I need to breathe

[district12ravenclaw]

So since we have this nice new house (new for us) and a new baby, I decided to host Christmas at our house this year. With my family, Steve's family, and the three of us, that makes 9. Add my grandma, my uncle, and my cousin, and we have 12. Getting a little tight here. My aunt wasn't sure if she had to work on Christmas, but it turns out that she doesn't, so she's coming over too. With her family, that makes 17. I'm stressing a little.

But wait, there's more! My mom called me tonight to let me know that her cousin and her cousin's husband will be coming, and my piece of shit cousins will also be coming with their 2 babies. All in all, we're going to have 23 people at my house, ack! I'm having an anxiety attack just thinking about it. We don't have enough room for all these people, but I couldn't turn anyone away, it's Christmas!

Any party planners have any tips for me?

Comments

[luvnu43.livejournal.com]

Ugh, it is like my Thanksgiving all over again. Although, I had 10 under 10, so maybe not so bad.

Do you HAVE to have a seated dinner? Can it be more buffet style? That way you can set up chairs but not necessarily tables.

I don't know about some people's families, but we are huge fans of TV trays. Using them meant we were all together, eating great food, having a great time!

Sorry, but I just can't wrap my mind around outside dining for Christmas!! (here, I am sure we could carve seats out of our snow drifts!!!)

Good Luck!!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

We do have a few TV trays, so I guess we can bust those out.