Persephone
09-21-2013, 05:18 PM
My guyself's best friend is putting together a Birthday Party tonight (Saturday) for his wife (one of my best friends).
At the beginning of the week we had lunch together and he asked me to help him get some of the stuff for the party since he'd never put together a party before and was at loose ends.
He had created a guest list and a list of some of the things he'd need. We went to a store and walked through it together. I helped him get stuff he knew he needed, plates, cups, etc. along with stuff he hadn't thought about, centerpieces and the like.
They didn't have plastic tablecloths and some other things in the right colors or styles so I suggested we go to another store.
"Nah," he said, "I'm kinda shopped out for now. I'll get those things a different day."
Figuring I might help him with some of it I said, "When do you plan to do that?"
"I donno," he said, "Probably Saturday."
(I'm sure a shudder just went through every GG reading this).
"Uh, you're gonna have an aweful lot to do Saturday," I said.
"Nah," he said, "Just gotta lay stuff out and stuff like that, it'll be fine."
This morning I was baking cookies for the party when he called, "You'll be able to come by a little early to help, won't you?"
"Yeah," I said, "What time?"
"Oh," he said, "Probably after dinner."
"Do you need stuff this morning?" I asked.
"Nah," he said, "My daughter's here helping me."
Suddenly I felt better and said, "Cool, see you later."
So why did I have more confidence when his daughter was there? Don't we all automatically feel that women know how to do "that stuff?" Why?
How many CDs (or other males here) have put together an event like a party or a buffet dinner? How many of the GGs have?
How many are comfortable/uncomfortable about putting together an event?
Hugs,
Persephone.
At the beginning of the week we had lunch together and he asked me to help him get some of the stuff for the party since he'd never put together a party before and was at loose ends.
He had created a guest list and a list of some of the things he'd need. We went to a store and walked through it together. I helped him get stuff he knew he needed, plates, cups, etc. along with stuff he hadn't thought about, centerpieces and the like.
They didn't have plastic tablecloths and some other things in the right colors or styles so I suggested we go to another store.
"Nah," he said, "I'm kinda shopped out for now. I'll get those things a different day."
Figuring I might help him with some of it I said, "When do you plan to do that?"
"I donno," he said, "Probably Saturday."
(I'm sure a shudder just went through every GG reading this).
"Uh, you're gonna have an aweful lot to do Saturday," I said.
"Nah," he said, "Just gotta lay stuff out and stuff like that, it'll be fine."
This morning I was baking cookies for the party when he called, "You'll be able to come by a little early to help, won't you?"
"Yeah," I said, "What time?"
"Oh," he said, "Probably after dinner."
"Do you need stuff this morning?" I asked.
"Nah," he said, "My daughter's here helping me."
Suddenly I felt better and said, "Cool, see you later."
So why did I have more confidence when his daughter was there? Don't we all automatically feel that women know how to do "that stuff?" Why?
How many CDs (or other males here) have put together an event like a party or a buffet dinner? How many of the GGs have?
How many are comfortable/uncomfortable about putting together an event?
Hugs,
Persephone.