April 30, 2005
Par-tay
I'm happy to report that I hosted a party last night on behalf of my firm for a bunch of lawyers who are in town for an ABA meeting and a seminar. It's a happy report because, despite my worries that no one would show, it was a big hit. We had the party at Pat O'Brien's in their Briar's Suite, which is two rooms and two balconies (one of which overlooks Bourbon St) that are upstairs from the rabble of Pat O's patio courtyard. I should've known that an open bar and good hors d'oeuvres would've been a big draw, but I still had last minute jitters. As it turns out, I have some really wonderful friends who were looking out for me, and they talked up the party to their friends which seriously boosted attendance.
I had gotten my firm to sponsor (read: pay for) the event based upon a 100 attendee budget I submitted to the partners months ago. Had we had more than 100 folks show up last night, I was going to plunk down my credit card to pay for the extras, get a receipt and wait to get reimbursed. At the end of the function, the staff of Pat O's came up to me and said we'd had exactly 100 guests! I haven't a clue how we got so lucky, but it worked out really well. *whew* By the end of the event, we practically had to physically eject people from the party room to get them to leave. I went around telling people, "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here." One guest told me that was the nicest way he'd ever been kicked out of a place before.
Today has been a lazy Saturday -- a combination of sleeping late through the morning rain, eating a leisurely lunch and reading my book club's latest selection.
Speaking of, one of the lawyers who attended my party (who occasionally reads this blog, which I didn't realize until we were talking the other day) mentioned that I haven't blogged about book club lately. That's true. I've been going to the meetings (really! I have!), but I haven't been as good about finishing the reading as I usually am. At any rate, I (belatedly) finished the co-ed book club's latest read Cakes & Ale (which I loved) and have now moved onto the May selection, A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement. So far, so good.
Posted by Kitty at April 30, 2005 06:18 PM
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