Problem is when you're not from here (and don't have copious amounts of friends from high school or college here) and you don't work with a ton of people (I'm in a 10-person office, Stefan in a 2-er) and you don't have ample amounts of time to spare (Stefan has been traveling like a flight attendant of late), making new friends is - well - tough.
So to try and help solve the problem, we decided to spontaneously throw a little get-together this past Saturday night with two goals:
1. Invite lots of people we didn't know + get to know them
2. Get rid of all the leftover beer we have lying around from the wedding
So I kicked off the initiative by slipping invites under the doors of all of our apartment neighbors:
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Stefan - being the gutsy, super friendly guy he is - also invited a variety of random people he met in various locations - laundry mat, coffee shop, etc.
I wasn't quite as daring instead inviting some tried and true friends under the condition they bring people we didn't know (but would likely like).
We served up casual fare: homemade guacamole + chips, veggies + homemade ranch dip, homebaked egg rolls + other fresh-out-of-the-oven treats, and - of course - bread and cheese. We had a stellar turnout of wonderful people and had a fabulous time chatting with old friends and new.
The only downside to the evening was the fact that with people bringing us beer and people's propensity to drink wine (as Stefan pointed out: we are in California after all), we ended up with more beer than when we started. Go figure. I guess we'll just have to do it again.
How do you make new friends?
xoxo
KK
This is such a fun idea! Have you ever attended a blogger meet-up in your area? That's always a fun way to meet people that share your love for blogging. Or meeting people at sporting events is fun, if there's ever a chance to talk! My boyfriend and I have met a lot of cool people at MLS soccer matches in Portland, Oregon. Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteGood for you two! I think its a great idea! It can be so tough to meet new people. Those invitations are so cute. Sounds like it went really well if the only downside is that you now have more beer than when you started, even though you were trying to get rid of it haha.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have the kind of party where I end up with more beer, instead of less. ;) The invitations are a cute idea, too! Maybe I should try this, I need to meet some new people, too.
ReplyDeleteLooked like it was really fun! You are so creative! Promise to not be sick for the next one!!! xoxo
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