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Poll re: Dinner Parties
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Re: Poll re: Dinner Parties
I voted for an hour, but it might be a little longer than that. There are usually appetizers beforehand.
Whenever we go to my parents' for dinner, they dawdle so much and don't really start cooking until later than they planned. I kind of like to keep things moving.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
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At my parents house, they are super casual and sometimes don't even start cooking (i.e. bickering) until we get there. DH does not deal well w/ this and when DD was a baby it was very stressful. Now, they are better and they've learned to give me an actual time for the meal and we normally keep to it.
At our house, we normally serve the meal ~an hour after people arrive, but we always have tons of apps.
This is how it is at my IL's and it drives me crazy. Especially when it's just a casual last minute weekend thing and I could've been doing a zillion other things at home. I get so pi**ed when I get there and the kitchen is dark and it's obvious that nothing has been started. Plus it also means that I have to sit there and watch Nascar or some other equally annoying sport for two hours starving.
Yep - the seating is limited at my parents house too (clutter) and then I also have to entertain a small child in their TOTALLY not childproofed and cluttered house. I don't expect other people to childproof their house, but seriously. .. if your grandkid is coming over maybe you could move your piles of paperclips, AA batteries and staples somewhere.
I think a family dinner is different then a dinner party. When family comes over they usually come early and hang out, help cook, etc. Its not just a GTG for dinner.
If it were a nice dinner with friends, I would anticipate dinner 60-90 minutes after arrival. Usually cocktails and apps would be served first. Now that we have kids, dinner parties consist of pizza or BBQ and its usually come over whenever, but we are going to order around 6pm
When we invited people over for a dinner party, I usually give about 45-60 minutes until dinner is served. I will have appetizers out for people to snack.
Now with family events, it's a much more laid back atmosphere and we usually hangout for a few hours before the meal is served. My parents are having a cookout on Sunday and I'm going over around 11am, but "dinner" isn't until 4:30, so we'll go swimming, hangout with everyone who is invited, etc until that time.