Here is my dilemma: the hostess* serves snacks. The first meeting I attended, there were cheese and crackers, dip, and tea.
Last night, there were store-bought cookies (and some homemade ones) and lemonade.
More Peace Corps photos. Here are some guys at the feed store in town.
That doesn't work for me. I am thinking the Memphis Junior League secret onion dip (onions, mayonnaise, sour cream, total fat delicious), brownies, wine, at the least.
If I serve really good snacks, does that violate the norms of the group? Yes, I am a total showoff. I told SH I felt sorry for him because him mom bought cookies instead of making them. He is a big Oreos fan. I think they are disgusting, which is probably the conclusion of anyone whose mother made cookies from scratch.
Selling wool at the market in Temuco.
* Omigosh! A sex-specific noun! How awful!
6 comments:
They don't know any difference!!! Having been raised in Wisconsin, I am so thankful for the 13 years that I spent in Montgomery....boy, was that ever a life-changing experience!!! Sooooooo....go ahead, put on the white-gloves, polish the silver, get out the china and introduce them to a finer way of life! White-Chocolate
I think that's typical of most of the country that isn't part of the south or the ladies who read Towne & Country. I say go for it.
They don't even change out of their gym clothes? Ew!!!!
Robin, only one was still in her gym clothes. I don't know if she'd actually sweated in them or if she was just wearing them because let's face it, gym clothes are very comfortable!
WC, I think you are right! Bless their hearts, they just don't know any better!
CF, isn't it ironic that both my hubby & his daddy (both southern gentlemen from Montgomery) chose to marry wild women from Wisconsin, rather than the debutantes they grew up with? Both my mother-in-law & I did manage to 'assimilate' to the southern culture...I learned so much from her about surviving in that culture...White-Chocolate
I would say a home-made yet simple menu will be best. You don't have to make them feel bad by over-the-topping them, but rather well cared-for by showing them you thought they were worthy of home-made-ness (excuse all my wordifying).
Doc, that makes sense! A way for me to try all those fun recipes that I don't make for just SH and me but without it seeming like I am trying to make them look bad, which I am no! I just like entertaining and doing it up!
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