The doors were scheduled to open at 10:30 am and my first guest arrived about 2 minutes prior to that! The initial group was there for about 90 minutes, chatting over Ann Sather cinnamon rolls and hot tea (Randy and Megan were smart enough to stop at Metropolis as they knew coffee is not a staple at my place!) and then began to file out and get on with their days. Expecting a bit of a lull, I began making the sauce for my Drunken Meatballs to get ready for the crock-pot. Well, wave 2 showed up before the sauce had simmered its necessary 5 minutes and it didn't stop until well into the evening. The invite had closing time set for 9:00 pm (it was a school-night after all!) and the last of my wonderful guests headed out a bit before that clock strike.
I was happily exhausted (who knew standing for almost 11 hours was that tiring!!) and went to bed feeling all warm & fuzzy.
Maybe the table is actually the perfect size after all...