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Guests behaving badly or am I just ridiculous?
So last night after everyone left, we were completely wiped out. Two full days of running non-stop, cleaning, cooking, making gifts and decorating wore us out. We took one look at the kitchen and agreed to come back and clean it today.
After I had a little time to wake up and get myself motivated, I went down to the kitchen and started cleaning. I knew that the family friends who came over had a couple of drinks but I didn't realize that the two of them drank nearly my entire bottle of Crown! WTF?!? I don't mind that they had drinks, and I don't mind they drank the Crown, but the WHOLE FREAKIN BOTTLE? I mean there was maybe only two or three drinks' worth of alcohol gone from the bottle and they drank the rest - it's completely empty! Who does that?!?!
And maybe I'm being petty, but it wouldn't have bothered me quite so much if they'd brought a bottle of wine or something, but they didn't. They walked in with a single gift for both Chris and I - a jewelry box I am certain they regifted and that we don't need (Yes, I AM hanging on to it to regift to someone next year!). It isn't the gift ... it's just the fact that they came in practically empty-handed, ate tons of food, drank a six pack of Cola and the entire bottle of Crown and didn't even offer to help clean up, or even to help set the table, get food on the table, or anything else.
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I sort of feel like they acted like leeches ... or locusts, maybe ...
Re: Guests behaving badly or am I just ridiculous?
I wouldn't let this bother you too much.
When I host a party, anything I put out I pretty much assume will be gone (my circle is pretty big drinkers so I often think they'll be nothing left by the next day).
I never show up to a party empty handed, but that's just me. Some people don't worry about things like that. The next time you are invited over to their home you at least won't feel obligated to bring anything.
Of everything they did, the strangest thing is that they brought you and your husband a jewelry box. I can see them giving that as a gift for you, but what use would your husband have with a jewelry box...lol!
I agree with Alyssa. Sounds like par for the course with holiday guests. Some are better than others and I don't like coming empty handed, but there are those that think nothing of it. If they're not family, maybe their invite should get lost in the mail next year
The jewelery box is just weird. Another reason why they shouldn't be invited next year!
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So, I would be kind of peeved also...especially if it wasn't a full blown party, and just a couple people drinking. They should have a) said something (like hey is it ok if we kill this bottle) and b) brought something.
Just don't include them next year.
I should have added - the Crown wasn't "out" .. they spotted it on top of the fridge and said, "Hey, do you mind if we have a drink?" I would have expected a drink or two but the whole bottle seems a bit excessive. I could be wrong, though. Even C was surprised ...
We didn't actually invite them - they invited themselves when they found out C's grandmother was going to TN and that his mother would be at our house. They kept going back and forth - "Oh, we might show up, but we might not." So the whole thing just irritated me from the very beginning, which is why I will admit I could be acting ridiculous. LOL
Oh then you have a right to be pissed. You don't crash a party and welcome yourself to alcohol that isn't being served for the party.
Eh, I wouldn't dwell on it. We've got all our bottles together and they run the gamut. If someone downed the entire Captain Morgan, we wouldn't care, if they offed the Johnnie Walker Blue Label, we wouldn't care. If we cared, it'd be moved to a closet out of sight.
As for the gift, just because you're not crazy about it doesn't mean they didn't bring one; they did. Lots of people bring hostess gifts rather than couple gifts.
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I would be irritated about it, but I'm not a very hospitable person. I'm truly not fond of people who waffle about whether or not they're going to go somewhere. And I really feel that I should not have hide things that I don't want people to get into. That is what you do with children, not adults.
I also think if you're going to regift something, you either own up to it that it's a regift (we got this for this occasion and couldn't use it, but as soon as I saw it, I thought of you) or make sure it's something you would buy for someone had it not been gifted to you. None of this here you go I hope you don't notice bullsh!t. I may be alone in that one, though.
All of this ... LOL!