To want everyone to go home!

[Molehillmountain]

I don't know what possessed us but we invited seven people and associated children round for dinner and new yea seeing in tonight. We have six month old and two others-guess in my head it seemed more sociable than stating in with dh and less hassle than giibg to someone else's. I am feeding dd2, my others are just about asleep and I just want to go to bed... But my friends two children are in it! Felt slightly unhinged earlier when everyone tinkering with planned sleeping arrangements. I know it'll get better and I love them all and am grateful to have lovely friends but I feel like it was a stupid plan. Not to mention cooking three course meal. And breathe!

YABU. You invited them so the least you can do is make them welcome. They may be wishing they'd declined by now!

Breathe and enjoy! Just because it's New Year doesn't mean you have to swing from the ceiling, a chilled out, relaxing evening with friends is good too. :)

Next year, OP, you will stay in with an M&S dinner, champagne and chocs! It is wonderful! We finally cottoned on and realised how stressful NYs was with a young family .But, hey-ho, they are older now and we're off out!
Happy New Year.
X

Thanks tarty-I hope I'm still hosting well and so is dh. I'm letting off steam here-I love my friends, just feel a bit stupid for biting off more than I can chew with limited energy and sleep. Thanks others-might be m and s next year, same friends though ( unless they really do wish they hadn't come)

Chill! Enjoy! Be thankful for lovely friends and children around you. If its hard, ask one of your friends to give you a hand...

And one of my favourite new years was when the person who was cooking had a massive Ramsey moment after midnight, threw the pudding on the table and said "I can't be fcked, I am off for a fag".

It's all okay! Have had a large g and t and lovely meal. All jolly and glad to be sharing it with our closest friends. Now if dd2 us asleep soon...

Mind you one lie in, we haven't had pudding yet...

So how was the pudding?

All smiles and very un ramsey! Flipping bushed today but I do love my friends. A bit of a reminder that shop bought and chilled out is no disgrace! Happy new year!