will try to "tone it down" around you)  

Definitely not the "life of the party" but not exactly a wall flower. :) 

 

Work is even a party - "Party in Room 208" is my other post on this topic