I regret not inviting more people to my birthday party. I…
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I regret not inviting more people to my birthday party.
I turned 30 on cinco day mayo/taco Tuesday so naturally I had a fun taco night get together at my apartment. I don’t have many close friends, so I was stressing who to invite. I also planned to have food catered, so I didnt want to make it too big and make it super expensive.
I basically overthought my whole party and really dropped the ball on inviting people. I get really socially anxious sometimes. I was worried about mixing friend groups, worried people wouldn’t wanna hang on a Tuesday, worried people wouldn’t want to come to my bday, etc.
I had put in a catering order for 10 people and it did end up being 10 of us. But as it got closer to my party, one of my other friends (who is kind of a newer friend) asked if I was doing anything for my bday, and some of my bfs friends (whom we hang out with a lot and have known for years) also asked him what we were doing. Idk if it’s cuz they were hoping to be part of my plans or if they were just curious, but I immediately felt bad, bc these were people that I had been considering inviting. But it was too late to change the catering order and I was worried there wouldn’t be enough food, so I told them I’m just having a small taco night.
Flash forward to the party, and there was SO MUCH food. Easily enough for 20 people instead of 10. I was so bummed once I saw all the food and realized I could’ve definitely invited more people. The vibe also wasn’t as social as I hoped, and I think a few more people would’ve helped fill the space.
Then today, I get a partiful invite for another friends bday, from a group that I’m more of an outsider in. This was pleasantly surprising as I’ve never been invited to any of these peoples bdays before. I probably could’ve invited some of them to my bday as well.
The point is, I let social anxiety and other fears hold me back from throwing the cinco de mayo bday bash of my dreams! Lol and I only turn 30 once. Maybe this doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I’m frustrated that I started my 30s off with the same anxious habits! I did have a fun time with my few friends who were there, and my bf, sister, and a few of my bfs friends. But I’m just bummed I missed out on doing more and seeing more people. Plus I’ve been really wanting to make more friends and keep up with friendships more. Idk. Hoping I can plan some other get togethers soon to make up for it.
#relationships
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I turned 30 on cinco day mayo/taco Tuesday so naturally I had a fun taco night get together at my apartment. I don’t have many close friends, so I was stressing who to invite. I also planned to have food catered, so I didnt want to make it too big and make it super expensive.
I basically overthought my whole party and really dropped the ball on inviting people. I get really socially anxious sometimes. I was worried about mixing friend groups, worried people wouldn’t wanna hang on a Tuesday, worried people wouldn’t want to come to my bday, etc.
I had put in a catering order for 10 people and it did end up being 10 of us. But as it got closer to my party, one of my other friends (who is kind of a newer friend) asked if I was doing anything for my bday, and some of my bfs friends (whom we hang out with a lot and have known for years) also asked him what we were doing. Idk if it’s cuz they were hoping to be part of my plans or if they were just curious, but I immediately felt bad, bc these were people that I had been considering inviting. But it was too late to change the catering order and I was worried there wouldn’t be enough food, so I told them I’m just having a small taco night.
Flash forward to the party, and there was SO MUCH food. Easily enough for 20 people instead of 10. I was so bummed once I saw all the food and realized I could’ve definitely invited more people. The vibe also wasn’t as social as I hoped, and I think a few more people would’ve helped fill the space.
Then today, I get a partiful invite for another friends bday, from a group that I’m more of an outsider in. This was pleasantly surprising as I’ve never been invited to any of these peoples bdays before. I probably could’ve invited some of them to my bday as well.
The point is, I let social anxiety and other fears hold me back from throwing the cinco de mayo bday bash of my dreams! Lol and I only turn 30 once. Maybe this doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I’m frustrated that I started my 30s off with the same anxious habits! I did have a fun time with my few friends who were there, and my bf, sister, and a few of my bfs friends. But I’m just bummed I missed out on doing more and seeing more people. Plus I’ve been really wanting to make more friends and keep up with friendships more. Idk. Hoping I can plan some other get togethers soon to make up for it.
#relationships
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