So this weekend I planned a huge Halloween party for my neighbors and friends here in Syracuse and I spent a lot of money decorating my house and making fun party food and only 6 people showed up. There were 12 confirmed guests and another 14 or so maybes and only 6 showed up. Now, they all had good reasons why they didn't come.....one got electrocuted and felt ill, two couples were dealing with the flu, one couple got stuck at a work party and some others ended up spending time with family but all in all, I am feeling a little lame, lol.
I thought for sure more people would show up and I was so excited planning a great party and then it was a bust. I guess I needed a good dose of humble pie. Of course, then I had to go to church and hear all of the excuses and all of the "Oh I wish I could've come" lines but really, I just wish I could ignore them and not pretend that it was awesome, lol. Then as a cherry on top, I was looking at facebook to see if a new girl in my ward was on fb and she wasn't, but it brought up a screen to show recommended friends and it showed a girl in my ward who was already my friend and I had invited her to my Halloween party and she has unfriended me, uh, thanks for that.
So, I usually shake these things off pretty easily and don't let many things get me down, but I can't seem to shake this one yet. I think it was a culmination of sooooo much work and so much effort put into it, and then it was just kind of boring and of course you could tell everyone that did come felt bad for me and didn't leave early because they didn't want to hurt my feelings. However, by about 9 PM I just wanted it to end and go to bed.
Oh well, I am going on a getaway trip with Justin this week so hopefully getting away for a while will get me out of this funk. I'm feeling kind of done with Halloween.......
4 comments:
Too bad it was a bust. Things like this happen to me all the time. I sometimes wonder if I'm kidding myself that people "like" me and wonder who genuinely wants to be my friend and who really thinks I'm not all that special. Sometimes it's a good thing to be in the dark about other peoples feelings but in other cases it's good to know that you can count on those who really are and be kind to everyone else just because that is who you are.
Janelle, that is awesome! You did a great job decorating and you and your husband look like such a fabulous couple! I'm impressed! And just count the good friends who showed up and ignore the rest. I realized after a few events like that happening to me that I don't love facebook. It's a false reality of who my true friends really are. The people I count as true friends are already in my life, I don't need to face book them to know them and they are people I already keep in touch with, blog with or call or hang out with when possible. I think you are a wonderful person and I would have totally come! Looked like an awesome party to me!
Oh I wish I could have come!!! That looks like so much fun!
I just quit asking people to do things with me bc I hate rejection :(
I have decided to focus on my husband and kids. Who needs friends ;)
It's good to hear that these types of things happen to others and not just me. Many of my friends really did have good excuses but so many rolled into one night was really a bummer when I worked so hard. I even had a few others friends that told me that they tried to find a sitter and neither of them could find one.
I don't know why every few years I decide to throw a party like this and then have such a small turnout. When I throw neighborhood bbq's in the summer I usually get a lot of people and they are lots of fun. But as for just regular or holiday parties, not so many people come.
Oh well, I may or may not throw another party sometime in the future. It just bugs when I have a few friends that throw parties and people are changing schedules and doing everything they can to attend.....I've seen it quite a few times. These are the people that everyone wants to be around and they have a special gift of people really liking them.
Oh well, moving on. At least it's behind me and I'm not bugged about it anymore. In fact, I have so many Halloween activities this week that I'm going to be worn out :)
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